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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 finalists have been announced for this weekend’s Scott Street Five String Finals in Richmond, VA. This invitational event is being…
It’s not terribly uncommon for companies to release new products or gadgets at trade shows and conventions. Such is the case…
Victor Howard Jordan passed away on August 26, 2016, in Nashville. He had been seriously ill for some time. Jordan was…
We heard again this week from our friends with US Navy Band Country Current, saying that they are still on the…
Winners were chosen over this past weekend at the 45th Annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. Over the years, their…
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Grascals. And while I love a lot of things about Kristin Scott Benson’s new…
Notable banjo player and distinguished baritone singer Freeman D. “Don” Parmley passed away on July 30, 2016, after experiencing complications related…
A few weeks ago, we posted that Carolina Blue, a traditional bluegrass band in western, NC, was in need of a…
This report on the Hall of Fame weekend at the American Banjo Museum is a contribution from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas…
In a surprising twist, the 2016 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music has been awarded to Rhiannon…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
