Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at The Birchmere

Posted on by Jeromie Stephens

Ricky Skaggs warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) – photo by Jeromie Stephens

When Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder made a stop at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA this past weekend, our ever crafty photographer Jerome Stephens was on hand. He captured a portion of a performance that most fans rarely witness, backstage warmup and soundcheck, before the guys have stage clothes and show faces on.

  • Mike Barnett backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Jake Workman backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Paul Brewster checks his guitar backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Paul Brewster with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky do their sound check at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Russ Carson warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky do their sound check at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Ricky Skaggs backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Mike Barnett warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Russ Carson warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Bandleader Ricky Skaggs leaving the stage at the Birchmere, satisfied with the soundcheck carries two of his instruments back to the green room (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Jake Workman warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Ricky Skaggs warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Photographer Jeromie Stephens and Ricky Skaggs backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Mike Barnett and Jake Workman warm up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Sound engineer and road manager, JT Lambert filming guitarist Jake Workman, backstage prior to showtime, with Ricky Skaggs at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Ricky Skaggs warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder displayed live in the green room at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens

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Jeromie Stephens

Jeromie Stephens has been photographing bluegrass musicians for a little over 30 years. In keeping with the photo-reportage styles of Jim Marshall, Carl Fleischauer and Les Leverett, he shoots in black and white and tries to always stay in close to his subjects. He was first published by FRETS! Magazine in 1986, his junior year of high school. He's illustrated articles for Bluegrass Unlimited, Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, The Washington Post, The Nashville Tennessean and Fretboard Journal. Additionally his photos have been used in CD packages for musicians like Tony Rice, Danny Gatton and Lou Pallo. Jeromie lives in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife, April and youngest son, JJ. You are likely to see JJ with his Dad taking photos at festivals.

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