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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.
Reuters reported last night that Steve Martin has landed on the Billboard 200 this week. Martin has not had an album…
I’ve known The Infamous Stringdusters’ banjoist Chris Pandolfi and his music for the past 6 years. Over that time I’ve seen…
In case you mssed it on Fox last night, here is the video of Steve Martin performing on American Idol. The…
I had to rub my eyes after first reading this press release! Steve Martin will be performing with his banjo tonight…
Alison Brown is among several banjoists whose playing has been described as “out of this world” – but she may be…
Pete Wernick will be working next week on a live recording with Long Road Home, a bluegrass band based in Boulder,…
WCNC television in Charlotte, NC did a feature this week on Warren Yates, who builds banjos in a small shop in…
Jacket Copy, the Los Angeles Times books blog, carried a review today on Steve Martin’s show last night (5/11) with Steep…
Rounder Records also has a promotional giveaway going on to mark Bluegrass Music Month. The Grand Prize is a Deering Goodtime…
Happy news from the home of semi-retired banjo picker Alan Munde… Alan and his wife Kitty are celebrating the birth of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
