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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.
Young banjo players in Virginia are invited to submit entries for the inaugural edition of The Scott Street Five String Finals,…
When Steve Huber introduced his new Workhorse banjo model in 2014, it immediately called Mike Rowe to mind – the guy…
Huber Banjos, whose Truetone series has been patterned after vintage prewar instruments, has introduced a model styled after the classic Bow…
Huber Banjos has been known for building prewar replica banjos of the highest quality, for the most discriminating players. But their newest…
This past Sunday (June 22, 2014), Sammy Shelor performed with the The Zac Brown Band in Bristow, VA. Brown and his…
Generally, when I write these around the week of the IBMA World of Bluegrass, I like to keep them extremely short,…
We’ve written before about the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation and their instrument lending program for young pickers, Play It Forward. Bluegrass students…
Bernie Leadon, founding member of the Eagles, has been announced as the newest endorsing artist with Huber Banjos. He is currently…
This has been an eventful year for young Brandy Miller. The 14 year old banjo picker’s debut CD, BrandyGrass, was released…
Could it be all the auction shows gaining popularity on television? From the rough-and-tumble of Storage Wars to the more genteel…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music