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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.
If you (like me) couldn’t take the “comedy” of Saturday Night Live this weekend long enough to see Steve Martin and…
Deering is giving away a Calico model banjo valued at $4559. This is a curly maple banjo bound with elaborate wood…
As Brance mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Steve Martin will be hosting this weekend’s (1/31) edition of Saturday Night Live,…
Steve Martin is featured in a cover profile in this weeeknd’s (1/25) issue of Parade Magazine. The story, Even in tough…
Here are a couple more tidbits from the recently concluded NAMM show in Anahiem, CA. Paige Capo introduced a revised design…
We all know that playing the banjo is the polite thing to do, but is it appropriate behavior for ladies? Associate…
A number of prominent bluegrass instrument manufacturers are exhibiting this weekend at the annual convention and trade show of the National…
The gala events surrounding the inauguration of our new president are about to get underway, and I’ve just learned that banjoist…
It’s been great to see the tremendous interest in Steve Martin’s upcoming banjo CD within the overlapping banjo and bluegrass communities….
New CD releases have been few and far between this past few months. The labels tend to hold off on new…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music