Author: Chris Jones

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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From The Side of the Road… if you can make it to the phone

I recently came across this column from several years ago about determining if and when to perform when sick. I quickly…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass afterlife; a study in contrasts

As mentioned last week, our recent discussion of epitaphs leads us right to a topic we’ve never tackled here before: the…

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From The Side of the Road… on the stone these words were written

The following is a rerun column from last year. Since last week’s installment referred to an as-yet unwritten column about the…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass retirement options

A number of weeks ago, we discussed bluegrass death, and if things followed along the expected timeline, we should be approaching…

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From The Side of the Road… Have you seen my latest review?

No recording artist likes bad reviews. In fact, most recording artists are pretty unhappy with reviews that are even mediocre. When…

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From The Side of the Road… pitch session for bluegrass standards

Some of our best-known bluegrass standards were most often written by one person or maybe two, like Carter Stanley or Lester…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass TV shows coming soon?

I don’t want to alarm you about the passage of time, or, if I’m honest, I do want to alarm you…

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