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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
Apparently, playing in a bluegrass band is a lot like riding a bicycle. Once you learn how to do it, you…
You have to give IBMA credit for listening to those who complained that new and tradition-breaking bands were locked out of…
Chris Pandolfi had some succinct advice for those on both sides of the “what is bluegrass” debate – stop picking fights…
Watching Emma Hardin take the stage with her carbon-fiber cello was a solid clue that the assembled crowd was not about…
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are teaming up with singing country sweethearts Joey + Rory for a just-announced, 2012 package show billing…
There might not be more aptly named pickers at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass this year than the Foghorn Stringband. At Monday…
Jett’s Creek, a relatively new group – formed in 2008 by guitar player Jon McIntosh, and his daughter, lead vocalist Angie…
Saturday, September 24 was a grand evening at the Nashville Symphony. Béla Fleck’s Concerto for Banjo was the obvious centerpiece of…
If you’re attending IBMA this year and looking for some fresh, new, and exciting talent, you should make a point to…
We have learned that Ray Hicks, a popular radio host in Missouri and a founding member of IBMA, suffered a stroke…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
