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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.
March 1, 2007 is the last date to take advantage of the early registration discount for the 2007 Smoky Mountain Banjo…
Our friend David Russell passed along this link, which is bound to warm the hearts of banjo haters everywhere – or…
Pete Wernick, a.k.a. Dr. Banjo, has long been regarded as one of the pre-eminent banjo instructors in bluegrass music. His book,…
When I first started playing banjo in the 1970s, Harry Lane was a well-regarded banjo maker, whose highly ornate and limited…
Tom Nechville, owner of Nechville Musical Products, has never been one to shy away from innovation in the banjo world. His…
AcuTab has announced two new bluegrass instructional DVDs for release this spring, one each for banjo and mandolin. First up will…
As one would have expected, someone has posted the video from Tony Trischka and Steve Martin’s appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres…
Mark Delaney, banjo player with Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen, will be teaching a banjo workshop in early March in…
Jason Skinner is a devoted student of the banjo style of Don Reno. At age 29, he’s spent 15 years studying…
Our own John Lawless will be teaching a banjo workshop in Raleigh, NC on March 24. It is hosted by Banjo…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music