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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.
This report is a contribution from bluegrass singer and songwriter, Dawn Kenney, whose songs have been recorded by Darin & Brooke…
Youth band competition at the 2023 Old Fiddlers Convention – photo © G. Nicholas Hancock One hundred thirty-eight contestants between the…
Do you remember the short story of Rip Van Winkle, the mythical character who over-imbibed and “fell asleep” for 20 years?…
Song of the Mountains, a public television program presented by PBS NC., will, on July 1, 2023, host a Bluegrass Celebration…
Attention songwriters! Entries are now being accepted for the 5th annual Songwriting Contest sponsored by Common Ground on the Hill and…
Sierra Hull – photo © Steve Levine Mandolin superstar Sierra Hull says 2023 won’t match last year’s marathon touring schedule of…
Bluegrass songwriter supreme Larry Cordle has a new single, East Kentucky Blues, which he sings in his own inimitable style. It’s…
Up-and-coming guitarist and singer Molly Tuttle has signed with Compass Records, just in time for a whirlwind week at IBMA World…
Rhiannon Giddens remembers being shocked when an aunt from what she calls “the black side of the family” called herself a…
The Bluegrass Ramble at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC, provides fans with a chance to see two types of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
