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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.
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This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series of songwriting challenges to appear in the Blue…
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The latest instructional DVD release from The Murphy Method is Harmony Singing Made Easy, featuring Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, and Chris…
Let me say up front that this article is not about a night I had on the dance floor in the…
I first saw banjoist Ned Luberecki on stage at an IBMA showcase back in the ‘90s. He made a joke that…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music