Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… bluegrass fears, real and imagined

You may think of people who have chosen bluegrass music as a profession as fearless types who proceed boldly into the…

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From The Side of the Road… bad bluegrass business concepts

Today is a travel day for me as I hop a dog sled to a freight train to another dog sled…

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From The Side of the Road… go on, tell the truth!

We’re into the cold and dark part of the year, which goes along with the quiet part of the touring season….

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From The Side off the Road… warning labels for bluegrass songs

Someone recently suggested to me that bluegrass music is every bit as violent as uncensored hip hop, especially towards women, and…

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From The Side of the Road… annual Bluegrass Quiz for 2024!

Happy New Year, friends and readers! 2024 is here at last. It’s one of those special every four years in the…

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From The Side of the Road… New Year’s Rulin’s for 2024

Peter Thompson, noted California bluegrass DJ and former concert organizer, recently e-mailed out a copy of Woody Guthrie’s New Years resolutions…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass bandleader gift ideas

This is it: the home stretch of the holiday shopping season is upon us. If you’re reading this when it first…

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From The Side of the Road… Mary and Joseph

Bluegrass bands face an annual challenge at this festive time of the year. And no, I don’t mean the challenge of…

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From The Side of the Road… another dose of bluegrass Hallmark Christmas movies

It’s that time of year again: time for the annual Hallmark barrage of Christmas movies. In fact, it’s been that time…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass records that really count

Whatever the future makeup of the IBMA Board of Directors might be in an ideal world (heaven), whether it have 16…

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