The three pillars of Appalachian culture are church, family and music. Ricky can present that culture to Boston, New York, LA or London in a way that makes us Northerners wish for a moment that we were born in Kentucky too. Thanks for the great post.
I've been in four rock bands and a rap band, who would think blue grass would be my favorite genre? It just covers me in goosebumps. Its so raw and cool. The harmonies are what get me.
You would think Ricky Skaggs and The Boston Pops playing Pig in a Pen would be about like putting whipped cream on a hot dog. But great musicians are great musicians no matter genre they play! Thanks alot for sharing this with us quantumdave. It gave me lots of hours of listening pleasure!
ABSOLUTELY beautiful and absolutely amazing singing and playing together, boy oh! They all certainly know how to entertain there audience's. Wish l would have been able to be there with them all. Thank you all so much for sharing your Bluegrass style and songs with us all. ELIZABETH in SCOTLAND ❤❤❤❤
I got a pig at home in a pen and corn is what I feed him on. All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone. I love this song!!!!!! My kids love it too!!!!!!
Great job by Ricky and the band and great job by the Boston Pops. Bet they've never been asked to play anything like that before! Great job on the orchestration there quantumdave!
We'd play this on occasion but never this fast.Vince Gill sat in with us one night at the Banjo Cafe and did "Pig..."As far as I'm concerned this is the best iteration of "Thunder"...ever. :)
Yonder comes that gal of mine, how do ya think I know? I know her from that gingham gown, hangin' down so low (followed by the keyboard fury of Cody Kilby)
I think it would have been cool to get the orchestra to play a break, maybe before the last chorus. I could barely hear their little fills between the lines. Looked like they were working pretty hard.
It is in my experience that classical trained musicians have no improv skills and can't transpose keys. They can interpret anything on a piece of paper with incredible accuracy though.
He started in bluegrass. It was always his first love. Even his "country" years were filled with bluegrass tunes on his albums. He did "I'm Just a Country Boy" back then, there's a video they shot on a subway in NYC. He felt the record label was taking him the wrong way from where he was comfortable so he quit and went back to bluegrass and he's more popular than ever.
The three pillars of Appalachian culture are church, family and music. Ricky can present that culture to Boston, New York, LA or London in a way that makes us Northerners wish for a moment that we were born in Kentucky too. Thanks for the great post.
Bluegrass is country music in "overdrive"I love it.
hideyho67 disrespectful of bluegrass. bluegrass is so much more then fast country or country in overdrive
@@h0b0srul3 exactly. Bluegrass is the bridge that connects european and american music. A true testament to music. Country derives from bluegrass.
I am speechless. Possibly the best bluegrass songs EVER.
I've been in four rock bands and a rap band, who would think blue grass would be my favorite genre? It just covers me in goosebumps. Its so raw and cool. The harmonies are what get me.
You would think Ricky Skaggs and The Boston Pops playing Pig in a Pen would be about like putting whipped cream on a hot dog. But great musicians are great musicians no matter genre they play! Thanks alot for sharing this with us quantumdave. It gave me lots of hours of listening pleasure!
Damn….this kid never ceases to amaze me
This NEVER gets old ......love it....
ABSOLUTELY beautiful and absolutely amazing singing and playing together, boy oh! They all certainly know how to entertain there audience's. Wish l would have been able to be there with them all. Thank you all so much for sharing your Bluegrass style and songs with us all. ELIZABETH in SCOTLAND ❤❤❤❤
I got a pig at home in a pen and corn is what I feed him on. All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone.
I love this song!!!!!! My kids love it too!!!!!!
omg.... i was playing along with this and my thumb pick broke... no joke!
This is so good its ridiculous!
Ol Jim fired that one off!!!!! Jim can pick the ever livin crap out of a 5 string and has more knowledge about them than most people put together!
What a true American treasure!
Oh man . . . they CRUSHED IT!
You can't get greater then that to call American music!!! Awesome, baby!
Great job by Ricky and the band and great job by the Boston Pops. Bet they've never been asked to play anything like that before! Great job on the orchestration there quantumdave!
We'd play this on occasion but never this fast.Vince Gill sat in with us one night at the Banjo Cafe and did "Pig..."As far as I'm concerned this is the best iteration of "Thunder"...ever. :)
OldDobroPicker that transition period where bobby was leaving and Andy joined was my favorite, this is obviously a very close second
every time I comeback to this song it still great way to go Ricky
love that pick up note by the fiddle player that leads into the solo at 0.40 so effortless. great song
So very Very good!
I wish I could have seen this concert. I love the Boston Pops and Ricky Skaggs.
