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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The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
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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.
Ned Luberecki has been a familiar face – and voice – in the bluegrass world for many years now. We see…
Following closely on the death of Spencer Nitchie, his brother and business partner, Donald, has announced that Banjo NewsLetter, the print…
Sonny: I once joined a bluegrass band to play mandolin and sing tenor. Not longer after I joined, the bass player…
The memorial service for Bill Emerson (William Hundley Emerson, Jr.) will take place at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church…
Anyone who knows her realizes that Kristin Scott Benson is a musician of the highest caliber, as her multiple IBMA Banjo…
Sonny is again unable to respond to questions this week, so we are re-running another of his most popular columns. Let’s hope he…
Bluegrass Hall of Fame banjo player Bill Emerson passed away on August 21 from complications of pneumonia. He died surrounded by…
Sonny was not able to answer new questions this week, so we are running a classic edition of his column. We…
Dennis Caplinger – photo by Dennis Andersen Dennis Caplinger, described by close friend since high school days and former band mate…
Sonny, I’m curious about that session when Ira Louvin sang the low tenor part (is that right?) with you and Bobby…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
