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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.
Video of a recent performance by Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour can now…
Folk musician Abigail Washburn has certainly raised awareness of the banjo around the world in recent years. She has collaborated with…
On today’s (4/3) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX, Abigail Washburn & Sparrow Quartet featuring B?©la Fleck will perform. The…
We got a note recently from progressive banjoist Jake Schepps, letting us know that he and his Expedition Quartet are heading…
CBS recently ran a short piece on Abigail Washburn and her banjo. What makes Abigail newsworthy is the fact that she’s…
We found a number of feature pieces on bluegrass/acoustic artists in various print publications this past few days. Friday’s Knoxville News…
When we posted last week that audio samples from the upcoming Uncle Earl CD, Waterloo, Tennessee, were up on the Rounder…
Rounder Records has just posted audio samples from the upcoming release from Uncle Earl, Waterloo, Tennessee, their second for Rounder. It…
We posted last week about some of the press coverage from China of the current Sparrow Quartet tour. The band features…
I found an interesting piece on Xinhua online, an English language version of ChinaView.cn about a set of performances this weekend…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music