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.
Well Chief, it’s hard to believe, but this is Ask Sonny #99. Next week will mark the 100th column since we…
When you’re a legendary banjo player and have accumulated a whole room full of spare banjo parts over the years, what…
Noted Indiana bluegrass musician Dave Denman has died, passing on April 20 from multiple complications associated with COVID-19. He had just…
Good morning Chief, I hope you get this. When I got off the bus last week we were in 1996, I…
Hey Good morning Chief! We just swung by the electronic post office, and we have a bag of questions for you….
Portuguese banjoist Andre Dal had been working for eight years on a solo banjo album, with an eye towards releasing it…
Hey good morning Chief! We’re all out here with coffee and donuts, looking at the buds on the apple and dogwood…
The Hal Leonard music publishing company has announced the imminent release of a new book of Earl Scruggs banjo transcriptions. Titled…
Good morning Chief! Wow, how about those storms huh? Made me think we were heading back to 2010 and the big…
Good morning Chief! Well the bus is packed with all the usual suspects and we’re ready to roll. Today it looks…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
