Author: Chris Jones

Lions, tigers, and… bluegrass impersonators!

Recently we discussed bluegrass urban legends, but it has since come to my attention that we have a lot bigger things…

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Rural rumors and campground legends

We’ve all been the recipient of urban legends or scams at one time, forwarded to us by email. In one of…

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Re-imagining murder ballads in the age of social media

Last week we attempted to blame bluegrass music’s violent side on one man: Little Willie, the Scapegoat, we’ll call him. It…

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It’s enough to give you the Willies

A Bluegrass Junction listener—we’ll call her “Laura” (because that was her name)—emailed me recently, pointing out that there are an awful…

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Potato… patahto

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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Spargel… get your Spargel!

I’m on a flight across North America right now, the second of three legs of my trip home from our recent…

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New award category of the year by a bi-national satirist

Early spring brings its familiar signs: the start of the baseball season, the blooming of daffodils, and in the northern states…

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Capotasto and the flat 1

In his comment on last week’s column about stage communication, Dick Bowden requested that I write a follow-up article on band…

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Seinfeld in Gnash… kick it off!

Well, I was going to continue the discussion we were having about on-stage communication, but it’s gotten too loud in here…

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Music Stands and Meaningful Looks

On-stage communication between musicians can take many forms and is required for a variety of purposes, some vitally important, some completely…

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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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