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,
Ricky Skaggs
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Ricky Skaggs makes Music to My Ears
Ricky Skaggs has long resided at the crossroads of traditional and experimental, from picking with Bill Monroe at the age of 6 and Flatt & Scruggs one year later, to his recent work with rock keyboard whiz Bruce Hornsby and
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Album of the Week #27 – John Starling’s Long Time Gone
These days, it seems like everyone is putting out a solo project. Much of the time, solo projects are a great way for an artist to showcase his interests in a more personal manner. Often times, solo projects are a
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Bluegrass artists prominent among 2012 ICMA nominees
2012 nominees for the Inspirational Country Music Awards have been announced, and are rife with familiar names for bluegrass fans. The annual awards are distributed by the Christian Country Music Association, with winners to be announced during ICM week in Nashville
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Sunday at FloydFest 11
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
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Skaggs & Rice vinyl reissue in April
Sugar Hill Records has announced that they will re-release the classic Skaggs & Rice album on vinyl as part of their annual celebration of Record Store Day on April 12. This 1980 recording from Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice has been
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Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman 2012
The docket for this summer’s Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman was announced this week. This series is an annual celebration of bluegrass sponsored by Springer Mountain Farms. All shows start at 7:30 p.m. (CDT), and tickets are $26.50. Make sure you
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Ricky and Andy at Tablet
Tablet is an online magazine for Jewish readers that covers a wide range of issues, with arts reporting found side-by-side with articles on religion and politics. The online magazine also sponsors a podcast side, Vox Tablet, with audio coverage of
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Album of the Week #8 – Boone Creek’s One Way Track
To many young bluegrass converts, the name Boone Creek might not ring a bell. For those who are not familiar with that name, how do the names Jerry Douglas, Terry Baucom, and Ricky Skaggs grab ya? This short-lived group was a
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BP spills bluegrass along the Gulf Coast
We all recall the localized devastation of communities along the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig in April 2010, and the resulting discharge of nearly 5 million barrels of