Posted on 09/16/2010 10:21:27 PM PDT by Liberty Valance
From the opening verses of Mosaic, it's clear that Ricky Skaggs is fine-tuning his music, shifting his sound slightly. Skaggs is singing about his Christian faith in strong yet delicate tones. But the tunes aren't the rigorous bluegrass ones we've come to expect. Instead, he's trying out variations on pop melodies, and he frequently sets his mandolin aside so that his plaintive declarations can be heard with greater starkness. In "My Cup Runneth Over," for example, it's Peter Frampton who provides the guitar hook.
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*new music ping*
Excellent. Beautiful.
It really is. Ricky has grown his hair out - much like Bill Monroe did ... in the day ...
I’ve been a Skaggs/Whites fan since the old days. Sharon and Buck White are ideals in my house. ;o)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkgSJT-qpV8&feature=related
Sharon White & Ricky Skaggs : Storms Are On The Ocean
Yep. Ricky is a great musician, singer and overall performer. But my favorites are Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. - “Tryin’ to Get Over You”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sX4nuNrHY8&feature=related
And Vince & Patty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85EiLskdHmS
Vince Gill & Patty Loveless
You’re my Kind of Woman, You’re My Kind of Man”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EiLskdHmS8
and Vince and Patty Loveless
“You’re my Kind of Woman, You’re my Kind of Man”
Patty Loveless ....my favorite......
Nice. Give a listen to the Carolina Chocolate Drops at the same site. Thanks a LOT for the ping.
Exactly my first thought when I saw the pic.
ping for later
Let me give you a tip. Recorded after the White albums, Skaggs did a duet album with Tony Rice mostly old standard gospel blue grass. I suspect that these had all been recorded by Bill Monroe in earlier times. No other other instruments, just guitar and mandolin. I wore that tape out in the 80s but then recorded most of the cuts off of Napster in 2000.
Thanks for the bump Ben. Appreciate the info. ;o)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_eBoohqKTo
Sierra Hull
After listening to these 3 songs I'll be buying the CD. I like "I'm Alive"...his daughter Molly has a beautiful voice.
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