Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
West Virginian William Denver Duncan, two-time Blue Grass Boy and life-long grasser, passed away this morning just after noon at his…
You don’t have to be a banjo or fiddle nerd to love Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, but…
James Fred ‘Jim’ Shumate grew up hearing the sounds of his uncle playing fiddle at a neighboring farm and as his…
Legendary bluegrass fiddler Jim Shumate has died at 91 years of age. As a young man, he served as a member…
While we were in Raleigh last week for the IBMA’s 2013 World of Bluegrass convention, we had a lovely visit with…
The Kentucky Supreme Court has declined a request to review the case over how the name of legendary bluegrass musician Bill…
Say that three times fast… Compass Records has just announced the October 1 release of a new solo project from Punch…
Here’s the second episode of a periodic feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five bluegrass gospel songs….
The International Bluegrass Music Museum is auctioning an original painting of Bill Monroe by Aaron Kizer in auction to help raise…
Bobby Hicks is coming up on a major milestone. On July 21, 2013, the iconic fiddler will turn 80 years old,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
