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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.
In addition to the Pickin’ On Kenny Rogers CD we mentioned yesterday, CMH released two compilation projects on April 4. Both…
Our friends at BluegrassBooksOnline.com asked us to mention that the most recent free lesson on the site is an arrangement of…
Tom Ewing is a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in all of bluegrass music. Having spent ten years…
We mentioned last week that Claire Lynch’s CD, New Day, was due for release on Rounder on March 28. We also…
Our friends at Mandolin Cafe have a hilarious post available this morning which takes advantage of the reputation of today’s date,…
Clear Channel Radio, often cynically portrayed by critics as embodying all that is wrong with corporate radio consolidation, has flipped a…
Reuters is running a story about Earl Scruggs this morning. The story talks about his history in the music business, the…
Banjo player, Alison Brown and her band will be performing this Saturday on the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast. She will…
Episode #22 of The GrassCast features John’s interview with bluegrass historian, Neil Rosenberg. They discuss his book Bluegrass: A History, which…
Last week, All Things Considered on NPR carried a feature on County Records’ 3 CD reissues containing field recordings of clawhammer…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
