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Category: Funny stuff
Getting there is half the battle
One of the basic requirements of any professional band is to be able to get to the gig, wherever it might be. It’s one (sometimes the only) common bond we all share. Some bands carry a P.A. system, some do not. Even in the world [...]
Junior and the Cow
Junior Williams, banjo player with Newtown and legitimate funny guy, has agreed to send us occasional iPhone videos. Here he is with John Cowan, who is doing some touring with his own band during a break in his schedule with The Doobie Brothers.
Just what do you mean by that?
Last week I was preoccupied with another side business I have, which is the raising of prize miniature llamas (one of the llamas had gone off her feed and would eat nothing but stir-fried alfalfa pellets, and the whole thing got very labor intensive). I [...]
Bordergrass from Platarapido
Well looky here… Monroeville claims to have discovered an ethnomusicological missing link. I’ll admit to a bit of skepticism here. Monroeville says that the outfit in this video is a mariachi band called Platarapido which they encountered along the US southern border, but the various members bear [...]
Bluegrass to English translations
Chris Jones, our dutiful chronicler of bluegrass whimsy, found himself low on time this week, so we are re-running this clever column, originally published in April 2012. People that are new to bluegrass music sometimes need some help in translating our jargon. Hearing that someone is [...]
2013 Bluegrass Knowledge Test
Well, it’s that time of year again (isn’t it always?). I really had no follow-up to that statement; it just seemed like a snappy way to begin this column. It’s at least safe to say that it’s a time of year again. It’s that awkward [...]
Least Important Bluegrass Stories of 2012
I hope it’s been a wonderful holiday season for you so far. The date of this column’s publication being January 2nd, let me be the first to wish you a very happy Ninth Day of Christmas. Yes, in spite of Bluegrass Today and Rhonda Vincent’s [...]
Bluegrass horoscopes for fun and profit with Chris Jones
This Chris Jones column is a repost from July 25, 2012. I’ve become very disillusioned with the zodiac, I have to admit. First there were the overly general daily horoscopes: “Make sound financial decisions today. Expect news from a friend, family member, or other human [...]
Blue Yodel #58 – Holiday Poem 2012
Dear friends upon the Internet, And Facebook pals I’ve never met, Let us pause in late December To gather ‘round and remember, The year that was two-thousand-twelve, (Old arguments for now let’s shelve). I’d have to say, if I were pressed, Twas not the worst, [...]
Sure signs of the Mayan Apocalypse
As of the date of this column’s publication I calculate (with the clever use of the fingers of both of my hands) that there are only six more shopping days until Christmas. As if that weren’t enough pressure, if you believe this whole “Mayan Apocalypse” [...]
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