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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.
The Tony Trischka piece on NPR’s Weekend Edition which Brance mentioned on Saturday can now be heard online. It ran earlier…
Here’s an update on the status of the concert DVD of IIIrd Tyme Out’s Round III at the Mac. When the…
Entries are now being accepted for the 2007 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk contest for emerging songwriters. The contest was instituted…
This Sunday NPR’s Weekend Edition will feature Tony Trischka in an interview and performance segment. The segment will air at 9:40…
We posted about the Ricky Skaggs signature Master Model F5 mandolin when it was announced at IBMA ’06, and again when…
We found two interesting articles online that should be of interest to banjo pickers, and folks who enjoy banjo music. The…
Parker Guitars has introduced their first acoustic/electric bass guitar, unveiled this week at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Parker…
Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, has announced his bluegrass banjo and jam camps for 2007. The first is actually underway now…
We received a note recently from Guillaume Veillet, who until about two months ago was a prominent roots and acoustic radio…
One of the hottest underground collector’s item for serious fans of the early days of bluegrass music have been the various…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music