Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
We had extensive coverage last week of the momentous tribute offered to mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore at a benefit concert in…
Jeff Parker, the very talented and wildly entertaining mandolinist with Dailey & Vincent, is expecting to release a solo project this…
Friday morning (2/24) will find Sammy Shelor of Lonesome River Band visiting Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU in the New…
I hope when I’m 80 years old I can say what Pete Goble said to me on the phone the other…
OK… so it’s 6 weeks late. But even a 46 week calendar with brilliant images of Bill Monroe is still something…
Peter Rowan has always been something of a flamboyant figure, perhaps unintentionally. From a skinny kid playing with one of Bill…
Patrick Costello is nothing if not dedicated to music – banjo music in particular. We posted previously about his having learned…
A big package arrived recently from Mel Bay Publications, chock full of new instructional books that may hold some interest for…
Here’s something fun we found online, courtesy of the good folks at Janet Davis Music. We all remember the Magic 8…
Deering Banjos has published a lengthy interview with Scott Avett, of the notorious Avett Brothers. I say notorious because discussions about…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
