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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.
Mel Bay has released a new DVD for clawhammer banjo, Unfortunate Puppy and Other Fine Tunes, taught by Hunter Robertson. The…
David Hollender, professor at Berklee College of Music, is set to publish Beyond Bluegrass Banjo, a new book of exercises and…
More great radio for Friday (2/25). Ralph Stanley will be calling in to WNCW during the 2:00 p.m. hour (EST) to…
Sierra Hull will be a guest on Lonesome Pine RFD with Carol Beaugard on WFDU Friday morning (2/25) at 11:00 a.m….
I spoke today with mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore, who shared that he has been elected to the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of…
This afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (EST), Rhona Vincent will debut an hour-long radio show on WSM 650 AM in Nashville. This…
We posted in January about a new group of musicians and industry professionals in the bluegrass world who have come together…
Bill Graham is reporting over at Mandolin Cafe that plans for the Bill Monroe film biography we have discussed previously seem…
Ed Helms has gotten our attention before when he did a little picking on The Office. He’s got a new movie…
Fellow bluegrass blogger Ted Lehmann has published a lengthy and detailed review of Help My Brother, the new CD from The…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music