Author: Chris Jones

Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back!

Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back. We’re not sure where he went, but I have it on good information that wherever he…

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Survey for students in bluegrass college programs

It’s been such an exciting development to see the growth of bluegrass music in higher education. Programs like those at ETSU,…

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Social media Q&A for bluegrass artists

Last week I gave an overview of the social media platforms most often used by bluegrass artists and musicians. It was…

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Social media for grassers in 2019

It’s been a while since we discussed social media use by bluegrass musicians and artists, so I thought it might be…

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Useful German phrases for the touring musician

Greetings from our European Tour, 2019! Below is a newly updated column and musician’s German phrasebook from an earlier tour: Since…

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A scent for the man who picks his grass

Since it has been established in the advertising world that if you can identify a niche, you can target it, it…

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Festival food disasters to avoid with great assiduity

Vendors, especially food and beverage vendors, at a bluegrass festival can sometimes be like an oasis from the elements, a blessed…

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A look at new IBMA rules and procedures

Last week I said we’d spend some time discussing recent changes in the IBMA awards procedure, naming, and criteria, most of…

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IBMA Awards season, a sure sign of spring

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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Bad tax advice for bluegrass musicians – or anyone else

I had a hard time cranking out this week’s column, which was originally going to be a historical discussion of the…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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