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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.
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have announced an October release for their new collaboration project, Echo In The Valley. Like their…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that husband/wife banjo duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will serve as hosts for…
The New York Times hooked up yesterday with banjo hero Béla Fleck for a live, 45-minute interview/performance which they streamed in…
This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted shortly after last year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Jen Hughes spoke with him by phone…
Béla Fleck, Tom Nechville, Jack Hatfield, and James McKinney at SPBGMA 2017 This reflection on the events of this past weekend’s…
Saturday was full of options and activities for all ages. The family tent had music shows, puppet shows, face painting, and…
My fellow Americans: the state of acoustic music in our country is strong. Earlier last week in our Nation’s capital many…
When Sierra Hull’s third Rounder album was released early this year, we talked with her about her personal artistic struggles that…
Like two comets, tails a-blazing, chasing each other around the galaxy, dancing, jousting, and matter mixing to create something totally anew,…
Somewhere in the midst of an album and EP with Abigail Washburn (with full-time touring and winning a Grammy), an album…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music