Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
Banjo legend Allen Shelton has been hospitalized, diagnosed with leukemia. He is at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville undergoing treatment,…
Ross Nickerson is well known as a banjo instructor. His Banjo Encyclopedia book and multiple DVDs have been used by thousands…
Ever since I first started playing bluegrass music 35 years ago, I have been hearing stories of musicians parking their acoustic…
Steve Martin may not have taken home the IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Award, but he is taking his own…
This is the third in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award…
Here’s another gallery of Dean Hoffmeyer’s photos, capturing many views of Wednesday at IBMA 2009.
Yesterday we had news about Terry Baucom departing Dale Ann Bradley’s band, and today we have word about Mike Sumner stepping…
Steve Martin graces the cover of the October issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, being mailed to subscribers this week. The hilarious image…
Terry Baucom has announced that he will be leaving Dale Ann Bradley’s band to focus on a number of other performing…
The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas is now over, along with the national level competitions so closely associated with the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
