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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.
Bill Evans – photo by Mike Melnyk Just before Christmas, we had an opportunity to chat with Bill Evans, one of…
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize for 2022 has been awarded to two stellar players: Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and…
The banjo has lengthy origins dating all the way back to the 1870s. Since the 1990s, banjoist Bill Evans has concisely…
For nearly four decades banjoist Bill Evans has been offering a presentation called The Banjo in America, which condenses the 250 year…
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we…
The International Bluegrass Music Association will be hosting a live, interactive panel discussion on Facebook March 5 about the lasting influence…
Peghead Nation has announced a new 8-part banjo workshop series with Bill Evans, focusing on Melodic & Single-String Banjo, starting this…
Most everyone who has studied bluegrass banjo will say that one of the most demanding aspects of mastering the style is…
Peghead Nation, the online musical instruction site, is launching a new, eight-part, live Zoom workshop series this Saturday. Titled Earl Scruggs:…
We have a couple of videos of banjo music to share, contributed by two prominent instructors of the five string from…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music