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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.
The Last Suit You Wear, written by Larry Williams, Larry Shell and Kim Williams, was recorded by Larry Sparks in the…
Mel Bay will soon release a new book of old time tunes from banjo and fiddle favorite, Dan Levenson. Beyond The…
The winners in the 2016 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest have been announced. Finalists competed this afternoon by performing their songs…
Hazard Community and Technical College in Hazard, Kentucky has announced that they will be offering their Songwriting I class (PSM 107)…
This month’s Songwriter’s Back Story features the song Wilma Walker, written by husband and wife writing and recording duo, Donna Ulisse…
The ABC TV series, that is. The current season, episode 15, (415) of the American soap series Nashville, broadcast on Wednesday,…
Long known for their successful banjo instructional efforts, The Murphy Method has announced their first ever mandolin camp this year, set…
McFarland Books has announced a July 22 release date for Dwight Diller: West Virginia Mountain Musician, a biography of the old…
Paul Robinson is a perfect example of the sort of person who has taken to Internet broadcasting and the opportunities it…
Noted bluegrass vocalist Tim Shelton, familiar to bluegrass lovers for his time at the helm of NewFound Road, has launched a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music