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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.
Jesse McReynolds is set to release a Grateful Dead tribute album. Yes… you read that right. Grand Ole Opry member, one…
AcuTab Publications has released the fifth DVD in their Power Pickin’ series designed to help serious students of bluegrass music improve…
Colorado Case Company has expanded from their popular line of soft cases and case covers to include fiberglass flight cases for…
We received this note from Nancy Cardwell at IBMA. John Wynn, builder of Wynn mandolins and banjos and the banjo player/band…
The Loar has introduced a new hand-carved, solid wood mandolin. It’s an A-model designated as the LM-300-VS, their first x-braced A…
Barry Scott is on the hunt for a mandolin or guitarist who sings high tenor for his recently reformed edition of…
Banjo picker Tim Davis and mandolinist Matt Hiser have collaborated on a new album of bluegrass instrumentals called Flying High. Other…
Guardian debuted their new Professional Fiberglass mandolin case (CG-065) at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville last month. They had previously…
Tom Bibey is a physician and bluegrass musician living in North Carolina. Always an avid reader, Dr. B. has taken to…
Mandolin Cafe has a new interview up with Doyle Lawson, which is unique in two particular ways. First off, the questions…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music