As 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 bl...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 97
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 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...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Mike 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 br...
Sep 23, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 95
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. 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 worl...
Sep 17, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 94
The 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 d...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 93
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. . 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 Bluegras...
Sep 03, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Mike 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 ...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 91
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 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 anyt...
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 90
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 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 ...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 89
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 an...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 88
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 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 ...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 87
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 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 anythin...
Jul 14, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 86
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 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 sta...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Mike 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...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 84
After 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 Ric...
Jun 23, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Mike 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 &...
Jun 02, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Join 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://patre...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 81
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. This week, Mike’s guest co-host is Melody Williamson Keyes, from the family band Williamson Branch. Av...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 80
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. This week’s show also includes a hot new single from Kenny & Amanda Smith and a hit from 1994 that...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 79
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. This week’s show also includes several hot new singles released to radio this week. Available 5 May, 2...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Join 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 a...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 77
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. This week’s show also includes a hot new single from Kenny & Amanda Smith and a hit from 1994 that...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 76
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. This week’s show also includes a hot new single frpm the Grascals – released to radio this morning. Av...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Join 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 wee...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Join 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 la...
Apr 01, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 73
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, Play...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 72
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 18 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Play...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 71
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 10 March, 2024, at podomatic.com/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Play...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 70
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 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 t...
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia and ths week’s guest co-host J ana 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 we...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 68
