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March 6, 2010
Arts Northridge – Ricky Skaggs – Performance Hall – CSUN – Northridge, CA – Sat, Mar 13, 2010 08:00 PM – Ticket Info
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland ..
March 3, 2010
PineCone Bluegrass Festival - March 21, The Claire Lynch Band - 2 p.m. Many thanks to The Claire Lynch Band for filling in as the new fourth act on . . . and The Lovell Sisters. Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper - 3 p.m. Dale Ann Bradley - 4:15 p.m. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - 5:30 p.m.
Legendary Skaggs to play 2 shows Saturday in Newberry
February 27, 2010
The shelf is full. He's got Grammys, Country Music Association awards and International Bluegrass Music Association awards. Ricky Skaggs, a legendary . . . said Skaggs, who is on the old-timey music curriculum board at Berklee College of Music, where students can get a degree in banjo and mandolin.
Ricky Skaggs
January 28, 2010
Fourteen-time Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs is known affectionately as the official bluegrass ambassador. He brought the genre to greater levels . . . ever have imag­ined. And though he has been suc­cessful in both bluegrass and coun­try music, Skaggs said it all goes back to his musical roots.
Ricky Skaggs Laments the ‘American Idol’-ing of Country
January 11, 2010
Throughout a career which has spanned four decades, bluegrass and country musician Ricky Skaggs has collaborated with numerous artists outside those . . . would we wanna fight and fuss over this new music that's being played these days, when we can go back and glean from all these great old players?"
The Arts Desk Interview: Ricky Skaggs
January 8, 2010
Having been on a major label, what’s it like to run your own? I’ve run my own label for 13 years…What I love about having a label is the . . . can really work with.” They said, “Take it yourself.” I did offer that to them. It sold 200,000 copies. For a bluegrass record, that’s huge.
Pulling heart strings with his mandolin
January 8, 2010
The twangy strum of Ricky Skaggs’ mandolin aligns with his deep, clear-cut croon, arriving at a sound ingrown from his own creativity but . . . it’s not necessarily gloomy, is it? It’s a really sweet record. There are fun things in it. He used to sing this song called I Had But 50 Cents.
Legendary Musician’s Newest Album Inspired by the …
January 7, 2010
Whether it's country or bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs has always been an artist rich with tradition. He's taken that to a deeper level with his most recent . . . musicians; Skaggs plays and sings every note. Skaggs acknowledged it was a real challenge: "That first guitar track is a pretty lonely place to be."
From the heart: Ricky Skaggs brings father’s favorites to Birchmere
January 7, 2010
There's something so hauntingly pure and beautiful about the 13 classic country tunes presented on "Ricky Skaggs Solo (Songs My Dad Loved)" that it's . . . to say, but listening to Skaggs' offering is almost as powerful as hearing country legends perform at the "Grand Ole Opry" -- live or via recordings.
Nashville Skyline, January 2010
January 1, 2010
Ricky Skaggs' fascination with recording studios began in the late 1970s, when he joined Emmylou Harris' Hot Band and began studying the techniques . . . of town that would afford him some privacy, creativity and sonic viability. It's one of the best-sounding studios around now,” says Skaggs ...
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