Author: Chris Jones

From The Side of the Road… bluegrass pronunciation key

Is it “Mon-ROE” or “MUN-roe”? Is how we pronounce bluegrass names important? It probably is, yet it’s not always as simple…

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From The Side of the Road… what if bluegrass bands were named for their hit songs?

This month I’m wearing my classic country DJ hat (size 7.5) and working at SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse on weekday mornings most…

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From The Side of the Road… comparative recording budgets

If this week’s column seems at all disjointed, it’s only because The Night Drivers and I are in the studio all…

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From The Side of the Road… is bluegrass very superstitious?

We live in a world full of superstition. Perhaps this is the time to cue the drums to kick off that…

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From The Side of the Road… how to keep your band together

Last week I promised to give a few tips for band leaders on how to keep band members longer. Or, if…

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From The Side of the Road… are your bandmates really your friends?

What makes some bands stay together for years, and others have perpetual personnel changes? If you answered, “the one that stays…

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From The Side of the Road… the lost bluegrass verses

I’m no ethnomusicologist. I’m not even a mixologist or any other kind of “ologist,” but lyrics interest me, and sometimes I…

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From The Side of the Road… important jamming rules in bluegrass

I just got done teaching at Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp last week (always good klean fun). This reminded me of the…

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From The Side of the Road: bluegrass fusion – yes or no?

Last week we discussed the blending of bluegrass music with other styles, including some that may not at first listen seem…

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From The Side of the Road… don’t cross the streams!

A number of years ago, I got a message from a musician with a band called Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (I was…

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