Mr. Bluegrass Manners has been in self-quarantine mode long before he was asked to do so by the powers that be, because, you know, manners. He is more than adept at hand-washing and social distancing, though he prefers the term
Opinion / Humor
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Ask Sonny Anything… Working with a rhythm guitarist
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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Quarantine time killers for bluegrassers
Greetings from—where else?—home. And, whether you’re self-isolating, self-quarantining, or sheltering in place (I have to admit when I first heard the phrase, I assumed “shelter in place” was a square dance figure), I’d say there’s a pretty good chance you’re
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Ask Sonny Anything… Jimmy Martin and the 20/20 Vision lick
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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Hand washing tips for bluegrassers
This might be a good time for a disclaimer: Though it isn’t labeled this way, this weekly thing I write here is meant to be a humor column. I’m occasionally troubled by responses I get, both positive and negative: “How
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Ask Sonny Anything… Meeting Hank Williams
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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Bluegrass in the time of novel coronavirus
Even if we’re showing no symptoms, the Coronavirus is affecting us all in one way or another. I knew things were getting serious when I heard that several Middle Tennessee meth labs were converting their operations to produce black market
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Ask Sonny Anything… Dress for Success!
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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Which 1946-47 Blue Grass Boy are you?
You’ve probably seen the online quizzes published by Buzzfeed and other high-brow web sites which attempt to look deep into the intricacies of your personality and try, for example, to determine which Friends character you are, which Disney princess you
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Ask Sonny Anything… What are your favorite songs to play?
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