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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.
Noted banjo instructor, and current banjo picker with Woody Platt and Zoe & Cloyd, Bennet Sullivan, has launched a new instructional…
The murder ballad has been a part of bluegrass, old time, and folk music in the US since the beginning. Drawing…
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville has announced an anniversary celebration of Del McCoury, and his 20 years as an Opry…
Mel Bay has released a new book that will be of interest to all players of old time string music. It’s…
Veteran acoustic guitar builder Mike Franks, of M.J. Franks Guitars, and his former apprentice, Tobin McGlassion of McGlassion Guitars, have joined…
The popular weekly radio program, Bluegrass Breakdown, hosted for nearly 25 years in St Louis, MO on KDHX, will no longer…
Gibson has announced two new instruments in its iconic F-5 mandolin line, a replica of the historic 1923 Loar, and a…
D’Addario has introduced a new guitar strap that may be of interest to bluegrass pickers. It’s a soft leather strap with…
Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the second consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited…
Nechville Musical Products has announced a new signature artist model for Billy Failing, banjo picker with Billy Strings. It’s a Vintage…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music