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.
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 &…
Sonny is again unable to answer questions this week, so we are rerunning one of his classic columns. Let’s hope he…
Most folks in bluegrass know Anthony Howell as the talented young banjo picker with Williamson Branch, where he is also called…
Béla Fleck has released a live music video for another of the tracks for his current project, My Bluegrass Heart, a…
Pinecastle recording artists Nick Chandler & Delivered have welcomed a new banjo player into the group. His name is Zack McCracken,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
