If this week’s column seems at all disjointed, it’s only because The Night Drivers and I are in the studio all this week, and I’m writing this in between takes of our new medley of Next Sunday Darling is My
Opinion / Humor
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Ask Sonny Anything… tell us about working with the symphony
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass songs as commercial jingles
Last week we discussed ways for bluegrass bands to cut costs, which ranged from laying off non-essential staff (like managers, bass players, or yourself), to sleeping in a ditch instead of a hotel. This week, I'd like to look at
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Ask Sonny Anything… Jimmy said what?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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From The Side of the Road – Can I sleep in your barn tonight, Mister?
I know we’re all tired of bad news about the music business, and bad news in general, but the reality we're facing is that when in-person concerts and smaller music clubs are back up and running, things will still not
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Ask Sonny Anything… you are missing the boat on Billy Strings
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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From The Side of the Road – Jeopardy style band introductions
Do you ever watch Jeopardy? Do you ever give answers in the form of questions? This is confusing to people, don't you think? Do you ever just get sick of questions? Are you hoping there's prize money somewhere at the end
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Some Favorite Moments from World of Bluegrass 2020
I miss seeing friends in person, and stumbling across some incredible hallway and hotel room jams, but IBMA’s virtual World of Bluegrass 2020 was a huge success. Here are some memorable moments, some funny, some poignant, from the week so
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Ask Sonny Anything… Leave those knobs alone!
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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From The Side of the Road – making virtual WOB like the real thing
In keeping with tradition - and we wouldn't want to break with tradition now, would we - Chris has delivered his weekly column during World of Bluegrass 2020 on video. Virtually, so to speak.