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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.
This report from Back 40 Bluegrass is the first of what we hope will be many contributions from Bryan Dietz. Back…
Laura Tate Ridge has sent along a nice set of photos from last weekend’s Wayside Bluegrass Festival in Stuart, VA.
James King Band bass player Eddie Biggerstaff will be taking a few weeks off the road this month. He is recovering…
Laura Tate Ridge has sent along a large gallery of photos she took at last weekend’s Lil John Mountain Music Festival…
Frank Baker has uploaded a big batch of photos from Saturday at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Looks like a full day…
My travels and adventures in bluegrass music have touched every thread of fabric in my life. At times this has been…
James King has been released from the hospital and is back home under the watchful care of his wife, Julie. He…
A quick update to our post yesterday afternoon about James King being hospitalized to treat his Deep Vein Thrombosis. According to…
We have learned that popular bluegrass singer and band leader, James King, has been hospitalized near his home in Danville, Virginia….
“Bluegrass. Not that hybrid, genre bending acoustic music, but authentic, hard-edged bluegrass. Real songs of heartache, pain and tragedy…” That’s how…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
