Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
Wayne Erbsen and Native Ground Books & Music have released a new title for people just getting started in the wonderful…
First time documentary film maker Shane Leonard is seeking funding for a project to be called Mandolin Rain, which will tell…
Mandolin player Dewey D Murphy passed away on August 8, 2017. He was 88 years old and lived in Charlotte, North…
Despite the highly descriptive name, The Monroe Mandolin Camp is not just for students of the mandolin style pioneered by the…
Nu-Blu has announced Justin Harrison as the newest member of the group. He will play mandolin and fiddle. Justin is a…
The Suzuki Method, well-entrenched among western musicians and educators, was developed roughly 50 years ago by Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki. It uses…
Noted guitarist, mandolinist, vocalist, and music educator, Orrin Star, died this morning following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 62…
Matt Umanov Guitars, a fixture in New York’s Greenwich Village for 35 years, has announced the imminent closing of their shop…
Roger Siminoff’s Straight Up Strings is taking pre-orders now for their front-and-back banjo and mandolin shirts before Christmas. They are both…
Noted bluegrass mandolin artist, bandleader, and radio host Buddy Merriam will be having quadruple heart bypass surgery today (October 16, 2017)….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
