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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.
This post is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been a…
John McGann is one of acoustic string music’s more prolific instrumentalists and educators. He is the 1985 national mandolin champion, and…
Our friend Richard Hawkins over at The Bluegrass Ireland Blog is reporting that Crooked Still, the innovative Boston-based string band, is…
Episode #39 continues on the heels of last week’s discussion with Chris Pandolfi. This time, we are talking with dobroist/vocalist Andy…
Voila!! After much consternation, trial and error, and long distance coaching, it appears that I have successfully uploaded what should have…
This week we continue our talk with August Watters, who in addition to being an accomplished mandolinist, guitarist and banjo pickers,…
Continuing with our education focus, we talk this week with August Watters, who in addition to being an accomplished mandolinist, guitarist…
We just got a note from our friend David Hollender, who has been keeping us abreast of the activities of the…
Darol Anger’s second project for Compass Records featuring his Republic Of Strings ensemble has been released. The group includes Anger on…
We have posted many times in the past six months about the prestigious Berklee College Of Music’s recent decision to allow…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music