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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.
Our friend Frank Solivan has announced he will be leaving the Navy Band, Country Current, in the spring and turning his…
Having spent 24 years in the U.S. Navy, 20 years and 7 months with Country Current, Wayne Taylor retired to civilian…
The International Songwriting Competition is nearing the announcement date of its winners for 2007. The field has been narrowed to 15…
NBC News4 in the District of Columbia recently ran a story online about the DC Bluegrass Union. The story is text…
Recently we told you about a show our friend Frank Solivan II did at the Kennedy Center. That performance is now…
Our friend Frank Solivan II has written in to let us know about a guitar workshop he is conducting with long…
The Wammies, or Washington Area Music Awards, are a function of the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA). Each year the Wammies…
Frank Solivan II has announced plans to hold a one day Mandolin clinic in Alexandria, VA on Saturday January 13, 2007….
Listen now: [http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/ep48_frank_solivan_ii.mp3] (IE users click to activate) This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with Frank Solivan II. Frank…
Here is one more gallery of photos from Saturday at IBMA. I took these in the exhibit hall. Cherryholmes Jim Van…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
