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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.
Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson [bluegrassmercury], spent a week in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA…
Attendance figures for the 2008 IBMA World of Bluegrass trade show and Fan Fest have been announced. The big numbers are…
Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted a very nice overview of the recent IBMA convention in Nashville on his blog. He…
The fifth, and final, installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, and episode 4),…
The fourth installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1, episode 2, and episode 3), finds our hostess Katy…
Here is the third installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1 and episode 2). Our hostess Katy Daley,…
Johnny Williams released his most recent CD, Last Day of Galax, in August but we didn’t get a copy until this…
Here’s another attendee report on their IBMA 2008 experience. It comes from Margaret Benson. “The IBMA conference was very helpful to…
Here is the second installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1). Katy Daley, of BluegrassCountry.org, continues as our…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
