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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.
Here are the winners from yesterday’s (4/27) banjo and guitar competitions at MerleFest. Banjo 1st place – Steven Moore, Bethesda, OH…
MerleFest has announced the winners in its prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. All winners receive cash and merchandise prizes, and a…
MerleFest 2013 has one day under its belt, and our new photo-correspondent Andy Garrigue is on the ground in North Wilkesboro…
MerleFest has announced the finalists in their annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, which will occur later this month during the mega-fest…
Attention songwriters… If you would like to have one of your songs considered for the 2013 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at…
MerleFest, the daddy rabbit of roots music festivals, has posted a job opening online. The position is year-round, with the successful…
With my return to the Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC area in April to join the staff of The ArtsCenter, life has been…
This is a debut column from Art Menius, who we hope will be a regular contributor at Bluegrass Today. Art has…
Molly Tuttle, she of The Tuttles with AJ Lee, took the top prize in the General Category of the Chris Austin…
The 25th MerleFest was a blast and I had an amazing time shooting all of the spectacular musicians. This was my…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
