Author: Chris Jones

Post Literalism in bluegrass music

I think we may have a small problem in our world with bluegrass fundamentalism. I’m not referring to the desire on…

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Could you repeat the question?

Greetings from New Haven, Connecticut, or at least that’s what the sign said on the exit. I’m here for the Podunk…

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Are you my Fearless Leader?

There are at least a few different categories of bluegrass band leader personalities. All have their good and bad points. There…

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Theme Time and other radiophonic devices

I have tended to shy away from themes in my radio work. With the classic bluegrass show I do for SiriusXM…

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Bluegrass, euphemistically speaking

What with the heart of the road season upon us and some extra radio work this week, I’m taking this Wednesday…

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Scrambled eggs and burning bread

If you’re a songwriter, you may still have the original pad of paper you wrote the rough drafts of your songs…

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Aren’t you getting a bit personal?

There’s been an exciting new development at Bluegrass Today. I think it’s even bigger than the recent breaking of the personnel…

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In sooth, just a village and a homestead

The four stomachs of a cow are the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum. What does this have to…

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Name that tune – any old words will do

I thought it might be time to revisit the subject of naming instrumentals because I’ve discovered that musicians are still struggling…

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Bludgeon or bluegrass? Fun with predictive text

Do you need a publicist? A publicist will tell you yes, and issue a press release to that effect. Personally, I…

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