Author: Chris Jones

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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Musicians at home: where the real creative work happens

Another video column! Chris explains how getting back home from the road allows for the creative juices to flow.

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Folk remedies of the 21st century

Last Thursday, I had one of those experiences straight out of an anxiety nightmare. You know the kind, where where a…

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Bluegrass Mad Libs – you know you want to play

It’s hard to believe that the first day of spring is already here. Now that we’ve turned that seasonal corner, it’s only…

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Time Changes Everything, or The Attack of the Circadian Rhythms

How are you adjusting to the time change? Or perhaps you haven’t even changed your clocks yet because you had nowhere…

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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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