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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The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
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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.
For the male road musician, the highway men’s room is a sad fact of life. Last week I promised (or threatened)…
At one point several years ago, my bandmate Ned Luberecki and I were going to start writing road restaurant reviews. It…
Playing on the Planet is a band that writes and plays an odd mix of music: groove grass, jam grass, hippie…
The plan for this week was to provide some tax advice for working (or occasionally working) bluegrass musicians. As I mentioned…
It has been my contention for a long time that a great number of bluegrass music fans have no idea how…
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have released a live performance video for their new single, You’re My Family Now, on…
We’ve heard it countless times: “The show must go on.” But is that just a cliché that’s virtually meaningless in practice,…
Last week, I introduced the radical idea that the road life may not be the idyllic lifestyle it’s imagined to be….
“The life I love is making music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again” –…
I’m on an extended family vacation right now (48 hours), so with your permission (who am I kidding? You have no…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
