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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.
Boston’s bluegrass community was seriously disheartened last summer when news broke that The Cantab Lounge, actually located in the adjacent city…
The European World of Bluegrass festival is scheduled to return in May of 2022 after a four year hiatus. As before,…
The Christmas tour is coming a tradition in bluegrass and acoustic music circles. A number of touring acts have made a…
There is probably no single artist who better represents the folk music of western North Carolina than Doc Watson. The hugely…
When bluegrass festivals and concerts started offering streaming access to live performances during the COVID shutdowns last year, it seemed that…
Many thanks to Brooks Burris for sharing this gallery of images from last weekend’s Old Settlers Music Festival in Tilmon, TX….
The Black Swamp Arts Council and the Archbold Music Commission presented an evening of history and music at the Founders Hall…
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys join Dreamcatcher in remembering Frosty at Jenny Brook – photo by String River Studios The is past…
Béla Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart at FreshGrass 2021 – photo © Dave Hollender Our friend Dave Hollender was at the 2021…
In 1883, nine women with a shared interest in “promot[ing] the study and appreciation of music in all its branches” came…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
