Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
The Westminster College Celebrity Series welcomes 10-time Grammy award-winning artist Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Skaggs is an accomplished singer and musician, who is bringing back an appreciation of bluegrass to America and countries around the world," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series. "He's backed up with an incredible all-star group, Kentucky Thunder. Today's audiences love the toe tapping, knee slapping beat of this authentic American music."
Skaggs marked his 30th year as a professional musician in 2001, and this ten-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Known affectionately today as bluegrass music's official ambassador, and has brought the genre to greater levels of popularity in the past few years than the father of bluegrass music, the legendary Bill Monroe, could ever have imagined.
Skaggs accomplishments include eight awards from the Country Music Association, including 1985 "Entertainer of the Year." In 1997, he established his own record label, the Skaggs Family Records, and has released an amazing seven consecutive Grammy-nominated classics.
Westminster's Orr Auditorium has been recently remodeled to include air conditioning, stage elevator, new carpeting, and re-upholstered seats, along with stage lighting and shell improvements.
Tickets are on sale now. Contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu for tickets
