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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.
It is my pleasure this morning to raise awareness of a new Kickstarter campaign for my friend, Tony Furtado. I have…
The Banjo Project documentary is to be aired November 4, as part of the PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains…
Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, the latest recorded offering from banjoist extraordinaire Noam Pikelny, is available today (10/25) on…
Noam Pikelny’s new banjo album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, drops tomorrow (10/25), and we will run an interview…
Anyone familiar with the acoustic music scene of Western NC, or with the music of the legendary Charlie Moore, is no…
Swiss-born North Carolina banjo wizard Jens Kruger spent two days earlier this week at the Berklee College of Music in Boston,…
We just heard from Ryan Cavanaugh, letting us know that he will be filling in for Scott Vestal this week with…
Another member of the bluegrass community on the mend is popular Indiana musician Dave Denman, who is at home recovering from…
Jens Kruger has released a video which captures his arrangement of the first Bach Cello Suite, played on the banjo. It…
I had a chance last week to speak with Punch Brothers banjo maestro Noam Pikelny about his new solo project, Beat…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
