Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… Bluegrass baby name derivation

Chris is stuck working a double shift this morning at SiriusXM, so we are running this encore presentation of one of…

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From The Side of the Road… can you find the pop lyric in a bluegrass song?

If you’ve been reading these columns for any length of time, you know that I have periodically lamented the fact that…

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From The Side of the Road… an attempt at metric conversion for bluegrass

Should we consider adopting the metric system for bluegrass songs to broaden the music’s appeal? Bluegrass musician Ira Gitlin brought this…

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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass song titles from the ’80s!

I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass…

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From The Side of the Road… what turned the nice snake so awful and dreadful?

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… Mr. Bluegrass Manners’ triumphant return

The pandemic is even taking its toll on Mr. Bluegrass Manners. The last time I saw him, he was playing the…

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From The Side of the Road… what is your bluegrass spirit animal?

In this general feeling of turning a corner, seeing light at the end of the tunnel, and whatever other hopeful clichés,…

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From The Side of the Road… A rose by any other name

I do my best to keep up with the latest goings on in Bluegrass Today, from recent births, deaths, new releases,…

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From The Side of the Road… 2021 Bluegrass Knowledge Test

Happy New Year! I believe I said that last week, but I figure if I say it often enough it has…

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From The Side of the Road… Goodbye 2020

This will be extremely short, just as I hope and pray the end of 2020 is. I was going to list…

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