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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 Vestal Brothers ride again! Scott Vestal, surely at or near the top of anyone’s list of banjo players, and his…
Mountain Home Music has another single for The Gina Furtado Project, one the banjo player and band leader wrote about an…
Referred to as “the Spanish King Of The Five String Banjo” by Alison Brown, Lluís Gómez has combined elements of bluegrass…
No one reading this is likely to need reminding of the kindness of bluegrass artists towards their audience. No other musical…
Marshall Brickman, a seminal figure in the development of what is now known as melodic style banjo, died on November 29…
Henrich Novák and Lluís Gómez in Belgium This report from a recent joint international workshop in Belgium is a contribution from…
Banjo players have long sought the “perfect” D-tuners, the devices that allow them to effect the slurring, or “detuning” sound popularized…
Gold Tone has announced a new banjo model, one designed in cooperation with veteran bluegrass performer, bandleader, and broadcaster Joe Mullins….
Noted Missouri banjo player, and former Blue Grass Boy, Lonnie Hoppers, died on November 17 at home in his sleep. He…
Aaron and Darlene Carr with Earl Scruggs’ Jim Faulkner banjo donated to the Earl Scruggs Center A custom banjo built for…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
