Author: Chris Jones

Don’t know nothin’ ’bout lit-ra-cy

You may not be aware of this, and your calendar may not show it, but in addition to this April of…

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Road restroom ratings for troubadours

For the male road musician, the highway men’s room is a sad fact of life. Last week I promised (or threatened)…

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Road restroom reviews – an analysis

At one point several years ago, my bandmate Ned Luberecki and I were going to start writing road restaurant reviews. It…

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Tax time for grassers, part II

The plan for this week was to provide some tax advice for working (or occasionally working) bluegrass musicians. As I mentioned…

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Tax time for grassers

It has been my contention for a long time that a great number of bluegrass music fans have no idea how…

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If you can make it to the phone, you can make it to the gig

We’ve heard it countless times: “The show must go on.” But is that just a cliché that’s virtually meaningless in practice,…

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Feed a cold, starve a touring musician

Last week, I introduced the radical idea that the road life may not be the idyllic lifestyle it’s imagined to be….

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How I came to love life on The Road

“The life I love is making music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again” –…

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Border intrigue for bluegrass musicians

I’m on an extended family vacation right now (48 hours), so with your permission (who am I kidding? You have no…

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Bluegrass Olympics in 2014?

After events of the past week, I’ve been asked numerous questions and have tried to respond to various rumors about my…

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