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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in Concert (Sold Out)
Venue: Little River Bluegrass Barn, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Ricky Skaggs, ShadowGrass
Date: Friday, April 12, 2019
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Admission: $40.00 Reserved Seats: $50.00

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Description:
The Little River Bluegrass Barn presents Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with opening act ShadowGrass in concert on Friday, April 12, 2019.

A life full of music. That's the story of Ricky Skaggs. By age 21, he was already considered a "recognized master" of one of America's most demanding art forms, but his career took him in other directions, catapulting him to popularity and success in the mainstream of country music. His life's path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.

Ricky started performing over 50 years ago and this 14-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. With 12 consecutive Grammy-nominated classics, the diverse and masterful tones come from a life dedicated to playing music that is both fed by the soul and felt by the heart.

Born on July 18, 1954 in Cordell, Kentucky, he received his first mandolin at the age of five. Two weeks after teaching him the G, C and D chords, his dad returned from working out of town shocked to see his son making chord changes and singing. When the legendary Bill Monroe came to perform, the crowd wouldn't let up until "Little Ricky Skaggs" got up to play. The father of bluegrass called six-year-old Skaggs up. No one imagined what a defining moment that would be in the life of the young prodigy. By seven, Skaggs performed with bluegrass legends Flatt & Scruggs on their popular TV show earning his first paycheck.

In the late 70s, Ricky turned his attention to country music. First as a member of Emmylou Harris' Hot Band and later as a solo artist. Skaggs reached the top of the country charts in 1981 and remained there throughout most of the 80s, resulting in a total of 12 #1 hits. In 1982, he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the youngest to be inducted at that time. As his popularity soared, he garnered eight awards from the Country Music Association (CMA), including "Entertainer of the Year" in 1985, four Grammy Awards and dozens of other honors.

Ricky Skaggs has often said that he is "just trying to make a living" playing the music he loves. But it's clear that his passion for it puts him in the position to bring his lively, distinctively American form of music out of isolation and into the ears and hearts of audiences across the country and around the world.

Links:

• http://www.rickyskaggs.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/rickyskaggsofficial
• https://www.twitter.com/RickySkaggs

ShadowGrass is comprised of five young players whose paths have crossed to form a love for playing bluegrass music. The band includes Kitty Amaral, fiddle; Presley Barker, guitar; Kyser George, bass; Luke Morris, mandolin and Clay Russell, banjo. All of the members are award winning youth musicians. ShadowGrass is striving to be the next torchbearers to carry on bluegrass music to future generations.

The name ‘ShadowGrass’ was created by the members when they came to realize that they are playing bluegrass music in the ‘shadow’ of such great players as: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and other founders of the early bluegrass genre. ShadowGrass has performed at venues such as The Blue Ridge Music Center, HoustonFest, Heartwood, The Crooked Road, The Historic Earle Theater, The Lincoln Theater, The International Bluegrass Music Association Convention (IBMA), and The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA).

In 2015, the band was awarded title of the Most Promising Youth Band at the historic Mt. Airy Fiddler’s Convention, and in 2016, the band took first place in the youth competition and 5th place in the adult competition at the prestigious Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. ShadowGrass has been called “one of the most thrilling bluegrass bands to emerge from the musically-rich Crooked Road area in recent memory”

Links:

• http://shadowgrass.band/
• https://www.facebook.com/shadowgrassband

Tickets are $40.00 for general admission and $50.00 for reserved seats.

Doors open at 6:00 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

The Little River Bluegrass Barn is located at 7800 Little River Dam Road in Radford, VA.

For more information, visit: https://littleriverbluegrassbarn.com or https://www.facebook.com/littleriverbluegrassbarnweddings or call Nick McNeil 540-320-6145.