“I’m really looking forward to Thanksgiving this year! It’s been such a crazy time of COVID MADNESS!! but I have a lot to be thankful for. I’ve gotten to spend most of this year with Miss Sharon, which has been more time than we’ve ever had since we got married in 1981. I came through quadruple bypass heart surgery perfectly, (thank you Jesus) and we’ve had a brand new grandson, Lyric Salem Skaggs, our son Luke and his wife Rosemary’s son. So I have so much to thank God for. I’ve never been...

Watch below as Russ Carson, banjo player in Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder, teams up with Ricky Skaggs on fiddle to play the old tune “Cluck Ol’ Hen” on The Cellular Sessions #22! 

I’d personally like to say thank you to all of our veterans today. You gave your blood, sweat and tears to keep our Nation free, you’re the true Patriots!!! I pray today for your health and long life so you can continue telling us the stories of bravery and heroic acts of your fellow comrades. I know that you don’t like to tell your own story because of your humility, we get that and honor it very much, but God only knows how much we need your voice right now to encourage us in the faith of...

ICYMI: Watch below as Alison Brown, Ricky Skaggs & Marty Stuart perform Bill Monroe’s ‘Heavy Traffic Ahead’ on BIG NIGHT (At The Museum) show to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum!Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 

After hearing a pastor speak a message about life and death, I felt I had to share what I heard. I know many of you are still trying to decide who to vote for on Tuesday. Some people vote for or against a person solely on their personality, I get that, but let me just offer a few words that might help you to decide. Voting is a very personal thing and I’m not telling you who to vote for but just giving you something to think about. When I look at the platform of both parties, I see a stark...

Congratulations to 2020 Dove Award winner Molly Skaggs in the Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year category!

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has revealed the pairings of musicians and historic instruments to be played and the legendary artists to whom tribute will be paid during the museum’s upcoming fundraiser, BIG NIGHT (At the Museum). The museum also announced that Brad Paisley, Dan Tyminski and Lucinda Williams have been added to the lineup for the event, which premieres at 8 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, exclusively on the museum’s official YouTube channel.The pandemic...

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and multi-platinum selling Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman are teaming for an exclusive collaborative performance on Camping World®’s FREE virtual weekly concert series, Taking the Highways Across America. Skaggs and Chapman hit internet airwaves tonight, Tuesday, October 6, at 8:00 p.m. / CT, at campingworld.com/concert. From Chapman's home...

Congratulations to Jake Workman who won IBMA’s Guitar Player of the Year! Jake is the lead guitarist for Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder. Congratulations to all who won International Bluegrass Music Association awards!Read more here: https://mailchi.mp/ibma.org/2020-awards-recipients?e=98840c6b6c

“I was saddened to hear about Mac Davis' passing. He was a great talent and a lot of fun to be around. I got to know him while producing the 'White Limozeen' album for Dolly Parton. Condolences to his family for their loss.” --Ricky Skaggs

Watch here as Opry member Ricky Skaggs performs "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" as part of the Grand Ole Opry's live broadcast on Sat., Sept. 19!

Watch Ricky Skaggs and many other artists on Pure River! It is a FREE worship event live-streamed from the Ryman Auditorium on Monday, Sep. 21 and Tuesday, Sep. 22 from 12:00 pm noon to midnight each day. Live broadcast will be on Harvest Sound at harvestsound.com. It is an effort to release a "pure river" of worship and prayer to God in response to the tumultuous times we are in. Ricky explains more about this worship event, below: