Author: Chris Jones

Festival Food: it’s what’s for dinner

Vendors, especially food and beverage vendors, at a bluegrass festival can sometimes be like an oasis from the elements, a blessed…

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Skin-thickening potions and Cajun dentists

Last week I received my first major blowback from a Bluegrass Today column of mine. I never like to offend people,…

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Festivals 2013: bread, butter and demographic pie

Are bluegrass festivals successful? The answer, in 2013 (I prefer to work in the present because it’s so now-ish), is an…

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Grassy-as-funk and capo-driven

Last week, we deliberately inflicted pain on ourselves and discussed the topic of album reviews, with actual samples (that I made…

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The school of album reviews

No recording artist likes bad reviews. In fact, most recording artists are pretty unhappy with reviews that are even mediocre. When…

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Check out my new CD: Album Name Here

After a new recording project is mastered, photos have been taken, perhaps someone has been hired to write some liner notes,…

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If Band A leaves Nashville traveling at 70 mph…

You may recall that last week we started a discussion of band travel options, which are numerous, ranging from private jet…

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Getting there is half the battle

One of the basic requirements of any professional band is to be able to get to the gig, wherever it might…

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Just what do you mean by that?

Last week I was preoccupied with another side business I have, which is the raising of prize miniature llamas (one of…

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Bluegrass to English translations

Chris Jones, our dutiful chronicler of bluegrass whimsy, found himself low on time this week, so we are re-running this clever…

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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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