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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.
The following bluegrass Thanksgiving reflection is a contribution from James Reams. It’s All in the Family: Sibling Rivalry Between Bluegrass and…
When James Reams decided it was time for him to create a music video, he chose the song Almost Hear The…
“To my old brown earth and to my old blue sky, I’ll now give these last few molecules of ‘I’.” –…
Carol Beaugard, host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU is the latest recipient of the Brown Jug Award, an honor bestowed…
July 22, 2013 marked the official release date for Making History with The Pioneers of Bluegrass, a documentary film 11 years…
James Reams visited New York at the end of March to do some more work on his film Making History with…
On February 26 James Reams was in Owensboro, KY for the presentation of a memorial plaque for his long-time partner Tina…
This piece, which started as a series of questions for James Reams from Richard Thompson, is in its final form a…
James Reams is offering a special Christmas gift to bluegrass lovers, a free download of his entire 2001 album, Barnstormin’. It’s…
This remembrance of legendary banjo player Walter Hensley, who passed away on Sunday (November 25) from cancer, is a contribution from…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music