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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 Cory Piatt is currently mandolinist with The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. He has been playing almost half his 17…
Mountain Heart is taking a step up towards the big time. Their rowdy, hybrid show, which mixes elements of bluegrass, blues…
Cory Piatt, the talented young mandolinist with The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, has recently completed a solo project. Entitled Daydreams,…
Hudson James VanCleve, the third child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve and his lovely wife Desneige, was born at 10:34…
Mountain Heart is having a heckuva strong start to their new year. Fiddler Jim VanCleve tells us that they have kicked…
Another benefit concert has been scheduled in Knoxville for Phil Leadbetter, who continues to undergo treatment for a very stubborn cancer…
We’ve written many times about the magnificent work done by Darrel and Phyllis Adkins at their annual Musicians Against Childhood Cancer…
Arkansas fiddler Tasha Turner has suggested a new name for the US Presidential primaries in 2012. She posted this photo of…
There’s bluegrass a’plenty on this weekend’s edition on Mountain Stage, airing on dozens of NPR affiliates across the US. Nashville bad…
Today’s the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music