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.
Mountain Heritage at the KSBTM Winter Ensemble concert – photo © Roger Black The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music…
Are you a sucker for Hallmark Christmas movies, where a happy ending is assured, the boy always gets the girl –…
Oh, Didn’t They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music, a book from David Menconi whose title perfectly…
Here’s a couple of names for you… Kenny Baker and Randall Franks. Anyone who follows bluegrass knows of Kenny Baker, widely…
Banjo players have long sought the “perfect” D-tuners, the devices that allow them to effect the slurring, or “detuning” sound popularized…
Jim Laprad, Dave Russell, Wendy Smith, and Matt Stoddard at the Masonic Hall in Madison Heights, MI Patty and Lare Williams…
Gold Tone has announced a new banjo model, one designed in cooperation with veteran bluegrass performer, bandleader, and broadcaster Joe Mullins….
Banjo meets techno! The Ron Block Banjo Workshop app is now available for cell phones, tablets, and computers. Designed for every…
The IBMA Foundation, together with Leadership Bluegrass Alumni, will be hosting a free online webinar this Thursday (November 14) called Demystifying…
The Harry and Lavon Webb Education Center, a part of Roanoke, VA’s Jefferson Center, has announced an evening bluegrass camp for…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
