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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.
J.D. Crowe at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – photo © Bill Evans Banjo legend J.D. Crowe is recovering after being hospitalized late…
Banjo maestro Tony Trischka has a special gift for everyone this Christmas, a pair of new recordings in the holiday spirit…
The Deering Banjo Company has announced the introduction of a signature banjo string made especially to the specifications of master banjo…
Don Wayne Reno with Tim Graves Tim Graves has announced the lineup for The Farm Hands going into 2022. Don Wayne…
Tray Wellington, innovative young North Carolina banjoist and band leader, has accepted a position as Communications Manager with Pinecone in Raleigh,…
One of the Blue Grass Boys of the mid-1970s, Bill Holden, passed away suddenly in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 15, 2021…
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…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
