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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 friend Dave Hollender gave us a nice report last month after Chris Thile and Punch Brothers offered a clinic at…
That’s the title of a clever and revealing post published yesterday on the Punch Brothers blog. The concept is a “fun…
This post (and photos) is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has…
Fans of Punch Brothers, Chris Thile’s newest venture, will have a chance to catch them today (3/11) on World Cafe, broadcast…
Our friend Craig Havighurst has gotten in on the media frenzy surrounding the Chris Thile’s new band, Punch Brothers. Craig put…
We posted last week that Punch Brothers would be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 2/29. The video…
Tonight (2/29), Punch Brothers will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. No doubt but that they…
This review was written by John McGann, Associate Professor of Strings at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, MA. A…
Today (2/26) marks the widely-anticipated release of Punch, the debut recording of Chris Thile’s touring band, Punch Brothers. Of course he…
Here’s Part 3 of our interview with Chris Thile and Chris Eldridge (a.k.a. Critter) of the Punch Brothers. In this third,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
