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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.
A couple months ago, I addressed the idea that far too few of us bluegrass musicians give a “tip of the…
The Birthplace of Country Music Association in Bristol is offering an opportunity for acoustic artists and singers to appear on the…
We have some news on James King’s medical situation. He has been released from the hospital in Missouri where he had…
Here’s the third contribution of a periodic feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This…
Some of the biggest bluegrass fun I remember from the 1980s was watching Hot Rize on stage, often with their alter…
Fans of acoustic string music who appreciate more exploratory instrumental composition styles will do well to investigate The Brotet, a new…
YepRoc Records has released a music video for Tightrope of Love, the quasi-title cut from the new Chatham County Line album,…
Story songs have a long history in bluegrass and other forms of traditional music. From murder ballads to train songs, from…
Following the recent passing of James Alan Shelton, several of his friends and admirers in Kingsport, TN are putting on a…
Blue Highway’s Tim Stafford has released a debut single from his upcoming album, Just To Hear The Whistle Blow. It’s the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music