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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.
Here’s a nice feel good story as we head into the weekend… All Things Considered, on National Public Radio, ran a…
Fiddler Billy Hurt, from Boones Mill, VA, is the newest member of David Parmley & Continental Divide. Billy was something of…
Here’s a great new CD we had neglected to mention when it was released last month. It’s the debut release from…
The current issue of Teen Strings magazine has a story titled How To Train For A Fiddle Contest. It’s written by…
AcuTab Publications has released their first fiddle instructional DVD, for JD Crowe & The New South fiddler, and celebrated session player,…
We just heard the sad news that fiddler Carl Nelson passed away this morning. Carl worked with Bill Harrell & The…
The list of winners in the 2006 Grand Masters Fiddle Championship has been posted on the Grand Masters web site. The…
We also heard last week from Fred Carpenter, who runs The Violin Shop in Nashville. He shared some of his plans…
Alan Dalton wrote in recently to let us know about a DVD release of the last recorded performance of fiddle legend,…
Michael Cleveland has been added to the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend faculty for 2006, taking the place of Kenny Baker, who has…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music