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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.
The plan for this week was to provide some tax advice for working (or occasionally working) bluegrass musicians. As I mentioned…
Darol Anger quickly reached monster status when he debuted with the David Grisman Quintet at 21 years of age in 1977….
Pinecastle Records’ Ethan Burkhardt shared some news today about what they have in the pipeline for 2014. They have just recently…
Here’s our Special Correspondent with this week’s Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival.
We caught up last night with Josh Trivett of Moonstruck Management, who had pulled together the Soggy Bottom Boys concert at…
Spotify, the music streaming service beloved by fans and despised by artists and labels, has acquired Echo Nest, the technology company…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced some changes for the 2014 World of Bluegrass events. This will be second year…
Folks in attendance at this weekend’s Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival will be in for a special treat. As part of…
When Lisa Jacobi ran her interview with John Cowan earlier this month, she must have used the word “compass” nine or…
This report and photos are a contribution from Jessica Boggs, a librarian and serious bluegrass fan in East Tennessee. For fans…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music