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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.
Here’s an interesting little episode for you. This comes from The Bowling Green News police blotter. These events took place last…
My recent involvement with Bill Evans’ Banjo In America program has me looking at banjo history a bit. So when I…
This past week’s American Idol had the various contestants interpreting the music of The Beatles, and one competitor, Chikezie, started his…
Tony Trischka will be appearing tomorrow on the popular, syndicated morning talk show, Live with Regis and Kelly. Tony is only…
Monday’s (3/3) edition of the Charlottesville, VA Daily Progress featured a lengthy article on Stelling Banjo Works, whose small shop production…
Known far and wide as a scholar specializing in banjo music, Bill Evans is bring the banjo to America. Bill performs…
The Tacoma, Washington, based The News Tribune has published a story about what it considers to be a stand out band…
Banjo pioneer Bill Keith is interviewed in a lengthy piece published online by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association. Bill talks about…
Cross-genre and cross-cultural banjo icon Béla Fleck journeyed through several African nations last year in an effort to learn more about…
A recent edition of the How It’s Made program, broadcast on The Science Channel, focused on the banjo – and how…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music