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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.
Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland….
Special Consensus is leaving today for a three week tour of Britain and Ireland, with shows scheduled in Ireland, England and…
Pinecastle Records has put together a DVD compilation from their many hours of live video footage, which they have released as…
It’s not often that we see much in the way of televised bluegrass programming, much less broadcast in High Definition. If…
We heard this morning from Ashby Frank, mandolinist with Special Consensus, with some further details about the band’s next release. He…
Word had reached us about a banjo player being featured in a number of recent episodes of The Jerry Springer Show…
Who says you can’t go home again? Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank is profiled in his hometown paper, The Lexington Dispatch,…
Tonight is a special night for Greg Cahill and the guys in Special Consensus. When they perform tonight at The Livery…
Ashby Frank is a talented musician who, despite his youth, has already been a part of several notable ensembles. At 24…
We heard yesterday from Greg Cahill, banjo player and road manager with the well-traveled Special Consensus – and in his spare…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music