Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… tax advice for the bluegrass musician

I’m traveling today, so this is actually a rerun from years gone by. Since the subject is taxes for musicians, though,…

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From The Side of the Road… even bigger and still better

We sometimes don’t like to think of it this way, but we live in a fiercely competitive and ever-changing business, with…

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From The Side of the Road… video game for bluegrass songwriters

I never thought I’d find myself discussing video games in this space; I’m really more of a pinball guy, which I…

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From The Side of the Road… collective noun usage for the bluegrass artist

We in the bluegrass music community have our own vocabulary, like referring to the banjo as “the five,” an instrumental solo…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass anniversary gift ideas

Do you have a big wedding anniversary coming up? When we celebrated our 30th, I decided to consult the list of…

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From The Side of the Road… the missing ingredient in bluegrass songs

I don’t know if you’re familiar with the song made popular by Dobie Gray in 1973 called Drift Away, but it’s…

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From The Side of the Road… find your bluegrass stage name

Do you ever play the name games? I’m referring to the cute methods of generating your own alternate name for a…

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From The Side of the Road… crowd-funding for the contemporary bluegrass artist

We’re all adjusting to a world in which recordings and other music projects are being funded in new ways. Even established…

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From The Side of the Road… a look back at COVID restriction song ideas

This Valentine’s Day, you might have the opportunity to take the one you love (or at least the one you don’t…

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From The Side of the Road… Mr. Bluegrass Manners looks at 2024

Mr. Bluegrass Manners has been away from us for a while. He hasn’t been idle, however. He’s been doing research for…

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