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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.
As bands often do, Butch Robins’ Imagicnation began as a mere jam session. The way they came about recording their recent…
Butch Robins is surely among the most consistently interesting – and unpredictable – personages in bluegrass music. He spent four years…
Rounder Records has brought back a couple of classic recordings from 1978, capturing a moment when what we might call progressive…
Ed Dye passed away in the early hours of yesterday (3/18), he was 72 years old. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he…
I had a chance last week to hear some rough mixes from a new project Butch Robins is recording. The music…
March 1, 2007 is the last date to take advantage of the early registration discount for the 2007 Smoky Mountain Banjo…
We have posted previously about the blogging efforts of noted banjo player and author, Butch Robins. His descriptions of his travels…
Rounder Records is bringing a number of instrumental classics out on CD this fall, starting with the release today of Bela…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music