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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 tribute to Earl Scruggs on the anniversary of his passing is a contribution from Jim Mills, a life-long student of…
Banjo man Terry Baucom has a new album coming soon on the John Boy & Billy label. Like his 2011 project,…
Mel Bay Publications has released Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes by Tom Hanway,…
The folks at Morgan Monroe have introduced a number of new instruments which may be of interest to the bluegrass/acoustic market….
The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley,…
Banjos are big these days, as evidenced by Mumford and Sons’ Grammy for album of the year, and a recent flurry…
While it would be nice if life could consist of all bluegrass, all the time, that’s definitely not the reality for…
Louisa Branscomb didn’t, as Stephen Foster might have put it, come from Alabama with a banjo on her knee. She couldn’t….
For the past six months we have been following the medical saga of Chris Wade, the young banjo picker with Marty…
Banjo picker Barry Crabtree is working now with the James King Band. After memorable stints with Larry Sparks and Wildfire, Barry…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
