Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas
You know “Christmas Time’s A Coming” when 15-time GRAMMY winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and his ace backing band Kentucky Thunder play all your favorite Christmas songs in their refreshing acoustic style. This heartwarming show features a reason to listen to the season of songs both old and new as Skaggs and his band perform their own perfect blend of tight harmony. Come celebrate this special time of year with friends and family, while listening to first class vocalists and musicians, singing and playing their finest for Christmastime. The show includes the joyful bluegrass tune “Christmas Time’s A Coming” along with a beautiful rendition of “New Star Shining,” a hit song for Ricky Skaggs and James Taylor. Beloved classic songs “Silent Night,” “Deck the Halls,” and “Let it Snow” are fully represented, along with many other special Christmas melodies. Included in this seasonal show are sing-a-longs, rounding out this exclusive assortment of holiday jewels. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas holiday show is sure to please during this most wonderful time of the year.
Watchhouse
Watchhouse, the North Carolina based duo of Andrew Marlin & Emily Frantz, have just released a new studio album called “Rituals” via Tiptoe Tiger Music / Thirty Tigers. The collection marks the pair’s first release of all new, original songs since their 2021 self-titled album, which earned praise from Rolling Stone (“pristine acoustic picking collides with hazy, dream-like psychedelia”) Mojo, NPR Music, American Songwriter and more. Starting over a decade ago playing coffee shops and local restaurants around North Carolina, Watchhouse is a grassroots success story that’s been driven by Marlin’s poignant songwriting. With sold-out shows at legendary venues like Red Rocks and the Ryman Auditorium, and hundreds of millions of streams, they’ve earned a reputation for creating music that “redefines roots music for a younger generation” (Washington Post). The duo – now with a family of their own – are two singers and musicians with profound chemistry, performing earnest yet masterfully crafted songs that encompass the unknowable mysteries, existential heartbreak, and communal joys of modern life. The forthcoming album is no exception.Support – Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon Mountain dulcimer player Sarah Kate Morgan & fiddler Leo Shannon are traditional musicians living and teaching in Eastern Kentucky. Leo learned to play fiddle as a boy from older musicians around him and friends his own age growing up in Seattle. Leo plays now with The Onlies, John Haywood, Rhys Jones, and others. Sarah Kate’s first dulcimer was built by her grandfather has been playing dulcimer since she was 7 years old and her songwriting honors life in southern Appalachia and reflects her experience growing up on a farm in East Tennessee. Back home in eastern Kentucky, Leo and Sarah Kate collaborate to organize the Pick & Bow program, a free music program that provides free lessons in traditional music to over 80 students in the community.