Author: Chris Jones

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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From The Side of the Road… accentuate the negative

It’s been a while since we discussed the IBMA breakaway organization, the ABMA, which stands for the Argumentative Bluegrass Music Association….

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From The Side of the Road… not mashed but Chopped

I’m late to this game, I realize, but I’ve finally taken notice of the Food Network’s Chopped show. Sure I had…

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From The Side of the Road…Lyrics? What lyrics?

I’ve mentioned this before, but I have a theory that a sizable chunk of modern bluegrass fans aren’t listening to the…

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From The Side of the Road… the dreaded band photo shoot

Quite some time ago (I think it was just after the breakup of Flatt & Scruggs and the Beatles) I made…

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From The Side of the Road… Bluegrass haiku, the sequel

It seems like so long ago now, back before the time change, even, that I wrote a little article here on…

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From The Side of the Road… AI writes bluegrass humor

I apologize that I’m not able to bring you a new column this week. Rather than get ChatGPT to write one,…

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From The Side of the Road… the AI discussion is back!

AI is the subject everyone is talking about, in fact more than many of us would like. I can’t recall a…

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From The Side of the Road… film concepts with a bluegrass theme

Not to alarm anyone about the passage of time, but the Coen Brothers movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou came out…

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From The Side of the Road… a really, really important message

Most bluegrass musicians now exist in a digital world we didn’t create, one in which we have to dispense with all…

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