Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs is finally releasing a solo project - and we do mean solo. Songs My Dad Loved, due September 15 on Skaggs Family Records, features Ricky on 13 tracks, accompanied only by himself on guitar, mandolin, mandocello, fiddle and banjo.

OK...  it's not what you think. Ricky Skaggs is doing a solo project, but he is still firmly in place as the fearless leader of Kentucky Thunder. In fact, it's a solo project in the truest sense of the word. His next

Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs are among the performers scheduled to appear during the forthcoming Bluegrass Nights Series at The Ryman. Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, an annual concert series in Nashville, begins June 25 with a show featuring Doyle Lawson

Editor Sharon McGraw tells us that the April 2009 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited will be in the mail today, heading for subscribers all across the US, Canada and the rest of the world. The cover feature is on Ricky Skaggs and

Three-time Grammy-winning jazz bass icon Charlie Haden along with actor and son-in-law Jack Black will make their debuts on the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night. (February 28). Leading the two shows on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman

Yesterday's (2 /9) Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album went to Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Honoring The Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947. Congratulations to Ricky and the boys! Alison Krauss and Robert Plant won 5 Grammies for

We've posted a couple of times recently about the reworked acoustic version of Old Enough from alt-rock stalwarts The Raconteurs, featuring a guest appearance by Ricky Skaggs. The video, which also features Ashley Monroe on vocals, has become a staple

Bluegrass music has had no shortage of funny men down through the years. From Stringbean to Wichita Rutherford, bluegrass fans have been able to enjoy a good laugh along with the music. Jack Black is a funny man for sure. He's

The Jan/Feb issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles features a cover story interview with Ricky Skaggs where he discusses the first time he and Keith Whitley met The Stanley Brothers, the day he witnessed Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt perform together

Ricky Skaggs has played and endorsed Dana Bourgeois' guitars for more than ten years, as have members of his band, Kentucky Thunder. Skaggs' enthusiastic and highly visible support of Bourgeois played a large role in bringing wider attention to the brand