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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.
Chicago’s Henhouse Prowlers has a live music video for their first single with Dark Shadow Recording, a hard core barn burner…
Dark Shadow Recording announced today that they have signed the Henhouse Prowlers to an exclusive recording contract. The Chicago-based band will…
Like many touring musicians, Jake Howard, mandolinist with The Henhouse Prowlers, developed a presence on Patreon to try and recover some…
Ben and Cassie Wright (11/13/21) – Chelsea Paige Photography Ben Wright of Henhouse Prowlers and Cassie Brooks of Fox Crossing Stringband…
Modern bluegrass often tows a fine line. On the one hand, there’s a need to respect the musical heritage and stay…
Education at every level, all over the world, has been retooled on the fly this year, since municipal and state shutdowns…
We are delighted to welcome a new photographer to Bluegrass Today, Bryan Bolea, with 529 Photography in Michigan. He shoots a…
Zachary R. Hoeft was a popular figure in the amateur bluegrass scene in Bloomington, IL. Known to his friends as Zac…
Since they began making regular visits to cities and towns outside the US in conjunction with the US Department of State,…
The Henhouse Prowlers teach schoolchildren in Olten, Switzerland (March 2018) From their home in Chicago, The Henhouse Prowlers have become world…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music