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 Bluegrass Music Market Reseach & Industry Information - Bluegrass Listeners - Performing Artists - Record Companies - Bluegrass Associations - Bluegrass Event Producers - Radio Broadcasting - Sources Bluegrass Listeners Percent U.S. Adults Who "Listen To Bluegrass" (National Endowment for the Arts 1997) 1982: 25% 1985: 24% 1992: 29% 1997: 42% (82 million) Performing Artists Number of Groups: 1018+ U.S. Bands: 969+ Non-U.S. Bands: 49+ Back to Top Record Companies Number of Labels: 129 U.S. Based: 118 Non-US Based: 11 Total Releases in Catalog (All Labels): 5033 Artists Actively Recording for Labels: 524 Back to Top Bluegrass Associations Number of Active Associations: 177 Average Number of Members: 950 Publish Newsletters: 113 Host Concerts/Festivals: 132 Back to Top Bluegrass Event Producers Number of organizations/people who produce concerts or festivals: 627 Number of Bluegrass Festivals: Over 609 (Source: Bluegrass Unlimited) Back to Top Radio Broadcasting Number Of Stations Offering Bluegrass Programming Total: 791 U.S.: 712 Non-U.S.: 79 Average Hours of Bluegrass Programming/Station: 6.25 # Stations = 20+ Hours Programming: 54 # Stations = Primary format bluegrass: 7 Commercial Stations: 381, 50% Non-Commercial: 376, 50% Stations Carrying:
Sources Unless otherwise indicated, the source of the information provided here is from IBMA surveys of industry resources. IBMA strives to update information regularly and additional data may be available by contacting the organization. Back to Top |
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