Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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 have written many times about the difficulties Tony Rice has experienced of late, particularly the health issues that have made…
Hal Wylie, guitarist, vocalist, and long time sidekick of Roger Sprung, passed away on September 20. He was born in the…
Even wonder how someone gets into luthiery? In this video, Ken Hooper explains how he got interested in building guitars for…
Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Colby Laney has returned to Volume Five, where he worked while attending ETSU a few years ago….
As an instructor in ETSU’s Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program, and having taught several students privately as well,…
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has published a comprehensive manual on developing solos for acoustic guitar. Written by FGM publisher Dan Miller, The…
Nick DiSebastian, bassist with Town Mountain, has released a solo record that features his guitar playing and original compositions. The album…
When you scrape a knee or cut your finger, do you think bluegrass? Well that’s what Mary Eddy of Parkersburg, WV…
Bourgeois Guitars has announced their latest model, The Bryan Sutton Limited Edition (LE) Dreadnaught, which will be crafted in a limited…
In late April James Alan Shelton, the much loved lead guitar player for Ralph Stanley, was diagnosed as having multiple stage…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
