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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.
At their annual convention in September of this year, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Board of Directors approved a new…
Veteran songwriter and bass player Jon Weisberger was elected chairman of IBMA’s board of directors today, as the World of Bluegrass…
Wednesday night, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers held forth at the Station Inn in Nashville to celebrate the release of…
We heard last week from Jon Weisberger, who caught us up on a new project he is producing for Missy Werner….
On Monday, July 1, we posted part one of the story behind the song Three Days in July. In the course…
On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg – July 1– 3, 1863 – it is timely to look at…
The next recording from Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Lonely Comes Easy, has been scheduled for an August 27 release…
Since Chris Jones is touring in Europe this week with his band, The Night Drivers, and therefore shirking his weekly column…
I know… Chris Jones’ band is the Night Drivers. I just couldn’t resist joining in the fun after he’s written so…
Another bit of bluegrass whimsy in a compact package from the one and only Jr. Williams, this time from the great…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music