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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.
Among the several new products announced for 2014, Martin has a few that will be of special interest to bluegrass guitar…
The members of Ohio’s String Therapy are mourning the loss of their founder and mandolinist. Jim Reed, age 47, passed away on…
Mandolin icon Jesse McReynolds is resting at home after undergoing a minor cardiac procedure last Friday. His doctors sent him to…
Every January, or thereabouts (January to April or so) I publish an annual bluegrass music quiz, known officially as the Bluegrass…
It was New Year’s Eve that Nashville grasser Steve Thomas and his wife, Janet, were enjoying a quiet night at home,…
The Game. A simple two-word phrase used to describe a myriad of things, often sporting events. It conjures up images of…
Here’s our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week’s Bluegrass Weather Report, looking in on the Winter Village festival in snowy Ithaca,…
In one of the least well-kept secrets in SW Virginia, Detour has been recording recently at Mountain Fever Studio in Willis….
Paul Williams, one of the most dynamic and enduring entertainers in bluegrass, has decided to call it a day. Having written…
Starting this week, and running through the end of 2014, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is hosting a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
