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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.
We’re all adjusting to a world in which recordings and other music projects are being funded in new ways. Even established…
Sad news from British Columbia for fans of J. Romero Banjos and old time musicians Pharis and Jason Romero. Fire destroyed…
When I first met Allen Carpenter at SPBGMA earlier this year, I immediately wondered how a racetrack operator found his way…
This “power of bluegrass story” comes from Kimberly Williams, bluegrass publicist to the stars, about what she saw during this past…
The Great Smoky Mountains Association, a non-profit group who promote the preservation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, are in…
When Sierra Hull’s third Rounder album was released early this year, we talked with her about her personal artistic struggles that…
Jimmy Haynes’ may not be a familiar name to bluegrass fans worldwide, but in northern Ohio it’s nearly synonymous with the…
The Baker Family from Birch Tree, MO came out on top in last week’s 2016 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest,…
This article is a contribution from Cindy Faulkner, a writer and bluegrass fan living near Raleigh, NC. After Marc Pruett received a…
Take the crisp, clean instrumental licks that are a staple of Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, add in almost heavenly…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music