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Chris Jones' vocals -- often earthy, always rich and deep, sometimes a bit country -- help contribute to his image as one of the finer modern bluegrass artists. He delivers a "low lonesome sound," as the magazine Bluegrass Now described it, distinguishing it from the genre's long-standing definition of the high-pitched "high lonesome sound." Throw in his superb handling of his Gallagher guitar and his straight-to-the heart songwriting skills, and you might expect that this well-rounded bluegrass musician hails from a long line of Southern mountain folk. You'd be wrong, though, for he was born and bred a Yankee, straight from New York State's Buffalo region. Jones, whose mother was an actress, was 18 years old when he joined a group named Horse Country. While furthering his education as a University of Vermont animal science major, he spent time playing for an outfit called Banjo Dan & the Mid-Nite Plowboys. He became a member of Special Consensus, a band led by banjo player Greg Cahi...