Chris Jones

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,...