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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.
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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.
Listen now: [http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/ep56_alan_bibey.mp3] (IE users click to activate) This week on The GrassCast we continue our theme of interviewing members of…
Yesterday there seemed to be some confusion over the choice of a name for the new band consisting of Alan Bibey,…
UPDATE 12/2/2006: Turns out the “new band” will be called Grasstowne after all. I had a chance to speak with Alan…
UPDATE 12/2/2006: It seems the original reporting on this was correct and Grasstowne is the name the new band will be…
Here’s the second part of late night wanderings around the showcases. There was some really great music being played late last…
This week’s edition of The GrassCast features a discussion with Alan Bibey of BlueRidge. Alan talks about their new CD, Gettin’…
Information on the 2006 Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend is now available on the RBW web site. The event will be held November…
A new gospel CD from the band BlueRidge is soon to be released on Pinecastle Records. The title of the new…
Pinecastle Records and BlueRidge have joined forces, with Alan Bibey & Co. signing with the Florida-based label for their next recording,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
