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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.
For years banjo players have drooled over Béla Fleck’s 1937 RB-75 conversion banjo, the one that he has played since 1982….
As a part of their ongoing series of Banjo Picking Tunes, Mel Bay has released a slim volume of melodies for…
Full Cord, a Michigan-based bluegrass group of some 14 years standing, has announced the addition of Gabe Hirshfeld to the band…
Here’s an important notice for collectors of antique banjos. 28 instruments from the collection of Kaspar Herde will be auctioned on…
Wayne Miller, banjo picker from Asheboro, NC, died on October 21, 2021, after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. He was…
This week, the first Friday without our beloved Sonny Osborne, we thought we would do something a bit different. Since Sonny…
Sonny Osborne (left) at Darrington in 1987 – photo © Barry Brower/The Osborne Brothers Most musicians hope to leave a mark…
Sonny, Who came up with the Gitjo? The pickin that you did on that was great! Also, when you worked for…
It’s that time of year again, when we divide into two groups of people: folks who start decorating their homes for…
We have, quite literally, watched Jason Davis grow up in bluegrass music. At 14 he was touring with Michelle Nixon &…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
