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Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown - January 2010

Series: Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown
From: WAMU
Length: 01:57:33

Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/lee-michael-demsey/] Read the full description.

Bgc-logo-bluegold_-prx_small <a href="http://bluegrasscountry.org/programs/bluegrass-unlimited-top-30-countdown/" target="_self">The Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown</a> features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the upcoming month, in the familiar countdown format. Demsey also includes brief comments from some of the artists and/or songwriters whose music is included.

BU has maintained their monthly chart, the National Bluegrass Survey, for the past 19 years. Since its inception, Demsey has compiled the list for the magazine from reporting radio stations and syndicators.

Each month's show airs on the last Saturday of the previous month. For example, May's show originally aired on April 25th.

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<a href="http://bluegrasscountry.org/programs/bluegrass-unlimited-top-30-countdown/" target="_self">The Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown</a> features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the upcoming month, in the familiar countdown format. Demsey also includes brief comments from some of the artists and/or songwriters whose music is included.

BU has maintained their monthly chart, the National Bluegrass Survey, for the past 19 years. Since its inception, Demsey has compiled the list for the magazine from reporting radio stations and syndicators.

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