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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.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum will host the 20th annual Banjo Gathering, November 1-4, in Bristol, VA. The Gathering is…
Jim Hurst (judge), Henry Coatney, Caleb Coatney, Austin Hefflefinger, Claire Childress, Steve Lewis (accompanist), Taylor Parks, Victor Furtado (judge), Jacob Moretz…
After a horrible thunderstorm at G-Fest 2017 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, fiddler Kyle Dillingham, Monica Taylor of the Cherokee Maidens, and Steve…
Another trend we noticed at the World of Bluegrass, especially with IBMA expanding the boundaries of what they promote as bluegrass,…
Kim Robins is proud to announce the return of banjo picker Josh Woods to her touring band, 40 Years Late. Josh…
British banjoist Leon Hunt has compiled his columns about the five string written for Acoustic Magazine into a large-format paperback book,…
We were finally able to catch up with Kristin Scott Benson today, the 2018 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for…
Kristin Scott Benson, the award-winning banjoist with The Grascals, has been announced as the 2018 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize…
Ron Block has been an icon in the bluegrass banjo world for at least the last 25 years, the time he…
It’s been said many times of late that we are living through a golden age of banjos, a claim that seems…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
