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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.
British banjoist Leon Hunt has compiled his columns about the five string written for Acoustic Magazine into a large-format paperback book,…
During last week’s World of Bluegrass convention, the Martin guitar company introduced a new and improved line of guitar strings which…
So far the most common question I’ve heard here at World of Bluegrass is, “Will there be live streaming of the…
This year during IBMA week, we are going to have some fun on Instagram. We’ve invited several different artists to take…
Award-winning songwriter Louisa Branscomb is stepping up to help musicians and music lovers in Southport, NC, a coastal town that was…
In an article/interview piece last week about a new Bill Monroe biography (Bill Monroe — The Life and Music of the…
In the “where are they now” department, we check in today with a longtime member of the bluegrass community, Carol Beaugard,…
The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a…
Flatt Lonesome has been added to this weekend’s big celebration of country artist Roger Miller on the Grand Ole Opry. The…
The humble possum has long been a staple of the folklore of the southeastern United States. Their preponderance in both urban…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
