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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.
This evening (2/12), the Berklee College of Music in Boston will host its 7th annual Mandolin Mashup. It was created by…
As a former schoolteacher, John Bowman was “just so struck with grief” by the news that 26 people had been killed…
The Shape I’m In was written by Dudley Connell, a founder member of the neo-traditional band the Johnson Mountain Boys and…
When Doc Watson passed away in May 2012, the world of traditional music lost one of its most beloved figures. Doc…
The long-awaited twin mandolin project from Wayne Benson and Alan Bibey, The Mandolin Chronicles, has been announced for a March 12…
If you catch Missy Raines playing a show in the next few weeks, it’ll be hard to miss her newest accessory…
Congratulations to Steep Canyon Rangers, whose Nobody Knows You album was just announced as the winner of the 2013 Grammy Award…
Sugar Hill Records has launched the latest video from Kathy Mattea’s current album Calling Me Home (Sugar Hill SUG-CD-4085). Songwriters Larry…
The East River & Missouri River Valley Bluegrass Music Association is now operational in South Dakota. Their intention is to serve…
For the past four years, my wife Valerie and I have enjoyed a mid-winter infusion of bluegrass by attending the annual…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
