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.
If you’ve not heard The Carolina Chocolate Drops, the young black string band specializing in the piedmont style of old time…
That’s the title of a clever and revealing post published yesterday on the Punch Brothers blog. The concept is a “fun…
Pete Frostic, mandolinist with Old School Freight Train, has published an instructional book that he feels will benefit students of the…
Rounder has put together an online video bio to introduce young mandolin sensation Sierra Hull in preparation for the upcoming release…
Charles Johnson is better known to bluegrass fans as Little Jody Rainwater, bass player with bluegrass legends Flatt & Scruggs during…
WNRV, AM 990, here in the New River Valley, has gone online. Their live feed is not yet operational, but they…
This post (and photos) is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has…
Pinecastle Records has launched a new service on the label’s web site, a download page for authorized radio programmers. Audio files…
Our good friend Wichita Rutherford is hosting the family band Cherryholmes on his XM Radio show this afternoon. Wichita’s show is…
Starting this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. (4/11 – EDT) there will be four opportunities to catch Blue Highway live on SIRIUS…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
