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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.
Once again, Claire Lynch is out to disprove the old canard about bluegrass fans being little more than illiterate hillbillies. Last…
Rebel Records has recently announced news of the forthcoming release on March 25 of a various Artists collection entitled Best Loved…
There are a number of great opportunities to catch some live bluegrass on TV and radio over the next few days,…
We got a note from Mark Schatz about his soon-to-be new gig playing bass with Claire Lynch. Mark had been unable…
Claire Lynch will be appearing on WNCW’s Goin’ Across The Mountain program on Saturday (1/12) at 2:00 p.m. (EST). She and…
Claire Lynch has announced that Mark Schatz will come aboard as her new bass player in The Claire Lynch Band. Mark…
Missy Raines has announced that she will leave her position as bass player with The Claire Lynch Band, her musical home…
Our UK correspondent, Richard F. Thompson, shares this review. Claire Lynch has recorded five CDs for the Rounder label previously. The…
When we noted the release of Claire Lynch’s new CD earlier this month, we mentioned that audio samples were not available…
Claire Lynch’s latest Rounder release, Crowd Favorites, is out this week. As we mentioned in an earlier post, the CD includes…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music