Author: Chris Jones

I know I make a lot of stuff up in this column for fun, but this one deals with falsehoods spread on social media, and the difference between truth and fiction. All examples used below are true, or I should

I'll have a new column next week, but this week I wanted to present a rerun from way back in 2012 that has to do with strategies for making the most of the World of Bluegrass, since that hallowed event

I'm in the midst of a SiriusXM radio marathon, because apparently no one else is working right now, so here's an "encore presentation" of what was the second installment in the barely-popular Most Boring Stories of the Year series. This was

Is it "Mon-ROE" or "MUN-roe"? Is how we pronounce bluegrass names important? It probably is, yet it's not always as simple as it might seem. Do we pronounce people's names the way they would pronounce them themselves, or do we

This month I'm wearing my classic country DJ hat (size 7.5) and working at SiriusXM Willie's Roadhouse on weekday mornings most of this month. While on the air the other day I played Stateside by Mel Tillis, and I was

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

We live in a world full of superstition. Perhaps this is the time to cue the drums to kick off that Stevie Wonder song, unless you object to drums, in which case cue the drum mounted on the bass and

Last week I promised to give a few tips for band leaders on how to keep band members longer. Or, if that really isn't a big priority for you (and for some band leaders it isn't), a few suggestions for

What makes some bands stay together for years, and others have perpetual personnel changes?  If you answered, "the one that stays together for years has never taken a current band photo or purchased an expensive vehicle together," congratulations! You’re a regular

I'm no ethnomusicologist. I'm not even a mixologist or any other kind of "ologist," but lyrics interest me, and sometimes I like going a little deeper into some of the mysteries presented in the bluegrass standards we know and love. Many