Special Guests include Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss, Peter Frampton, Bruce Hornsby, Gordon Kennedy, Kentucky Thunder, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Del McCoury and The Whites  NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 7, 2013 – It was announced last Saturday evening, from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, that Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s 2013 Artist-in-Residence.  Skaggs will present two intimate evening performances on November 18 and 19, at...

Make sure to get your tickets now to see music legends Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby on tour with Kentucky Thunder!  Fellow friends and GRAMMY winners go back out on the road to collaborate with Skaggs’ razor-sharp band Kentucky Thunder on brand new tunes and traditional bluegrass classics.  Without any restrictions, their music is as fascinating and masterful as the two stars that created it.  The pair blends songs drawn from deep roots in mountain music, adding piano and...

Skaggs & Hornsby to Perform Song from New Album, CLUCK OL' HEN National Television Performance Airs Thursday, October 17 at 11 PM ET on TBS Nashville, Tenn. (October 14, 2013) – Music icons RICKY SKAGGS and BRUCE HORNSBY are set for a national TV performance on CONAN (TBS) this week.  The unlikely musical duo will appear on the hit late night television show this Thursday, October 17 at 11 PM ET. Skaggs and Hornsby will perform a Bluegrass version of...

Here are recent interviews with Ricky Skaggs on national media outlets.  Click to watch!WAMU - The Diane Rehm ShowFox & Friends Morning ShowCBN - 700 ClubCumulus Radio - The Huckabee ShowFox News - HannityFox News - America's News HQ

Click the link below to see a great review about Cluck Ol' Hen - the new live album by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby!http://bluegrasstoday.com/cluck-ol-hen-ricky-skaggs-and-bruce-hornsby/

Bluegrass treasures and lively expanded hits wait to be discovered on this fresh collection of songs from the masterful duo of Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby.  Both GRAMMY winners, they share stories and muse about the recordings revealed on this new album.  These exciting live recordings from their highly successful tour also include interaction with their fans.  Hornsby’s spirited piano brings a new dimension to these songs, with electrifying solos and improvisation thrown in...

 Skaggs to Appear on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, Fox & Friends, Hannity,America's News HQ,  The 700 Club, The Mike Huckabee Show andSirius|XM Satellite Radio  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 14, 2013) - RICKY SKAGGS is set for several national media appearances in support of the Country and Bluegrass legend's new autobiography release, "KENTUCKY TRAVELER" and his new live album with BRUCE HORNSBY, titled CLUCK OL' HEN. Over the next few weeks, Skaggs will...

Here are the places and dates where Ricky Skaggs will be signing his new autobiography, Kentucky Traveler: My Life In Music as well as his new album, Cluck Ol' Hen (upon it's Aug. 20 release date.)Aug. 14 - Rosborough Center Theater at Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, MDAug. 16 - Bookends, Ridgewood, NJAug. 19 - Lifeway Christian Store Downtown, Nashville, TNAug. 20 - Barnes & Noble, Virginia Beach, VAAug. 21 - Barnes & Noble, Roanoke, VAAug. 22 - Books-A-Million, Charleston,...

Make sure to see Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby on Oct. 5 at the Ryman Auditorium, at the first time this tour has come to Nashville!  This not-to-miss show was praised by The New York Times for the depth of the partnership: “Whether they were playing Mr. Hornsby’s songs or reworking Bill Monroe’s repertory, the arrangements often reached back to Celtic drones and modal fiddle tunes, the sounds of an isolated rural America. With Mr. Hornsby on piano, another Americana also peeked in: the...

The Warren County Public Library in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is proud to host Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs on Tuesday, August 13 at 6 p.m. at the Sloan Convention Center.  Mr. Skaggs will discuss his new autobiography, Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music. Growing up in the small town of Cordell, Kentucky, Ricky Skaggs learned to play the mandolin at five years old. By the time he was six he met bluegrass master Bill Monroe.  With Bill Monroe as a mentor and with a family who...

Country & bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs will be in-store at the Vanderbilt Barnes & Noble for an exclusive pre-sale of his autobiography Kentucky Traveler: My Life In Music, a day before it's available nationwide!The program will include a live broadcast from WSM, a brief tribute to Ricky including stories from his friends and family, a discussion about the book by Ricky Skaggs and finally a meet and greet with Ricky to get your copy signed. Fans are welcome to begin lining up for this...

Perennial favorite and 14-time GRAMMY® award winning artist Ricky Skaggs and his eight-time IBMA Instrumental Band of the Year Award winning Kentucky Thunder will round out the Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series on July 25.  For tickets to the show, click HERE.  Availability is limited, so make sure to get your tickets today! Ricky Skaggs first picked up a mandolin at age five and has been taking over the bluegrass scene every since. He made his Grand Ole Opry debut at only...