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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.
Our UK correspondent, Richard F. Thompson, shares this review. Claire Lynch has recorded five CDs for the Rounder label previously. The…
Missy Raines wrote in this morning to offer some additional thanks she was unable to give during the award show last…
Award-winning bassist Missy Raines is on tour this week in California with her band, The New Hip. This brief run to…
Blue Plate Special has a special 90 minute edition of the program on tap for Friday (3/30) on WDVX. It’s a…
We told you a while back that Missy Raines was putting together a new band to play a few dates when…
In the midst of all the announcements of new bands and changing personnel that have been made this year, there is…
The November/December issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is in the mail, with Rhonda Vincent on the cover. Publishers Kevin and Lori…
Listen now: [http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/ep50_claire_lynch.mp3] (IE users click to activate) Our guest on this episode of The GrassCast is Claire Lynch. In the…
I assume, since our dedicated bloggers John and Brance worked so hard during the awards show that they didn’t stick it…
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music