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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.
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…
Patent Pending has announced that Buster Sexton has joined the band on banjo, a change necessitated by the sudden passing of…
I had a chance to speak with Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters today, and he caught me up on a…
A lot of readers were touched by the story of banjo teacher Patrick Costello regaining his hearing with an implant that…
We’ve written about Patrick Costello before on Bluegrass Today. He has written several instructional books, and developed a system of braille…
Thanks to Murphy Henry, who sent along the details about funeral arrangements for Jim Steptoe, former banjo player with Patent Pending,…
Jim Steptoe, longtime banjo player with Patent Pending, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly over the weekend. He was found at his…
Who’s got the biggest banjo? That’s not something you see being hashed out by banjo players around the world. Volume sure,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
