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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.
Earlier this year, we reported on celebrated electric guitar builder Paul Reed Smith’s move into the acoustic market, and his choice…
Here’s an update to a story we did last summer… The March edition of Acoustic Guitar magazine has a very interesting…
The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley,…
The popularity of bluegrass music in Japan is a subject well known and widely discussed among US and European grassers. Since…
Popular Japanese bluegrass artist Maro Kawabata died unexpectedly yesterday at the age of 51. He left behind many friends in the…
While it would be nice if life could consist of all bluegrass, all the time, that’s definitely not the reality for…
The good folks at Dollywood asked us to pass along that they are on the hunt for a utility player for…
Flatpickers and aficionados of dreadnaught guitars take note. C.F. Martin & Co.has introduced a number of prewar replicas – copies of…
When Doc Watson passed away in May 2012, the world of traditional music lost one of its most beloved figures. Doc…
Last Thursday evening at SPBMA we had a nice chat with George Gruhn, proprietor of the legendary Gruhn Guitars in Nashville….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
