Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… verbing in the world of bluegrass

As you may have noticed we live in a world of evolving language. The prevalence of texting has certainly been a…

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From The Side of the Road… eat all the snacks

Are you usually relegated to the status of opening act? Do you find yourself longing to be the closer? On the…

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From The Side of the Road… Bluegrass superstitions

We live in a world full of superstition. Perhaps this is the time to cue the drums to kick off that…

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From The Side of the Road… two sides of the recording contract coin

Last week, we took a general, possibly oversimplified look at recording contracts as they relate to bluegrass artists today. This week,…

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From The Side of the Road… a primer on bluegrass recording contracts

Recording contracts can be problematic for all parties involved, especially now when people have stopped, you know, actually paying for music….

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From The Side of the Road… vague promo is a coming thing

Last week we gave some examples of how bluegrass bands’ promotional material might read if we took out all the usual…

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From The Side of the Road… a new way to think about band promo

When playing a show in Chicago recently, I stopped to eat at a Greek restaurant on the northwest side of the…

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From The Side of the Road… the back story of bluegrass villains told at last

I’ve noticed within the entertainment industry a growing interest in the back stories of the villains of some of our legends,…

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From The Side of the Road… writing bluegrass songs about bluegrass

I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. They seem to get…

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From The Side of the Road… would I lie to you?

I was flying out of the Nashville airport recently, and I passed by a large, prominently displayed electronic sign, which said…

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