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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.
Like so many things in our lives these days, the calendar for MerleFest is a bit twisted this year. After canceling…
After spending a decade defunct, the “Mastertone” banjo is back, and it’s no longer a Gibson. Wayne Rogers of Gold Tone…
Good news for Blue Highway fans! The band’s landmark 2012 appearance on Mountain Stage, West Virginia Public broadcasting’s flagship program, is…
Tonight’s Travis Book Happy Hour is sure to be a special one, as it is centered on the musical career of…
The Hal Leonard music publishing company has announced the imminent release of a new book of Earl Scruggs banjo transcriptions. Titled…
Eddie Stubbs, longtime WSM broadcaster, voice of the Grand Ole Opry, and former fiddler and bass singer with The Johnson Mountain…
Mountain Home Music has a number of new releases this week, starting with a lovely country-infused bluegrass single from Carley Arrowood….
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced a change to its annual Orrin Star Scholarship for young music students pursuing bluegrass and…
The Great Smoky Mountain Association has announced the launch of a new podcast as a part of their Smoky Mountain Air…
Boone Creek at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA 1977 – photo © Akira Otsuka Fred Robbins, one of the premier archivists…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
