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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.
North Carolina public radio station WNCW celebrates its 18th year broadcasting today, having signed on for the first time on October…
The long-awaited concert DVD release from IIIrd Tyme Out is finally available. The video is the companion to their recent live…
CMT.com has an article on Cherryholmes up today by Edward Morris. The article describes how the popular family band came to…
Also on Internet radio today is Uncle Billy Dunbar’s interview with Sammy Shelor of Lonesome River Band on WorldWideBluegrass.com. Dunbar sat…
Musical guests today (10/11) on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special will be The Lovell Sisters. These three young women are already experienced…
I have just received my copy of the Bluegrass Calendar 2008 and noticed two ‘extras’ that weren’t apparent from the earlier…
Claire Lynch’s latest Rounder release, Crowd Favorites, is out this week. As we mentioned in an earlier post, the CD includes…
Thanks to Richard F. Thompson for putting together this lovely remembrance of Red Shipley. Robert Grant ‘Red’ Shipley: September 4, 1937…
We just received an update from Dennis Satterlee, author of the upcoming biography of Red Allen, Teardrops In My Eyes. Dennis…
Long-time bluegrass broadcaster, Red Shipley, passed away October 6 in Charlottesville, VA after a lengthy battle with cancer. Red was the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
