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The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 July 2025This week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown, your host — Agent 254 himself, Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia— is back with another round of bluegrass chart action.🎵 We count down the Top 20 most-played bluegrass songs of the week. 🔥 A new #1 song that climbed to the top in just its second week on the chart. 🆕 Six debuts and five returning tracks keep the chart moving. 🎯 Plus, a quick detour to visit a few songs that “missed it by THAT much.”As always, there’s music, stories, and just enough mischief to keep you wondering i...2025-07-281h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21/July/2025It’s a big week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — we’ve got a brand new Number 1, four debut entries, and seven songs making their return! Mike takes us through the Top 20 IN FULL, plus we feature two standout tracks from the Grassicana chart based on last week’s survey, and five songs from the albums nominated for IBMA 2025 Album of the Year.This week’s show includes music from: Daniel Grindstaff & The Uptown Troubadours Ashby Frank Junior Sisk The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Billy Strings Alison Krauss & Union Station Jason Carter & Michae...2025-07-221h 43

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 13 July 2025Join Mike Kear in Sydney for this week’s Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown, featuring the 20 most-played bluegrass songs worldwide according to the Bluegrass Today radio survey published Friday night. Every chart song is played in full, so you get to hear exactly what’s making waves on bluegrass radio right now.This week’s show also includes a special feature on the Grassicana chart, showcasing songs with strong bluegrass roots that branch out into Americana, folk, and country influences. It’s a great chance to hear the best of what’s new and fresh across the...2025-07-141h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdownthe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 July 2025You can catch the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown as a podcast where we play full songs, all of them in the top 20 Chart anytime. Just search in your favorite podcast app. And for the full chart details, head to BluegrassToday.com. Plus, if you want to hear bonus segments and extras that don’t make it to air, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/BTTop20 2025-07-061h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 29 June 2025Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – your guide to the 20 most-played bluegrass songs on radio this week! Join host Mike Kear as he counts them down, sharing artist stories, songwriter credits, and behind-the-scenes insights straight from the world of bluegrass.Each week’s show is based on the authoritative BluegrassToday.com airplay chart, keeping you up to date with the latest hits, fresh debuts, and fast risers in the genre.Tune in for two hours of the best in bluegrass – from traditional favorites to cutting-edge new releases – plus special segments...2025-06-291h 46

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 23/6/2025 This is the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — the radio show and podcast that brings you the 20 most-played songs in bluegrass, based on the official BluegrassToday.com airplay chart. Hosted by Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia, and broadcast on great radio stations around the world, each episode features the latest hits, artist stories, and a few personal favourites thrown in for good measure. This week’s show runs 1 hour and 48 minutes and includes optional spaces for local content if aired on radio. 2025-06-251h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – June 15, 2025It’s another big week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown! This time, we’ve got a new number 1 song — plus six fresh debuts, some long-running chart favorites, and a few surprises along the way.We also take a moment to highlight what’s happening over on the Bluegrass Gospel chart, with top songs from Junior Sisk, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, and Mark Houser featuring Rhonda Vincent. And we check in with the Grassicana chart to feature one of the hottest rising voices, Caroline Owens, with her brand-new single.Host Mik...2025-06-171h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownA slightly-late-but-worth-the-wait edition packed with a brand-new #1 that’s shot up from last week’s #20, 4 fresh debuts, 7 returning favourites, and a rare tie at #17 — so you’re getting 21 songs instead of 20!Host Mike Kear is joined by acclaimed songwriter Brink Brinkman, who shares stories and insights — including the backstory of his personal favourite song, “Bluefield Mountain Wind,” recorded by Greg Blake.Plus: a heartfelt tribute to Rod and Judy Jones on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Australia.Full songs. No edit...2025-06-112h 10

