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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.
Here’s something I had been expecting to see for some time – hoping, even. Bluegrass has long been intertwined with its…
Among the many reasons Alison Krauss has generated such a large and enduring following would have to include her ability to…
Country music superstar Kenny Chesney is climbing the charts right now with a song written by bluegrass favorite Ronnie Bowman. Never…
Fatherhood has a profound impact, and each man who experiences it feels the change in his own way. For Ronnie McCoury,…
This post comes from our semi-regular correspondent, Richard F. Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor…
We received two fine CDs recently, from artists whose music may not be familiar to a wide listening audience. Both projects…
Earlier this week, our eagle-eyed British correspondent, Richard Thompson, wrote a piece about the erroneous performance credits in the recent Folkways…
John Reischman & The Jaybirds have a new CD, which given the high praise the group has earned from both peers…
The Hackensaw Boys have been sneaking around the edges of several acoustic/Americana genres since their formation in Charlottesville, VA seven years…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
