Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… healthy training for World of Bluegrass

The very first column I wrote for Bluegrass Today was about maintaining your health during the stressful IBMA World of Bluegrass…

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From The Side of the Road… What if I’m wrong?

Is the rerunning of a column about bluegrass conspiracy theories a blatant attempt to cross-promote our new single, What if You’re…

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From The Side of the Road… A.I. and the bluegrass industry

It’s been a while since I’ve done a video column, but the time felt right. I promise it’s not just because…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass plagiarism over the years

I read an interesting tale of the music business recently, in which an Edmonton music student and songwriter, Connor Shaw, claimed…

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From The Side of the Road… movie tag lines for bluegrass songs, Part Deux

Last week we discussed movie taglines, those one or two sentence teasers meant to entice us to rush out (or in)…

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From The Side of the Road… can movie tag lines work for bluegrass songs?

I hope you’re staying cool in this, the hottest stretch of summer. I’ve got a lot of travel this week and…

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From The Side of the Road… Mr. Bluegrass Manners in the house

Mr. Bluegrass Manners has been away for an unusually long time, and he asked me to pass on his apologies. He…

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From The Side of the Road… if bluegrass artists interviewed like politicians

One of the most challenging aspects of hosting radio shows is doing interviews. What are the most relevant questions to ask?…

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From The Side of the Road… Truth or Dare for bandmates

Are you a fan of the game “Truth or Dare?” I’ll admit that I’m not. This is a game that has…

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From The Side of the Road… changes to expect from the IBMA awards

It’s the day of the IBMA Awards announcements, but I was writing this before the big reveal in Nashville, so I…

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