Chris Jones

It's bluegrass knowledge quiz time again. That time generally falls around the 1st of the year but can also happen as late as Groundhog Day, Passover, or Father's Day. In any case, here in 2022 that time is now. I

I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass standards, like "I'm a Man of Constant Netflix," "Selfie On Top of the World," and "You Don’t Know My

In the past (almost) two years, there have been numerous changes to services in the hospitality, travel, and entertainment business in the name of public safety and limiting the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. This is especially true with

Happy New Year! My wish for 2022 is simple, and I believe I share this wish with many: that it be noticeably different from 2021 and 2020. It can even be just as bad, but if it's bad in a

As we close in on the end of December, some choose to make charitable donations before the 31st in order to receive a tax deduction for the past year. Theoretically, they also want to be generous and give to worthy

I'll admit that I occasionally watch Hallmark Christmas movies, or parts of them, mainly because I want to see how they'll choose to retell the "single father/architect meets event planner at Christmas when they're both accidentally booked at the same

I'll admit to being a stickler for correct lyrics, probably to an annoying degree. Or at least I'm that way about lyrics for which there's a known author. For songs that made their way across the Atlantic in the 19th

It was my birthday this week, plus I've been tied up every day with daily fill-in shows on SiriusXM's classic country channel, Willie's Roadhouse. For that reason we have an "encore presentation" today, which as I've explained before is just

After writing 400 or so of these, I find that I occasionally tire of all the truth-telling (with the occasional lie thrown in just for fun, or do I have that ratio reversed?). If you wouldn't mind indulging me, then

It's time for our annual review of the best new bluegrass music products introduced in the past year. Well it used to be annual, but then the pandemic hit and we had to put this off for a couple of