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 1 June 2025Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — the authoritative chart show for modern bluegrass fans around the world.Each week, award-winning broadcaster Mike Kear counts down the 20 most-played bluegrass songs in the world, based on the BluegrassToday.com airplay chart. You'll hear full songs, artist backstories, songwriting insights, and a touch of good-natured storytelling — all packed into a polished, 1 hour and 48-minute show.Whether you're a lifelong bluegrass fan or just discovering the genre, this is your front-row seat to what’s happening right now in bluegrass. New episodes drop every week — subscribe and stay in...2025-06-021h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 25 May 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week there are 4 debut songs, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at some exciting new songs only just released. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. Mike has a co-host joining him this week. She’s Caroline Wright, the founder of Blu...2025-05-272h 09

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 17 May 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week there are 4 debut songs, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at some exciting new songs only just released. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the...2025-05-191h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 11 May 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 2 debut songs this week, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at what’s happening on the BluegrassToday Weekly Gospel chart this week. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we...2025-05-111h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 20 April 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 5 debut songs this week, and 4 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at what’s happening on the BluegrassToday Weekly Gospel chart this week. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we...2025-04-201h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 11 April 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 3 debut songs this week, and 10 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 most played song in the world in bluegrass radio according to the surve...2025-04-141h 44

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 April 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 4 debut songs this week, and 9 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 most played song in the world in bluegrass radio according to the surve...2025-04-061h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 March 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 6 debut songs this week, and 7 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of h...2025-03-231h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 14 March 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 7 debut songs this week, and 6 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of h...2025-03-171h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 March 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 5 debut songs this week, and 9 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of ho...2025-03-111h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 February 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world There are 4 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 10 songs returning to the countdown. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 song most played in the world in bluegrass radio according to the survey conducted by Bluegrasstoday.com last week, and published on Friday night. And the...2025-03-041h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 February 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 8 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 8 songs returning to the countdown. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 song most played in the world in bluegras...2025-02-241h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 February 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. We are sorry this is being published a little bit later than normal, we were prevented from accessing the internet because our ISP had a major failure in their datacentre. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 6 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 7 songs returning to the countdo...2025-02-101h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 2 February 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. He’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio our new Number 1. In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 3 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 7 songs returning to the countdown. Our new number 1 this week is not just a new number 1, it’s...2025-02-031h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 26 January 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. Mike’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio - our Number 1. In fact there’s a tie on this week’s list, so there are 21 songs to play you. There are 3 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 15 songs returning to the countdown. So that means there are only 3 songs on this week’s show that were o...2025-01-271h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 19 January 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. I’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio our Number 1. This week’s number 1 is a former number 1 a spot it has held multiple times before. The countdown is based on the weekly survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available NOW...2025-01-191h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 12 January 2025Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 17, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 17 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song – one that’s been at number 1 several times before. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Frida...2025-01-131h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Top 20 Countdown Annual 2024 SpecialMike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. This week, Mike’s reviewing the most played bluegrass songs in the world according to the Bluegrass Today.com weekly surveys during the whole of 2024. . .Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played inall of 2024 on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. Also there’s a tiny snippet of the 5 next songs that didn’t quite make the top 20. It’s the “Missed it by THAT MUCH” segment. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Availa...2025-01-061h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 22 December 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown.It’s Christmas week, and if you celebrate Christmas, we hope you have a wonderful celebration. IF you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you have a celebration of some kind or a happy relaxed time with family and friends for a few days. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 15, so there are 21 songs in the coun...2024-12-231h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 15 December 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 7, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 3 debut songs and 7 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available NOW, at...2024-12-161h 45

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 8 December 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two songs tied at number 20, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 7 debut songs and 7 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. ...2024-12-091h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 1 December 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two ties, so there are 22 songs in the countdown. There are 3 debut songs and 9 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BLuegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available N...2024-12-021h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 24 November 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. .As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two ties, so there are 22 songs in the countdown. There are 2 debut songs and 11 songs returning to the countdown. For the first time in the 119 weeks of the countdown show there are two number 1 songs in bluegrass sharing the top spot in a tie. And for one of them its only their third week on the count...2024-11-251h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 17 November 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. He says he’s delighted to be back after eye surgery and seeing better now than he has in decades. .As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this weeks show, there are seven debut songs on the countdown and a seven songs returning to the countdown. . . And there's a new number 1 song in bluegrass hitting the top spot in only its second week on the top 20 based on the ai...2024-11-171h 45

