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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.
Saturday, September 24 was a grand evening at the Nashville Symphony. Béla Fleck’s Concerto for Banjo was the obvious centerpiece of…
Since its founding in 1982 by Jack Tottle, the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Program at East Tennessee State University…
This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted by fellow banjoist Jake Schepps, who will review the Concerto based on Saturday’s performance….
Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in…
We reported on Tuesday that Sammy Shelor had been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence…
Punch Brothers’ banjo monster Noam Pikelny is set to releases his second solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail,…
Travers Chandler & Avery County have announced that Terry McGill is now working with them on banjo. He has actually been…
In addition to being a highly-regarded banjo luthier, Warren Yates has a reputation as a merry prankster, with a touch of…
Mike Munford, the mega-talented banjo picker with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, will grace the September cover of Banjo NewsLetter. The…
Terry Baucom will be everywhere you look – or listen – this next few weeks. Starting Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
