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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 have found a few stories in the Nashville papers about the IBMA presence here this week. Here’s a story from…
The 2005 International Songwriting Competition deadline for submission is October 31. We don’t know a whole lot about this contest, but…
I was just contacted by Roger Murrah, the songwriter I blogged about here. Speaking of his induction into the Nashville Songwriters…
Wichita Rutherford just emailed me and let me know about something new he is doing. He’s podcasting for the city of…
CMT.com has put together a special web site feature for IBMA’s big week in Nashville. They have assembled photo galleries, video…
Running Dogs Publishing has just announced the second printing of its Jam Tunes books for bluegrass guitar and mandolin. Each volume…
A Day in the Life of the American Woman – How We See Ourselves is the title of a new book…
Next weekend Brad Davis will be on a radio tour with Billy Bob Thornton to promote Thronton’s new CD on which…
Nickel Creek recently recorded a live show in the studios of WRAX in Birmingham, AL. The audio can be accessed online…
Another bluegrass blog to bring to your attention. This time it’s a blog by mandolin great Mike Compton. Mike has his…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
