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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.
Here’s a day 4 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She provided us daily…
Kentucky Fried Chicken – or KFC, as they now prefer to be called – is running a clever online promotion for…
The Infamous Stringdusters have begun a lengthy tour of the west coast and upper midwest, scheduled to run though the month…
Once again PopMatters, the webzine of popular culture, has included bluegrass in their lists of the Best Music of 2010. And…
The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced last night, with a number of bluegrass artists prominent on the list,…
Milo Farineau took in the debut Festy Experience, the recently-concluded three day music event headlined by The Infamous Stringdusters adjacentent to…
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post come from Roy…
Chris Pandolfi, resident videographer and banjo picker with The Infamous Stringdusters, has created another of his ‘Dusters on the road videos,…
So sayeth Chris Pandolfi in another of his “day in the life” videos of The Infamous Stringdusters on the road. This…
Chris Pandolfi, the nimble banjoist with The Infamous Stringdusters, has produced another travelogue of the band’s adventures on the road. This…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music