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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.
Almost as soon as I walked in to the Convention Center on Monday, I ran into talented young fiddler Patrick McAvinue,…
The folks at Rural Rhythm Records invited us up to their suite yesterday afternoon (9/29) for a meet-and-greet and scaled-back acoustic…
Joe Diffie made quite a splash as a country singer and songwriter in the 1990s, turning out a string of hit…
On Wednesday we ran the first part of my discussion with Melonie Cannon, where we discussed her upcoming Rural Rhythm CD,…
Rounder will be reissuing Tony Trischka’s terrific 1985 banjo album, Hill Country as a remastered CD on October 21. Tony is…
Charlie Haden is a name that serious jazz fans will recognize, but for folks in the bluegrass an acoustic world, it…
Melonie Cannon’s new CD, And The Wheels Turn – her first with Rural Rhythm Records – isn’t due until October 7,…
Rounder Records is preparing a unique release for a new live album from banjo patriarch Earl Scruggs. Earl Scruggs with Family…
On my personal list of bluegrass artists who rarely get the exposure and credit they deserve, songwriter Chris Stuart’s name is…
The New Essex Bluegrass Band has released its first CD, entitled Hot Off The Press. The New Essex Bluegrass Band has…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
