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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.
During 2011 while Béla Fleck was writing his banjo concerto, The Imposter, he was closely tailed by filmmaker Sascha Paladino to capture…
We’ve written before about Bennett Sullivan, a banjo player plying his trade in New York City, and his fine album of…
The Appalachian Cultural Music Association, located on the border between the cities of Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia, has prepared a…
On several occasions we’ve covered the history of bluegrass in Baltimore, MD. Prominent artists have lived and plied their trade there,…
Deering has introduced a new item for banjo players, a custom-gauged set of Terry Baucom strings. This set is what might…
First generation bluegrass banjo picker Jim Smoak will be this weekend’s guest on Best of Bluegrass with Bob Mitchell. Jim had…
For fans of Scruggs style banjo playing, there aren’t many pickers more esteemed than J.D. Crowe and Jim Mills. Of course,…
Banjo players take note! Tony Trischka will be a guest on today’s (3/5) On Point, syndicated on public radio stations from…
Janet Davis Music has been among the top retailers of bluegrass instruments, accessories and music for almost four decades now, starting…
Harry West, longtime co-proprietor of Harry & Jeanie West Fine Musical Instruments in Statesville, NC, died on January 25. He was 87…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
