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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.
Jazz and progressive 5 string banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh has announced his exit from Bill Evans Soulgrass, a hybrid effort by…
It may have appeal for only a limited sector of the banjo world, but pro-picker Ryan Cavanaugh has come up with…
Ryan Cavanaugh has released the latest single in his Back Country series of modern banjo compositions. Like the others so far,…
Here’s a great example of musicians trained in bluegrass tackling a jazz standard. Ryan Cavanaugh and Jake Jolliff were performing at…
Progressive banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh has released a second single from his new series of bluegrass/fusion series, Back Country. This latest…
And now for something completely different… Ryan Cavanaugh is a highly skilled banjo player who has made his bones playing jazz…
This Earl Scruggs tribute is a contribution from avant-garde and jazz banjo pioneer, Ryan Cavanaugh. I was fortunate enough to have…
With the spirited discussion about the boundaries of bluegrass music going on in the comments of our recent post, IBMA at…
Progressive banjo icon Ryan Cavanaugh is touring this month in Europe with jazz saxophonist Bill Evans, in support of Evans’ new…
We just heard from Ryan Cavanaugh, letting us know that he will be filling in for Scott Vestal this week with…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
