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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.
Things are cooking for Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, literally and figuratively. During the D.C. Bluegrass Union Festival over the weekend…
Compass Records has announced that Claire Lynch has signed a multi-album with the label, continuing their push to add more bluegrass-related…
Compass Records in Nashville has announced the signing of The Hillbenders, the young Missouri-based band whose motto is “making bluegrass hip…
As we mentioned in our introductory piece on this topic last Wednesday, music sales figures for 2011 gave the record industry…
October 25 has been set as the street date for The Road To Roosky, the first Carter Brothers album since having…
Compass Records has announced that Larry Stephenson has signed a multi-album deal with the label, and will begin work in October…
Tim and Danny Carter (The Carter Brothers), have come to an agreement with Compass Records, and will release their upcoming album…
Nashvilled-based Compass Records is running a special sale which ends tomorrow (5/18), with $5 from each CD sold going to the…
Compass Records takes another step towards the bluegrass market with their signing of Peter Rowan yesterday (4/19). Over the past two…
The Chapmans and Compass Records have announced that they will be working together in 2010. Mandolinist Jeremy Chapman tells us that…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music