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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.
I had a nice conversation this afternoon with fiddlemeister Jim VanCleve, during which he shared word about his and Josh Shilling’s…
Same Old Place, the second Rounder release from NewFound Road, is due to hit a week from today, on April 28….
NewFound Road is back home after recently completing a west coast tour with fiddler Jim Van Cleve in tow. The band…
Jim VanCleve is celebrating today. The Mountain Heart fiddler and his lovely wife Desneige have just learned that they will be…
April 28 has been announced as the official release date for Same Old Place, the new Rounder CD from NewFound Road….
After a hiatus of 16 months, Clay Jones has re-assumed the guitar chair with Mountain Heart. Jones left the band in…
NewFound Road will be among the guests on Friday’s (11/21) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. They will do a…
Last week, Brance posted a few photos of Mountain Heart performing with Tony Rice at the Keith Case suite on Wednesday…
The Violin Shop is a well-established music outlet on Old Hickory Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, owned by Fred Carpenter. He has…
Rural Rhythm Records has been releasing some really good bluegrass in the last few years. They’ve also been working hard to…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music