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The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 20 October 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . .As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show, there are some debut songs on the countdown and a dozen songs returning to the countdown. . And there's a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available...2024-10-201h 50

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 13 October 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show, there are five debut songs on the countdown and 10 songs returning to the countdown. And the number 1 song this week has a very unusual story to it. It's the number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and...2024-10-131h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 October 2024As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In fact this week, there are 3 ties, so there are 23 songs to play you in the countdown and we hope we’ll have time for some new bluegrass as well. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show, there are TEN brand new songs debuting and 8 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike’ll countdown all the way to the brand new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done...2024-10-061h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 29 September 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are brand new songs debuting and songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll count down all the way to the brand new number 1 song – the most played bluegrass song in the world of bluegrass radio, based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike wants...2024-09-291h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 22 September 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. Mikes guest co-host this week is prolific bluegrass songwriter Billy Boone Smith from Nashville – they compare notes and Billy tells a lot of great stories. As usual Mike and Billy spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are brand new songs debuting and songs returning to the countdown. And they’ll will count down all the way to the brand new number 1 song – the most played bluegrass song in the world of...2024-09-232h 12

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 15 September 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. This week, Mike has a new intern – Alice - helping with researching and writing and even recording background information for us. And mike is joined by Valerie Smith as guest co-host. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. Mike and Valerie count down all the way to the brand new number 1 song – the most played bluegrass song in the world of bluegrass radio, based on the airplay survey done by Bluegra...2024-09-172h 08

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 8 September 2024The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 8 September 2024 Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. This week, Mike has a new intern – Alice - helping with researching and writing and even recording background information for us As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 2 brand new songs debuting and 7 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will count down all the way to the brand new number 1 song – the most played blue...2024-09-091h 52

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 1 September 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. . There are two ties on the countdown so that means we have 22 songs to play in full this week. This week, there are 5 brand new songs debuting and 3 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will count down all the way to the number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published...2024-09-032h 07

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 25 August 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 8 brand new songs debuting and 8 songs returning to the countdown. There are two ties so that means an extra two songs in the count, and one of the songs is extra long. So the pressure is on to keep the chat to a minimum and give more time to the music. But we also have to keep in...2024-08-251h 50

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownBluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 18 August 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 6 brand new songs debuting and 8 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will count down all the way to the new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike wants to hear from you about anything related to the countdown or...2024-08-181h 42

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 4 August 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are some brand new songs debuting and some songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will Countdown all the way to the number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike will also look at the Bluegrass Today Weekly Gospel Chart and if there’s room play the numb...2024-08-051h 50

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 July 2024 Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 4 brand new songs debuting and 10 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will count down all the way to the new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. \Mike wants to hear from you about anything related to the countdown or...2024-07-281h 44

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 July 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 6 brand new songs debuting and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And Mike will Countdown all the way to the number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike wants to hear from you about anything related to the countdown or if you think...2024-07-211h 44

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 14 July 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 3 brand new songs debuting and an additional 11 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll count down to a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike wants to hear from you about anything related to the countdown or if you think...2024-07-142h 01

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 July 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week, there are 4 brand new songs debuting. And he’ll count down to a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Mike wants to hear from you about anything related to the countdown or if you think a radio station near you might be inte...2024-07-081h 45

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 30 June 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. Mike will play all 20 of the countdown songs IN FULL plus a few additional brand new songs that Mike things will end up on the countdown in the fullness of time The Top 20 Countdown is based on a survey of airplay from the leading bluegrass radio djs around the world, as conducted by Bluegrass Today.com last week and published last Friday night. This week we are counting down to a new number 1, and introducing 9 debut songs as reporte...2024-07-011h 51

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 23 June 2024After 2 weeks under the weather fighting it out with Covid-19, Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. Mike plays all the songs on the countdown IN FULL including 11 songs that weren’t in the last podcast. Some of it didn’t make it to the podcast because of there just wasn’t space for it all, but you can hear all the cut pieces and the additional songs on the Patreon Page at http://patreon.com/bttop20 This week, Mike is joined as guest co-host by Rick L...2024-06-232h 13

