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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.
What makes some bands stay together for years, and others have perpetual personnel changes? If you answered, “the one that stays…
I’m no ethnomusicologist. I’m not even a mixologist or any other kind of “ologist,” but lyrics interest me, and sometimes I…
I just got done teaching at Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp last week (always good klean fun). This reminded me of the…
Last week we discussed the blending of bluegrass music with other styles, including some that may not at first listen seem…
A number of years ago, I got a message from a musician with a band called Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (I was…
The world of social media is a pretty tawdry place, as we all know at this point. Sensationalism, misinformation, and division…
I hate being an alarmist, but we may need to start varying the adjectives we use in bluegrass artists’ bio material…
On-stage communication between musicians can take many forms, and is required for a variety of purposes, some vitally important, some completely…
In a previous column here, we discussed what careers might be appropriate for a professional bluegrass musician who has taken the…
Quite a few years ago now, Pete Wernick came up with the concept of the pronoun/role reversal in classic bluegrass songs…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
