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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.
Next month will see the publication of a new book sure to be of interest to those interested in vintage Gibson…
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. I had an…
Gibson Guitars has released a free iPhone app that, while visually targeted at electric guitarists, contains a number of valuable features…
Richard Johnston, co-founder of the venerable Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto, CA, was recently interviewed by The Collectors Weekly web…
Last week, much of the music world was abuzz about the news that Gibson Guitar’s solid body electric guitar plant, and…
Serious students of the mandolin have long revered the name of Lloyd Loar, the Gibson luthier from the 1920s whose design…
It’s been ten years since the Sam Bush model Gibson mandolin was introduced to market. During that time, it has been…
The March 2009 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited is their annual Instrument Issue, and this year’s cover story is on Gibson. The…
A number of prominent bluegrass instrument manufacturers are exhibiting this weekend at the annual convention and trade show of the National…
Gibson has announced another limited edition banjo model, this time a Style 5 Deluxe. Though not specifically an artist-signature model, this…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music