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The good news about bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs said Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, is that it’s attracting new generations of fans and talented pickers. The bad news, he added, is that those fans are just like younger devotees of every other kind of music. They don't want to pay for it. [...]
Every time I get angry about cable TV rates or restrictions, and turn my mind to the notion of doing without, there are a few things that slam on the brakes. One is live sports, and the other is DVR. I can't imagine life without baseball, or the convenience of watching the few programs I [...]
This week the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville hosted Ricky Skaggs as an artist-in-residence. Given his prominence in both bluegrass and country music, the museum sponsored two nights of shows: one celebrating Skaggs in each genre, with fellow superstars joining him on stage from each slice of the discipline. Emily Hester, Media [...]
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. [...]
It's Halloween, and all of the little ghosts and goblins are going to be knocking on neighborhood doors with a list of demands which we so easily meet. Most costumes these days require a lack of effort or creativity. There's too many Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus costumes and not enough bluegrass star costumes. Anyone [...]
ATO Records has announced November 5th as the official release date for Divided & United, a two-disc set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This hearty thirty-two song collection features the best in American music. Drawing from country, bluegrass, and Americana music, this has been one of the most-anticipated albums of the year in roots [...]
Carson-Newman University, a private, Christian liberal arts institution in Jefferson City, TN, has announced the establishment of a new scholarship, named for a bluegrass legend. The Ricky Skaggs Endowed Scholarship is part of the school's Students First campaign, which had already raised $16,501,211 of its $25 million goal when it was made public on October 15 during a donor recognition [...]
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 [...]
It has been announced that Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist-in-Residence for 2013. Skaggs will present two intimate evening performances on November 18th and 19th, at 7:00 pm. The concerts will be the museum’s first public programs staged in the new state-of-the-art CMA Theater. Established in 2003, the museum’s [...]
Paul Brewster is used to working outside the spotlight. He's made a career in bluegrass music helping make superstars sound good, and folks who follow our industry closely consider him as among the top current tenor singers in the business, where he's always on "second fiddle." Growing up in Knoxville, TN, Brewster spent two years [...]
