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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.
We’ve posted a couple of times recently about the reworked acoustic version of Old Enough from alt-rock stalwarts The Raconteurs, featuring…
Bluegrass music has had no shortage of funny men down through the years. From Stringbean to Wichita Rutherford, bluegrass fans have…
The Jan/Feb issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles features a cover story interview with Ricky Skaggs where he discusses the first time…
Ricky Skaggs has played and endorsed Dana Bourgeois’ guitars for more than ten years, as have members of his band, Kentucky…
The nominees for the 51st Grammy Awards have been announced, and the bluegrass category is filled with familiar names. Here are…
The video Brace told us about two weeks ago of rockers The Raconteurs performing an impromptu acoustic version of their song…
Rock group The Raconteurs are retelling a recent single, Old Enough. The song is from their CD Consolers of the Lonely,…
Video of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder performing Uncle Pen on the CBS Saturday Early Show has been posted at CBS.com….
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will appear tomorrow (10/25) on the CBS Saturday Early Show. The show airs live from 7:00…
Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson [bluegrassmercury], has arrived in Nashville from the UK to attend the IBMA convention next week….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
