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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.
We are saddened to learn that banjo player Rual Yarbrough has passed away at 81 years of age. He had been…
Al Osteen is a familiar face in South Carolina bluegrass circles. He has played banjo with popular regional groups since he…
Gusto Records has released a retrospective instrumental collection from recently-departed banjo legend, Allen Shelton. At His Best contains 10 banjo tunes…
As the staff of WAMU’s Bluegrass Country prepares to spend next week in Nashville for IBMA, they have dedicated this week…
Bluegrass Today has learned that Earl Scruggs has been hospitalized in North Carolina. We are trying to get additional details, and…
Here’s a story from Kansas City that won’t do much to repair the image of banjo players as hayseed yokels. It…
Serious students of the 5 string banjo have long been plagued by a malady known as flyaway fingers. This dread disease…
Noam Pikelny has been named the recipient of the inaugural Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. This annual…
We posted last month about plans for American Made Banjo Company to launch a new “affordable banjo” series, starting with a…
Banjo Hangout, the vibrant online community for banjo players of every stripe, reached a major milestone recently when they signed up…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
