Tag: Ricky Skaggs

Reborn – Mark Newton & Steve Thomas

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Every now and then, two artists come together and form a collaboration that fans are sure to remember for years to come. With their debut release, Reborn, Mark Newton and Steve Thomas have likely earned themselves a spot in that category. This twelve-song collection is [...]

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New single from Terry Baucom

| March 26, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Banjo man Terry Baucom has a new album coming soon on the John Boy & Billy label. Like his 2011 project, In A Groove, this as yet unnamed record will feature Bauc on the five along with an all-star cast of his bluegrass buddies. Among [...]

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Paul Reed Smith – A Conversation On Tone

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Earlier this year, we reported on celebrated electric guitar builder Paul Reed Smith’s move into the acoustic market, and his choice of hypersonic flatpicker Cody Kilby as an endorser. Recently, Smith convened an all-star panel of acoustic guitar masters for a conversation on tone. Watch [...]

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Billy Joe Foster passes

| January 23, 2013 | 7 Comments
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We have learned that Billy Joe Foster, noted Oklahoma picker, passed away today at 51 years of age. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Foster played fiddle with Bill Monroe, bass with Country Gazette, and several instruments with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. He was also the banjo [...]

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Ricky Skaggs on Fox News

| November 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Ricky Skaggs will be a special studio guest on Saturday (11/24) during America’s News HQ on the Fox News television network. Having given his trusty band the Thanksgiving weekend off, Ricky will appear solo and perform, Nothing Beats A Family, one of the tracks on [...]

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Music to My Ears From Ricky Skaggs

| October 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Imagine the excitement of getting ready to tear open a gift from someone who always comes up with something exciting and wonderful. Then imagine the disappointment when you discover the package contains a shirt. A well-made shirt, for sure. But, in the end, just a [...]

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Tuesday at IBMA

| September 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Here’s a set of photos taken on Tuesday at World of Bluegrass.  

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Ricky Skaggs at IBMA

| September 26, 2012 | 1 Comment
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We had the chance on Tuesday afternoon to speak with Ricky Skaggs about his new record, Music To My Ears, which had just been released earlier that day. You can watch the entire interview on video below. Ricky shared some details about the songs on [...]

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Digital 45 from Chris Jones next week

| September 21, 2012 | 4 Comments
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There are a couple of new albums set to drop next Tuesday, while much of the bluegrass world (including Bluegrass Today) will be in Nashville for the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention. We wanted to mention them today, lest they get lost in the IBMA [...]

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Who has the best hair in bluegrass?

| September 19, 2012 | 14 Comments
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Heading into IBMA week, and our big Red Carpet pre-show event next Thursday at 7:45 p.m. (EDT), it seems like a good time to settle one of the most compelling debates in all of bluegrass music. Not acoustic v.s. electric bass, old school v.s. big [...]

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