Author: Chris Jones

He’s got such a supple wrist

Some time ago, I proposed a video game for songwriters that would allow them to experience simulated hardships to enable them…

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Updated names in bluegrass lyrics, or I mean… it’s 2018

There are some who believe, mistakenly I think, that bluegrass music hasn’t received its due recognition in the mass marketplace because…

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Hey… can you help an artist out?

Several weeks ago I wrote a column about bluegrass financing (save all your oxymoron jokes for another time!), and we got…

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Studio tips and pop psychology – part two

Last week we were discussing the psychology of the studio experience, and we’ve come now to the critically important matter of…

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Another look at life in the studio

The Night Drivers and I are in the studio this week in North Carolina, recording new material for Mountain Home, so…

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Tax Tips For the Bluegrass Musician – redux

As I mentioned last week, after my 300th column, Bluegrass Today has generously given me a few weeks off. I thought this…

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Sweet or savory? Tune in next week to find out!

This is, according to my count (I at least waited until I came up with the same number twice), my 300th…

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Financing in bluegrass: beg, borrow, or steal?

If you’ve followed recent news (and I don’t recommend that you do), you may have seen that Facebook has taken a…

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Thoughts on returning from the Emerald Isle

St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching, and we opted to end our band’s Ireland tour just before the rush. I thought…

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Did you really invite these people here?

Greetings from Ireland, where I’m currently on tour. Have you ever housed a bluegrass band? You know, put them up in…

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