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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.
One of the more successful recent entries in the online world of string music instruction has been the Tony Trischka School…
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will showcase music from their latest Rounder CD, Fired Up, on tomorrow’s (4/29) edition of Blue Plate…
Noted fiddler and former Osborne Brothers sideman Blaine Sprouse is set to re-engage his musical bone after a lengthy period of…
For all our Irish friends – and those who go green for the feast of St. Patrick – here’s a new…
Travers Chandler has announced two new members of his touring band, Avery County. Tony Mabe is the new banjo player, stepping…
Old time fiddle player Jesse Presley “J.P.” Fraley, age 87, died peacefully at home in Denton, Kentucky, on February 17. Fraley…
For all you delinquent bluegrass musicians out there who have yet to purchase your wife, or girlfriend, a Valentine’s Day gift,…
Johnny Warren and Charlie Cushman are finishing up a second album in tribute to Johnny’s dad, Paul Warren, long time fiddler…
Rebel Records has two new digital re-issues, bringing long-unavailable bluegrass LPs back into the catalog for MP3 purchase. These two are…
Here’s an album from 2010 that I had meant to mention some time ago, Luke Abott’s fine collection of mountain music,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
