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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.
Veteran bluegrass mandolin player Dewey Murphy has promised to donate his mandolin to the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM), in Owensboro,…
A Victorian Christmas, a new coffee table gift book from museum archivist Lucinda Cockrell, combines images of Christmas cards from the…
Circle of Friends for Jan has announced that there will be a benefit for Jan Johansson, a Bill Monroe disciple and…
Mel Bay Publications has released a series of children’s chord books for young pickers getting started on banjo, mandolin or ukulele….
Those of us who work in and around the music business recognize instrument thieves as among the most degenerate scum prowling…
We’ve posted repeatedly here about Butch Baldassari, his ongoing health concerns as he battles a pernicious cancer, and the many opportunities…
IBMA is mostly an old family homecoming, but there are a few bad apples in the barrel, so to speak. It…
Mel Bay Publications has three new instructional books that will be of interest to any of our readers who study the…
The winners of the instrument contests at the 2008 Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS have been announced. Here are a…
Kenny Hall has been a notable musician in the old time music world since the release of his album, Kenny Hall…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
