Spring just always seems to inspire me to write in haiku form, since there’s no baseball and bluegrass festivals are cancelled for a while. We’ve covered this short form of poetry, which originated in Japan, in columns past. Some of my
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Chris Jones assumes management of Winfield NewSong Showcase
Organizers of the long running Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS have announced that Chris Jones will serve as the new curator of their NewSong Showcase. As they look forward to the 49th annual festival in 2020, their songwriting competition
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Dear Mr. Bluegrass Manners – quarantine edition encore
Mr. Bluegrass Manners was deluged with quarantine-related etiquette questions, not only because we’re all in uncharted territory now and have plenty of questions about it, but also because we just have lots of time on our hands, at least when
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We Needed This Ride video from Chris Jones
Even though most of us are stuck at home, sometimes wondering what to do with ourselves, you may be heartened to know that your favorite bluegrass artists - and their record labels - are still hard at work, though not
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Mr. Bluegrass Manners – Quarantine edition
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
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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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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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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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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