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Scan of 2026-10-14: convergence across scene charts, KEXP and the blogs. Links play on Spotify. Your ear makes the call.

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Heard early in this scene

Heard small, moving since.

Act	First heard	Then	Now	Δ	Status
Allison Russell	2026-07-10	85,836	90,316	+5.2%	Climbing
Billy Strings	2026-07-01	199,021	207,396	+4.2%	Climbing
Ken Pomeroy	2026-08-08	22,858	23,814	+4.2%	Climbing
Jake Xerxes Fussell	2026-07-15	92,641	96,003	+3.6%	Climbing
Purple Mountains	2026-07-01	166,402	171,959	+3.3%	Climbing
The Lostines	2026-07-03	33,945	35,038	+3.2%	Climbing
Charley Crockett	2026-07-01	197,342	202,434	+2.6%	Climbing
The Deslondes	2026-07-01	83,640	85,488	+2.2%	Climbing
Willi Carlisle	2026-07-16	31,090	31,771	+2.2%	Climbing
The Dead South	2026-07-01	207,224	211,385	+2.0%	Climbing

On the verge

Real audience, still early — where being first happens.

Act	Listeners	Signals
John Hartford	219,273	chart	▶ Hear
Son Volt	244,255	chart	▶ Hear
Jerry Douglas	241,844	chart	▶ Hear
James King	237,058	chart	▶ Hear
The Dead South	211,385	chart	▶ Hear
Magnolia Electric Co.	209,088	chart	▶ Hear
Billy Strings	207,396	chart	▶ Hear
The SteelDrivers	206,248	chart	▶ Hear
Charley Crockett	202,434	chart	▶ Hear
Crooked Still	201,177	chart	▶ Hear
Ralph Stanley	195,316	chart	▶ Hear
Purple Mountains	171,959	chart	▶ Hear
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	131,868	chart	▶ Hear
Greensky Bluegrass	98,884	chart	▶ Hear
The Deslondes	85,488	chart	▶ Hear
The Band of Heathens	85,480	chart	▶ Hear
The Osborne Brothers	80,037	chart	▶ Hear
Tony Rice	72,062	chart	▶ Hear
The Dillards	71,166	chart	▶ Hear
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs	61,887	chart	▶ Hear
Israel Nash Gripka	11,681	chart	▶ Hear
Riley Green	241,115	neighbor	▶ Hear
Cam	234,158	scout	▶ Hear
Rosanne Cash	206,765	neighbor	▶ Hear
Brent Cobb	204,067	neighbor	▶ Hear
Guy Clark	201,669	neighbor	▶ Hear
Maddie & Tae	196,444	neighbor	▶ Hear
Norman Blake	184,358	neighbor	▶ Hear
Yonder Mountain String Band	176,906	neighbor	▶ Hear
Wyatt Flores	153,051	neighbor	▶ Hear
Parker McCollum	152,380	neighbor	▶ Hear
Carly Pearce	150,295	neighbor	▶ Hear
Turnpike Troubadours	149,432	neighbor	▶ Hear
Hayes Carll	148,071	neighbor	▶ Hear
Josh Meloy	148,057	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Cox Family	120,656	neighbor	▶ Hear
Ole 60	113,614	neighbor	▶ Hear
Muscadine Bloodline	110,045	neighbor	▶ Hear
Ashley Monroe	104,024	neighbor	▶ Hear
Bella White	101,434	neighbor	▶ Hear
Cross Canadian Ragweed	92,436	neighbor	▶ Hear
Leftover Salmon	87,081	neighbor	▶ Hear
Mickey Gilley	83,512	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Infamous Stringdusters	82,669	neighbor	▶ Hear
Ashley McBryde	80,025	neighbor	▶ Hear
Steve Wariner	77,285	neighbor	▶ Hear
Nick Shoulders	75,117	neighbor	▶ Hear
Morgan Wade	75,112	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Del McCoury Band	73,832	neighbor	▶ Hear
Esther Rose	72,844	neighbor	▶ Hear
Chris Knight	72,531	neighbor	▶ Hear
Pecos & the Rooftops	72,382	neighbor	▶ Hear
Sam Bush	69,196	neighbor	▶ Hear
Caylee Hammack	68,265	neighbor	▶ Hear
John Conlee	65,554	neighbor	▶ Hear
Wade Bowen	59,182	neighbor	▶ Hear
Blue Highway	58,653	neighbor	▶ Hear
Moe Bandy	57,523	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Country Gentlemen	56,204	neighbor	▶ Hear
Vincent Neil Emerson	48,249	neighbor	▶ Hear
Earl Thomas Conley	46,718	neighbor	▶ Hear
Hot Rize	45,010	neighbor	▶ Hear
Drayton Farley	44,256	neighbor	▶ Hear
T.G. Sheppard	42,264	neighbor	▶ Hear
Benjamin Tod	38,313	neighbor	▶ Hear
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys	37,483	neighbor	▶ Hear
Peter Rowan	33,543	neighbor	▶ Hear
John R. Miller	30,464	neighbor	▶ Hear
J.D. Crowe & the New South	28,144	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Wilder Blue	26,264	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Bluegrass Album Band	22,217	neighbor	▶ Hear
Kelsey Waldon	20,725	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Tony Rice Unit	17,065	neighbor	▶ Hear
Joshua Ray Walker	16,901	neighbor	▶ Hear
Kassi Valazza	16,356	neighbor	▶ Hear
Kitchen Dwellers	13,415	neighbor	▶ Hear
Jake Xerxes Fussell	96,003	neighbor	▶ Hear
Allison Russell	90,316	neighbor	▶ Hear