Skaggs gives out Treasure Chest tour dates
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 – Ricky Skaggs has announced the first five shows of his 2011 Treasure Chest Tour. This tour will feature a mix of Skaggs' country hits as well as a collection of his bluegrass tunes. The tour kicks off in Prestonsburg, Ky., on March 18, with additional dates to be announced in the upcoming weeks.
"I think fans will really love the fact that I'm taking a full country band out on the road to do (Honey) Open That Door, You've Got a Lover Uncle Pen, Highway 40 Blues and things like that," said Skaggs. "We'll be able to do those with the country sound and then do the 'blazing bluegrass' that we've been known for since '97, and then do those new songs from 'Mosaic'. I think it's going to be a great show, a great tour, and people are getting really excited about it, so we're excited about it."
Tour dates are:
March 18 Prestonsburg, KY
March 19 Shelby, NC
May 15 Black Mountain, NC
June 23- 24 Boston
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CD reviews for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Ricky Skaggs started out in Ralph Stanley's bluegrass band as a teenager. He's worked in bluegrass bands, toured with Emmylou Harris and himself became a country star, although he's no longer a force on country radio. Now he celebrates releases of a country record and his first bluegrass record in 25 years.
"Life's..." recaptures his trademark sound of the 1980's, when he scored numerous Top 10 country hits. Lots of traditional country here. Lots of great pickin'. Lots of fiddles and steel guitars. ...
"Bluegrass Rules" is straight-ahead bluegrass from Ricky Skaggs and a masterpiece in every way. Two of Bill Monroe's vintage instrumentals, "Rawhide," and "Get Up John," are covered superbly. He pays homage to the Stanley Brothers with their classics, "Rank Strangers," "Think of What You've Done" and "Little Maggie."
Vocally, Skaggs sounds as good as ever. Paul Brewster adds some great harmony. Band members Bobby Hicks on fiddle, Bryan Sutton on guitar and Marc Pruett on banjo are all top-notch ...
A quick glance at the Ricky Skaggs record shelf confirms it: "Brand New Strings" has the highest concentration of contemporary material on it since 1997's "Life Is a Journey," which coincidentally was his last album aimed at the mainstream country market prior to his headlong return to bluegrass.
While the degree of musicianship and energy Skaggs invested in his bluegrass revival was indeed thrilling, could he really be satisfied playing revved-up versions of Bill Monroe and Stanley Brothers ...
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