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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.
On April 1, North Carolina singer/songwriter Josh Hudson won first place for the third time in four years in the Don…
Ivan Tribe, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Rio Grande, scholar of Appalachian culture, and a renowned expert on…
Mike Fiorito, who has become a regular contributor here at Bluegrass Today, has written an unusual and very interesting book, based…
MerleFest has some big news to announce as they celebrate their 35th year in 2023, and the 100th anniversary of the…
Writers are always counseled to write what they know. That’s not an issue for Irene Kelley, who has created a cabin…
Talk about a long time in coming… A book about the banjo music of Ben Eldridge is a great many years…
David Akeman, better known as “Stringbean,” was a beloved member of the country music community who found nationwide fame as a…
The long running and very popular Midwest Banjo Camp will convene in a new home this year. Organizers have set plans…
This report from the 2023 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp, held in Spain, is a contribution from Michael Luchtan, and American living in…
With the advent of the publication of Chris Jones‘ 500th column here at Bluegrass Today comes word that a selection of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