Ricky is amazing
Terrific performance by Ricky & Kentucky Thunder of this classic Stanley Brothers song; love this great music! :)
IT MAY HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE STANLEY BROS. BUT IT WAS WRITTEN BY FIDDLIN' ARTHUR SMITH , WHO RECORDED IT IN 1937
A great friend of mine showed me this and i absolutely love it
As Jimmy Martin said, of hearing Bill Monroe, "What was so special about it...it was PERFECT!" But still with soul in every inch of it
I ♥ bluegrass
Absolutely Outstanding!
btw thanks Dave for posting all these RSKTBPSO videos! great to see ol' Ricky playing with the orchestra!
Magnificent!
Totally amazing! Especially the fiddle and guitar.
So awesome!!!!!
The audio is phenomenal!!
what a aPLUS VIDEO THANK YOU DAVID POWELL
Jim Mills opens up a new door of kickass, walks through it, and closes the it.
The conductor at 3:03-5 or so made me crack up. This is so fun
Now THAT'S pickin! Whew!
Good stuff!
very nice very nice
These boys can teach that orchestra how to play.
Country boys can flat play!? None of that fricken formal music training crap!!
My papaw called that hooking man those boys was really hookin on that tune
Really cool to hear those big strings behind the banjo solo. Not an everyday kind of sound! Was hoping for a fiddle section break, though . . .
the fiddle was the first solo...
Dude!!! Speeding ticket.
Bluegrass usually don´t need orchestra. But Ricky, his Boys and Boston´s are great.
best song to play when floating down river rapids on a log
Can you imagine trying to dance to this at speed without cutting the beat in half?
godlike
Get 'em Keith
Bluegrass music always sounded badass to me (I'm not American)
im on mushroomz and this is the best f'ing music ever
Shittin and gittin with Pig in a Pen!! Ha ha!!👍😁
good lord!
yes yes that's Cody (Killerbee) Kilby
@banjoguy20 I concur!
SHRED
i'll second that.
Yonder comes that gal of mine, how do ya think I know? I know her from that gingham gown, hangin' down so low (followed by the keyboard fury of Cody Kilby)
Damn thats some serious warp speed. Bluegrass musicians>any other genre of musicians you can name. End of discussion.
really great music could u all come to my place and put on a little concert and dance
Mntap bosku. Slm knl dn slm shbat slalu. 🙏
Don't forget that John Williams (ET, Star Trek, etc.) took over the Boston Pops after Arthur Fiedler died in 1979.
Hard drivin grass at it's best.
Fun"
very nice pig :)
If Pendelton could only see this!
Tempo de firetruck.
Was mountain music the heavy metal of 19th century America? I think it was.
I bet the orchestra is sitting back there like "these guys are too fast!!!"
Make it smoke Bobby!! Lol
Looks like everyone is working pretty hard Ricky.
PIG IN A PEN!!!!
I thought Jerry Garcia and "Old and in the Way" played this song the only way - wrong, wrong, wrong - brilliant.
I believe that's Cody Kilby.
I think I cannot believe my ears anymore
opens it? kicks it so hard he breaks the door down!
Bill Monroe picked Ricky to carry on for him and he couldn't have picked a better man to carry on his legacy.
Outstanding...Dang..... Bill didn't do it that way - :)
These guys must have modified their fingers ;-)
big time overdrive
and that's with no caffeine either!!!
Did you bring enough for everybody???
I think it would have been cool to get the orchestra to play a break, maybe before the last chorus. I could barely hear their little fills between the lines. Looked like they were working pretty hard.
yeah look at cody and andy.
I think andy shows up the other fiddlers
Those yankees showed up for some Southern Culture ... never knew what hit 'em.
What is the time signature on this one?
2/2
David Powell Thank you!
KL Wilson Probably a tad faster than Boston Pops is used to :)
KL Wilson 2/2
It is in my experience that classical trained musicians have no improv skills and can't transpose keys. They can interpret anything on a piece of paper with incredible accuracy though.
dragonforce if they banjo
I guess you needed a ricky fix, eh? i don't blame you...i do too!!!!
i wonder what it would sound like with caffine
Closes it*
P.S. Jimmy Mills (banjo) is more phenomenal!!
I honestly believe Andy could out play Bobby Hicks
isn't Skaggs looking more and more like Bill Monroe in his early days?
@BBE1510 don't do that BBE. that's a good way to get a stupid fight started. just say that you think hershel muncy did/does a good version of this.
"did" by the way. Not "done".
SMOKING hot tune, but you can't really hear the orchestra.
I'm ok with that, that first fiddle solo is INSANE!!
That’s because they couldn’t keep up.
yeah but not in bluegrass
Too many instruments playing at the same time !
IN GENERAL new music is very hasty, lacking of quality and talent this is beyond professional
what happen to you ricky ? go back to what made you big
He started in bluegrass. It was always his first love. Even his "country" years were filled with bluegrass tunes on his albums. He did "I'm Just a Country Boy" back then, there's a video they shot on a subway in NYC. He felt the record label was taking him the wrong way from where he was comfortable so he quit and went back to bluegrass and he's more popular than ever.