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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.
Occasionally in this column I’d like to look at a specific song and, if possible, talk to the songwriter about it….
Congratulations to Chris Davis and fiance Julie Reeves on the birth of their son, Rylan Wesley Davis. He entered the world…
Andy Statman has been something of an enigma to the bluegrass world for the past 40 years. Clearly a master mandolinist…
We have learned that last week, both Herschel and Joyce Sizemore received separate cancer diagnoses. I spoke with Joyce this morning,…
Another member of the bluegrass community on the mend is popular Indiana musician Dave Denman, who is at home recovering from…
Jesse Cobb, mandolinist and founding member of The Infamous Stringdusters, has announced his departure from the group. This note was posted…
Ted Silverman has informed us that his A. Lawrence Smart F Mandolin was stolen this past weekend from the Bluegrassin’ In…
Pinecastle has announced two new projects set for release early in 2012. First up is a twin mandolin project from Alan…
Matt Flake of Monroeville was the victim of a home robbery over the weekend. His 1989 Gibson F5-L mandolin was among…
How would you like to win a brand new Martin HD-28V guitar valued at $4,000? Or maybe a Northfield A5M mandolin……
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music