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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.
We see two great bluegrass offerings available via streaming online audio for Friday, May 4. First up at noon (EDT) is…
We posted in late March about a CD from John Prine and Mac Wiseman, Standard Songs for Average People. It was…
Anytime I teach at banjo workshops – or spend time with serious beginner-to-intermediate pickers – I hear questions about the best…
Irish bluegrass affeniato Niall Toner, mandolin and guitar player with the Niall Toner Band, interviewed Bela Fleck during a recent trip…
Colorado Case Company has announced an agreement to purchase Cavallaro Case Covers, makers of the Small Dog Case Cover line. The…
Larry Stephenson is on the cover of the May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles. The accompanying article has Larry talking about…
The Listen Up feature in the April 17th edition of USA TODAY lists the author’s top ten music picks for the…
As we could have predicted, a video capture of the recent triple banjo performance on The Late Show with David Letterman…
Speaking of Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby… Yesterday’s edition of The New York Times carried a review of their concert this…
Yesterday (4/26), Earl Scruggs was a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered, where he discussed the recently released set of DVDs…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
