Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… Christmas fun with predictive text

I’ll admit to being a stickler for correct lyrics, probably to an annoying degree. Or at least I’m that way about…

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Dealing with the perennial dearth of Christmas bluegrass songs

It was my birthday this week, plus I’ve been tied up every day with daily fill-in shows on SiriusXM’s classic country…

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From The Side of the Road… a short work of bluegrass fiction

After writing 400 or so of these, I find that I occasionally tire of all the truth-telling (with the occasional lie…

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From The Side of the Road… gift ideas for your favorite grassers

It’s time for our annual review of the best new bluegrass music products introduced in the past year. Well it used…

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From The Side of the Road… can there be positive bluegrass?

In many parts of our society, we place a high value on being positive. “Just stay positive,” we’re often told, even…

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From The Side of the Road… the dreaded pronoun swap returns

A couple of years ago—and given the pandemic time warp we’ve all experienced, that could be anywhere from one to eight…

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From The Side of the Road… spooky songs for bluegrass gatherings

I’ve discussed in past columns the fact that, while bluegrass bands still get booked at weddings, there are at most three…

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From The Side of the Road… I bet you don’t remember me

I want to describe a scene at a typical bluegrass concert or festival that will probably be familiar to both artist…

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From The Side of the Road… there’s a day for that!

We’re constantly trying to find new and more effective ways to market bluegrass music to a wider audience, or just a…

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From The Side of the Road… post World of Bluegrass analysis

It’s the IBMA World of Bluegrass week-after. I usually go through my annual post-IBMA bluegrass cleanse during this week, which involves…

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