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Seize The Day…. In one way or another, that phrase became the catchphrase for an entire music festival this past Memorial Day Weekend, 2016. Seize The Day… Isn’t that how many of us feel as we arrive FINALLY to what is for most, one of the first bluegrass festivals of the summer season, DelFest? After [...]
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. Maya Angelou National holidays in America each have their cultural traditions and specific icons like American Flags, Pumpkins, or even Festivus Poles. Typically, family is the center of those traditions. But not [...]
Here's a first gallery of DelFest images taken by Todd Powers. More to come...
When Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby performed recently on the Conan show, they taped this web exclusive version of the Christmas classic, Christmas Time's A Comin'. Enjoy.
Earlier this month Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby stopped by Yahoo Music to record a brief set of songs from their new live CD, Cluck Ol' Hen, with Kentucky Thunder, Ricky's band of red hot super-pickers, in tow. Here's their grassified version of Hornsby's 1986 breakout hit, The Way It Is, following a brief commercial announcement. [...]
Tonight's (10/17) edition of Conan on TBS will feature a song from Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. The duo are currently on tour with Skaggs' Band, Kentucky Thunder, in support of their latest compilation project, Cluck Ol' Hen, a live album from a previous tour. They are scheduled to perform The Way It Is, Hornsby's [...]
This review is a contribution from Marybeth Altizer, who we hope will be a regular correspondent. Ricky Skaggs, one of bluegrass’ most talented musicians, and Bruce Hornsby, an expressive pop vocalist and pianist, first paired their talents six years ago for the appropriately titled album, Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. They are reunited for Cluck [...]
Skaggs Family Records has set an August 20 release date for Cluck Ol' Hen, a live album from Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. The 11 tracks, which combine songs from previous recordings from both headliners, were recorded when the pair toured together with Skaggs' band, Kentucky Thunder in 2008. From the Hornsby repertoire come Gulf Of [...]
Sunday at FloydFest 11 (“Lovers Rock”) boasted main stage performances by powerhouses Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby, and Allison Krauss & Union Station. The side stages were awash with fans, too, with performances by The Rogues, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Ricky Skaggs, Darrell Scott, Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun and the Love Canon String Band. Lovers [...]
Charlie Haden is a name that serious jazz fans will recognize, but for folks in the bluegrass an acoustic world, it may not be familiar. With his star-studded new release, Rambling Boy, out this week, you might expect him to gain some new fans in our sphere too. Haden is a bass player known for [...]
