Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… it’s time for Bluegrass Haiku!

There’s a tradition here of publishing at least one bluegrass haiku column per year. I’ve usually taken presidential election years off…

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From The Side of the Road… a look back at millennial bluegrass humor

WIth Gen Z soaking up a lot of press right now (while not knowing what the antiquated term “press” even refers…

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From The Side of the Road… For Your Consideration notices

For your consideration: I might as well warn you that I’ll be opening all correspondence this way for the next two…

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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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