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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.
More bad 5 string news this weekend. Colorado banjo picker and occasional Bluegrass Today correspondent, Jake Schepps, was seriously injured in…
American and European mandolinists have long been fond of choro, a form of instrumental folk music from Brazil in which the…
Colorado banjoist Jake Schepps will be premiering another new classical composition scored for a bluegrass group (banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, bass)…
Saturday, December 1, marks the debut of Flatiron, a new musical piece by Marc Mellits. It is a modern classical work…
Jake Schepps and his Expedition Quartet have been making waves with their non-traditional approach to both classical and string band music….
Experimental banjoist Jake Schepps and his Expedition Quartet are featured in a new edition of Tiny Desk Concerts at NPR.org. They…
This review of An Evening In The Village: The Music of Béla Bartók is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at…
This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted by fellow banjoist Jake Schepps, who will review the Concerto based on Saturday’s performance….
This post combines Jason Lombard’s photos, and Jake Schepps‘ report from Sunday at RockyGrass. Jake’s upcoming album banjo album based on…
This Saturday RockyGrass report comes from banjo man Jake Schepps, whose banjo album based on the music of Béla Bartok, An…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music