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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 friends in the UK are in for a treat soon, as the Transatlantic Sessions present the sounds of great music…
Tim O’Brien was a guest this week on Folk Alley, where folk, acoustic, Americana and Celtic music is streamed 24/7. He…
We heard recently from Larry Barnwell, a regional sales manager with C.F. Martin, and a long-time bluegrass musician. Larry was born…
Tim O’Brien is hitting the radio tour this week, promoting his new CD, Chameleon, just out on the Proper American label….
Our UK correspondent, Richard F. Thompson, put together this report on an important event we missed last fall. In November the…
BBC Four will be airing a new series of the Transatlantic Sessions beginning this month. The show brings together musicians from…
When Hollywood stars and friends of comedian (and banjo player) Steve Martin accepted his invitation to a dinner party at his…
Tim O’Brien is offering a free download of The Ballad of Christopher Daniel Gay, a song he recently wrote and recorded,…
We found a link on Pete Wernick’s web site that points to the audio from a recent edition of Etown, the…
Tim O’ Brien, bluegrass music’s Male Vocalist of the Year is soon to be inducted into The Wheeling Hall of Fame…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music