Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… “The __ Song” naming convention

I have often suggested that you can name an instrumental anything. You’re not restricted by lyrical content, and in our music…

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From The Side of the Road… We love the ’80s!

I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass…

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From The Side of the Road… ’50s tag lines applied to bluegrass standards

I was thumbing through Minnesota-based Farm Show magazine recently (like you do), checking out some of the DIY farm shop tips…

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From The Side of the Road… It’s the first line that does it

This is the time of year when I’m deep into other people’s songs. Right now, judges are busy reviewing and picking…

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From The Side of the Road… backstories of bluegrass villains

I’ve noticed within the entertainment industry over the last several years a growing interest in the back stories of the villains…

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From The Side of the Road… more Facebook follies

Last week’s column about Facebook fan pages generated a few reader questions, and I wanted to field those before moving on…

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From The Side of the Road… are you smarter than Facebook?

Ever since Facebook came on the scene, making people in vast portions of the world up to 58% less productive in…

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From The Side of the Road… remembering John Rice

Special Consensus @ 1982: Paul Kramer, Chris Jones, Greg Cahill, John Rice – photo © Jim Polanski This is normally a…

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From The Side of the Road… Mad Libs, bluegrass style

It’s hard to believe that the first day of July is already here (Happy Canada Day, by the way). In addition…

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From The Side of the Road… Yes, I’m positive!

In many parts of our society, we place a high value on being positive. “Just stay positive,” we’re often told, even…

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