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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.
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, who shares his experiences at the recent Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival. See his profile…
This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. Photos for this…
WAMU’s Bluegrass Country has a couple of special features on Wednesday (5/19) that may be of interest for those who can…
Also in mailboxes this week is the May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, with a handsome photo of Don Rigsby on…
Claire Lynch has announced that Matt Wingate is her new guitar player. He steps into the void left when Claire’s long-time…
David McLaughlin sent along this poignant note in response to this morning’s news that the necessary funds had been raised for…
We just heard from Claire Lynch that her effort to raise $7,000 for a new hearing aid for former Johnson Mountain…
Claire Lynch tells us that she has received over $5,300 is donations to defray the cost of David McLaughin’s new hearing…
Bluegrass mandolinists and long-time fans of traditional bluegrass music are well acquainted with David McLaughlin. He’s been involved in several popular…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music