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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.
Music Area, a leading Chinese manufacturer of cases for musical instruments, has introduced a new fiddle case. Their AA31 offers sturdy…
Bourgeois Guitars in Lewiston, ME, has announced a new model in their Touchstone line, guitars crafted collaboratively between Dana Bourgeois’ shop…
Rodrigo Ruiz, Trevor Gabriel, Nathaniel Grohmann, Elijah Chen, Jason Keiser – photo © Steven Glaze California guitarist and composer Jason Keiser…
Had Doc Watson lived, he would have been 102 years old yesterday, March 3. Sunday night, Jack Lawrence, Doc’s picking partner…
Noted Colorado guitarist and vocalist Tyler Grant is preparing to release his seventh album, appropriately titled Flatpicker, on March 28. With…
Throughout his long career, bluegrass veteran Clay Hess has consistently been associated with music of the highest quality. Whether performing as…
Josh Otsuka, founding guitarist with breakout Japanese bluegrass band, Bluegrass 45, died at his home in Kobe, Japan on January 26….
Jason Keiser of San Jose, California, has a broad array of influences in his approach to the guitar. From Tony Rice…
Jesse Smathers – photo © Laci Mack Jesse Smathers has been announced as the newest signee with the Mountain Home Music…
Guitar maker and intricate inlay artist, David “Dave” R. Nichols, 81, of Malone, NY passed away on January 22, 2025 at…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
