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.
Long-time students of bluegrass instruments will recall with fondness the name Oak Publications, a division of Music Sales that released some…
Here’s a brief update to our post from last week about Gibson’s new limited edition Earl Scruggs Flint Hill Special banjo…
Earlier this month, Bela Fleck’s documentary film, Throw Down Your Heart, was premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival…
Gibson is debuting a new, limited edition banjo model this year, marking the 5oth anniversary of the original release of Lester…
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…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