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 2 June 2024Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. This week, Mike is joined as guest co-host by Daniel Grindstaff. Daniel is a high profile banjo player who has released 3 singles in the last year, all of which have gone to number one on our countdown – he’s played with some of the greats of bluegrass – the Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse and later Jesse McReynolds, played many times on the Grand Old Opry, he has just released a new album called Heroes & Friends and his biggest claim to fame? He’s a listener to the Bluegrass Toda...2024-06-022h 06

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 26 May 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike is joined as guest co-host Songwriter, Performer, Record producer, Co-founder of Billy Blue Records, Great friend to the bluegrass community, Jerry Salley. Jerry and Mike do quite a lot of talking on the show, so some of it didn’t make it to the podcast. But you can hear all the cut pieces and some of Jerry’s songs on the Patreon Page at http://patreon.com/bttop20 As usual M...2024-05-271h 58

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 19 May 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week, Mike’s guest co-host is Melody Williamson Keyes, from the family band Williamson Branch. Available 19 May, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio...2024-05-191h 54

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 12 May 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week’s show also includes a hot new single from Kenny & Amanda Smith and a hit from 1994 that Mike didn’t know about until this week. ...2024-05-121h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 5 May 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week’s show also includes several hot new singles released to radio this week. Available 5 May, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Ap...2024-05-051h 43

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 April 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. . This week, Mike’s joined by Mike Mitchell as guest cohost. Mike Mitchell’s from Floyd, Virginia although he was born in Canada. He’s a songwriter, bandleader, fiddle player of renown, singer, and will add some mighty fine nuances to our countdown As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the...2024-04-291h 57

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 April 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week’s show also includes a hot new single from Kenny & Amanda Smith and a hit from 1994 that Mike didn’t know about until this week. ...2024-04-221h 45

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 14 April 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week’s show also includes a hot new single frpm the Grascals – released to radio this morning. Available 14 April, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHea...2024-04-151h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 07 April 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike’s joined as guest co-host by award winning songwriter Rick Lang, who’s written so many of my favourite bluegrass songs. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available 07April...2024-04-091h 55

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 31 March 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike’s joined as guest co-host by Jon Goldfine, bass player with Chicago Bluegrass Band Henhouse Prowlers. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available 31 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/btt...2024-04-012h 03

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 24 March 2024 Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available 24 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Player FM, Audible, or wherever you catch your...2024-03-241h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 18 March 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available 18 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Player FM, Audible, or wherever you catch your favorite pod...2024-03-181h 47

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 10 March 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1. The countdown is based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. Available 10 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Player FM, Audible, or wherever you catch your favorite pod...2024-03-101h 44

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 25 February 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world and Countdown to a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week there are .6 debut songs on the countdown and 6 songs returning to the countdown after some time outside the top 20.. Also Mike will play the top 3 so...2024-02-251h 46

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 18 February 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia and ths week’s guest co-host Jana Mougin as they count down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike and Jana will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as we play all the songs in full and Countdown to a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. This week there are .3 debut songs on the count...2024-02-181h 53

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 11 February 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike will be joined by a co-host. He’s a guitarist, bandleader, songwriter, luthier, has a great history with some of the top bands in bluegrass. He’s from Topeka Kansas but Is in the process of moving to Owensboro Kentucky. His name is Rick Faris As usual Mike and Rick will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as we play all the...2024-02-112h 13

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 4 February 2024As always, Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia will count down the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top Twenty bluegrass hits in full, from #20 all the way to the most played bluegrass song in the world this week - a brand new #1 This week, Mike is joined by a co-hostHe’s one of the most successful bluegrass songwriters in the world with more than 500 songs recorded. His company mission statement is “Drinking coffee and making stuff up”. His name is Mark (Brink) Brinkman. As usual Mike and Brink will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on blue...2024-02-041h 56

