Bluegrass luminaries Sam Bush (fiddle), Robbie McCoury (banjo), and Ronnie McCoury (mandolin) wandered from the stage wings ...

The show’s dozen-plus performers included Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Mattea and Ricky Skaggs. ... Vince Gill - “Uncle Pen ...

Uncle Pen Fest is back for its 50 year anniversary at Bill Monroe’s Music Park ... Monroe later wrote a song about Vandiver and it became a hit for artists like Porter Wagoner and Ricky Skaggs.

Normally when you hear Ricky Skaggs singing this lyric you think of Uncle Pen but soon when you think of a performance that is "high on the hill and above the town" you are going to think of ...

CHILLICOTHE— "Oh, the people would come from far away they'd dance all night till the break of day." Normally when you hear Ricky Skaggs singing this lyric you think of Uncle Pen but soon when ...

Skaggs did record many of Monroe’s songs, but nothing else matched the success of “Uncle Pen.” Skaggs used the Ryman stage to announce his return to the venue on Dec. 22 for his Christmas ...

Over the next few decades, Skaggs would launch his country career into the upper echelon with hits like “Country Boy” and “Uncle Pen”. Skaggs would eventually return to bluegrass many ...

Originally written and recorded by Bill Monroe around 1950, “Uncle Pen” is a classic bluegrass tune that has withstood the test of time, remaining relevant for over seven decades at this point. Among ...

Uncle Pen is a great one from Mr. Monroe, who wrote it about his fiddlin’ uncle who kind of raised him after his mom and dad passed away. That’s one of those top five bluegrass songs of all time.

Ricky Skaggs is getting in the holiday spirit wit. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:42:06 GMT (1744123326970) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

Ricky Skaggs says he's cool with bluegrass popping up in all sorts of music, ... including "Highway 40 Blues," "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could," "Uncle Pen" ...