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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.
Bluegrass singer and songwriter Shannon Slaughter has released a first single from his next album, Never Standing Still, due sometime in…
For the past few years, Airplay Direct has been a crucial part of the radio distribution efforts of bluegrass artists, labels,…
This article is a contribution from Raymond W. McLain, Director of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University….
Raleigh, NC-based banjo player Hank Smith has accepted the banjo lecturer position with the Music Department at the University of North…
It started as a lark. John Lawless and Brance Gillihan would find themselves talking about politics and the 2004 presidential election…
Stephen Mougin with his 2016 Momentum Award for Mentor of the Year Stephen Mougin, guitarist with the Sam Bush Band and…
One of the biggest guitarists in bluegrass – who also generates a giant sound – is Tony Wray, with Blue Mafia….
The first year of bluegrass at the University of North Carolina is in the books, with auditions to join the program…
Peterson Strobe Tuners has introduced the latest enhancement in its line of clip-on tuners, the StroboClip HD. But first, a little…
The Farm and Fun Time radio show, typically hosted at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA, is taking…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