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 January 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike is joined by a co-host. He’s one of those technical people sittting in the control room looking through the window into the recording studio.. Or sitting down in the audience twiddling the knobs to make you sound as good as possible when you sing. His name is Ben Surratt. As usual Mike and Ben will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over th...2024-01-281h 54

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 January 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike is joined by Amanda Cook. She’s a senior executive at leading bluegrass record label Mountain Fever Records, and a band leader. She knows a great many of the people in the bluegrass world, and contributes a lot to the interest this show holds for roots music fans. As usual Mike and Amanda will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world...2024-01-211h 58

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 14 January 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. He’ll also play 6 old favourites rejoining the countdown, and introduce 3 songs appearing on the countdown for the first time this week. The list is drawn from the airplay chart released by BluegrassToday.com just this last Friday night! And he has some hot blueg...2024-01-141h 52

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 January 2024Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. He’ll also play 9 old favourites rejoining the countdown, and introduce 6 songs appearing on the countdown for the first time this week. The list is drawn from the airplay chart released by BluegrassToday.com just this last Friday night! And he has some hot blueg...2024-01-101h 48

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown New Year EditionJoin Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. He’ll also play 6 old favourites rejoining the countdown, and introduce 3 songs appearing on the countdown for the first time this week. The list is drawn from the airplay chart released by BluegrassToday.com just this last Friday night! And he has some hot blueg...2023-12-311h 54

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown Christmas editionJoin Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. They’ll also play 4 old favourites rejoining the countdown, and introduce 7 songs appearing on the countdown for the first time this week. The list is drawn from the airplay chart released by BluegrassToday.com just this last Friday night! And they’ll also play some n...2023-12-241h 47

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown for 17 December, 2023Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike’s guest Co-host is Australian Golden Guitar winner Angus Gill, from Wauchope in upstate New South Wales – Record producer, Songwriter, band leader, singer, and all while still in his twenties. As usual Mike and Angus will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. Actually there’s 21 songs in the countdown this week because th...2023-12-171h 51

The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 CountdownThe Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown for 10 December, 2023Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as he counts down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the bluegrass chart according to BluegrassToday.com. This week, Mike’s guest Co-host is Angelika Torrie, from Basel in Switzerland, one of the founding directors of the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA). As usual Mike and Angelika will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world, as they count down to the new number 1. Actually there’s 21 songs in the countdown this week because theirs is a tie between two songs for o...2023-12-101h 50

Stacks and StoriesThe Magnolia Book AwardsElisabeth and Katie talk about the Magnolia Book Awards, a Mississippi based award for children's and young adult books. Learn what the award is and hear Elisabeth and Katie talk about some of their favorite nominations! Link to the 2022 Magnolia Book Awards page: https://mschildrensmuseum.org/parent-community-resources/magnolia-book-awards/ Full list of nominations for the 2022 Magnolia Book Awards: PRE-K - 2ND GRADE Feast of Peas written by Kashmira Sheth; illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler Kaia and the Bees written by Maribeth Boelts; illustrated by Angela Dominguez Nana Says I Will Be Famous One Day...2022-01-1931 min

Bluegrass Stories with Katy Daley & Howard ParkerMike Kear IBMA 2020 Broadcaster of The Year Talks with Katy DaleyMike Kear is the first non-American to win IBMA's Broadcaster of The Year award. he talks about the award and the business of broadcasting bluegrass music to an international audience.2020-12-1535 min

The Betfred League 1 ShowThe Betfred League 1 Show - 28th February 2018The Betfred League 1 returns this week as Ben and Matthew look back at all the results from the third round of The Challenge Cup. In addition we also hear some post match reaction from some of the victors, including the thoughts of York's James Ford, Hunslet's Gary Thornton, Whitehaven's Carl Forster, Coventry Bear's Tom Tsang, and Bradford Bull's John Kear. Plus we also catch up with Workington Town's Head Coach Leon Pryce, and Head Coach at North Wales Crusaders Mike Grady. With thanks to BBC Sport BBC West Yorkshire Sport - https://twitter.com/WYSdaily BBC York - https://twitter.c...2018-02-2855 min