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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.
The seating of five newly-elected members of the Board of Directors for the International Bluegrass Music Association has just been announced….
Alison Brown is among several banjoists whose playing has been described as “out of this world” – but she may be…
The new CD from banjoist Alison Brown, The Company You Keep, will be released April 7 on Compass Records. The album…
Compass Records has released a revised and extended version of Evergreen, a CD of Christmas music from The Alison Brown Quartet…
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has put together a series of multimedia portraits of acts performing on the 2008 Rochester Jazz…
We received two fine CDs recently, from artists whose music may not be familiar to a wide listening audience. Both projects…
Banjo picker extraordinaire Alison Brown and her husband (and Compass Records co-founder) Garry West recently celebrated the birth of their son,…
Compass Records, the Nashville based label run by banjo player Alison Brown, has recently redesigned their website and is now offering…
The following is a contribution from Bill Evans, well-known banjo picker, educator and semi-regular contributor here on Bluegrass Today. I’m just…
Banjo player extraordinaire, Alison Brown will be a featured performer on The Grand Ole Opry program this Saturday evening. She’ll perform…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
