I think musicians of any genre have great appreciation for each other... even when a little country boy from Appalachia stands on the stage with the world-renown Boston Pops. Thank you for this treasure...
Does my heart good to see country folks and our music being accepted and loved by the city folks. Going by what you see and hear media of all kinds, one would think that all city dwellers despise rural and country people. Don't believe those who would divide us! This is still a good, God-loving country, no matter how it's portrayed on TV. May God bless America! Ricky Scaggs is a Great American!
Ricky at the end of the song is exactly how I feel: "Huh-HO!" This is a dream come true for me as a classically trained pianist and violinist who also has deep family history in Eastern Kentucky bluegrass. I love both and to put them together with good arranging is to create musical heaven. Kudos to Ricky for his music and his faithfulness; honored to have him as a distant cousin on Mom's side.
Every time I watch this video, I am continually amazed at the talent of Ricky Skaggs. It just doesn't get any better than this... Dr. Ricky Skaggs...you go doc !!!!
I've loved and listened to bluegrass for 40 years. I just ran across these great Boston Pops and Ricky Scaggs videos on here tonight and thought "What a great idea. Why hasn't someone thought of this before!" This orchestra playing bluegrass is the greatest thing ever! Two great musical forms coming together and making 2 and 2 into 5! Just fantastic.
Thanks for posting this, it is so refreshing to hear one of Bluegrass' Legends playing with Kentucky Thunder and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Thanks again.
This made me burst into tears of happiness. To hear my childhood idol play this song anytime is awe inspiring. To bring a full orchestra into it is pure heaven. That legendary riff with all those violinists?! The horn section jumping in on the action?! Unbelievable. I cannot thank you enough for posting this! 🔥👑💘
Now this is music!!!! This is taking bluegrass and orchestra music to another level. This is such an awesome arrangement, it doesn't get better then this. I put my thumb way up, and want to say god bless everybody in the world who plays a musical instrument from beginner to professional. It is by far one of the best hobbies or careers to ever get into no matter what instrument you play. Thanks again for posting this, I am such a big Ricky Skaggs fan! THANKS!!!!!!
Two quintessential American institutions the Boston Pops and Ricky Skaggs. All I can say is that I'm grateful that you made this available on You Tube and also that you wrote such great orchestrations.
Thank you for putting music like this up. In the late '50s Eddy Arnold recorded his famous Cattle Call with an orchestra and got all kinds of criticism by traditional country artists and fans. But I loved it! I just get a wonderful feeling when I find long hair musicians can enjoy and even play the great country music. The Pops orchestra did not ruin this song at all; they added a new dimension to it. I love many forms of music, but bluegrass is my favorite and always will be.
Exactly! I listen to a wide variety and I will say that the San Francisco Symphony did that awesome for Metallica. Two total opposite styles come together and mesh perfectly!
Wow. This is so unbelievably incredible. Some of the happiest, most joy filled music I was ever blessed to hear! Thank you David, for your truly awesome orchestrations!! Beautiful marriage of two unlikely genres!
He did look like he was having fun! All the members of Ricky’s band look so stoic and serious. Perhaps they have to play that great! Even their bass player who never smiled, I caught him a couple times grinning at the orchestra!! Thanks for your nice comments!!
Maybe my favorite of all the Blue Grass song that the late great Bill Monroe wrote. He came up with an entirely different style of music. Love to hear Ricky Skaggs perform it.
Cool video. Dave, I really enjoyed the cuts I heard here (incl. the other ones you posted from this concert); really tasteful orchestrations too, fit in extremely well with the band. I say this as a fellow orchestrator (I was commissioned recently to do a similar gig: orchestrating behind a band of banjo, fiddle, mandolin players for a concert with the Topeka Symphony Orchestra). I love the possibilities between Bluegrass players and symphony; just way cool.
They're probably STILL telling their friends, "But they MADE me do it!" Little do they realize that playing such music makes them more cultured, refined, and classy.
Davis man you have to get out of your cave more, wonderful arrangement,you just dont get it, thats it !!!! Im playing it again for the 5th time, beauty.
I just listen to this for the first time and I'm sure not the last. Terrific but what else is new..interesting tidbit about this song "Uncle Pen"..it is the only song representing bluegrass (Bill Monroe's version) on the gold disc attached to the Voyager Space craft flying through the great void. They couldn't have picked a better one.
Josh doing thse "G" runs just carries the water to a thirsty crew.
Grew up listening to my Mom and her brother play this song, all my life! Mom played guitar, uncle played banjo! It's 2024 and still love this song!
I never get tired of hearing Ricky's voice or listening to him play. And his harmonies with Kentucky Thunder are among the sweetest ever.
I think musicians of any genre have great appreciation for each other... even when a little country boy from Appalachia stands on the stage with the world-renown Boston Pops. Thank you for this treasure...
The music of Bill Monroe will never die! Ricky Skaggs is one of my favorites.....
Does my heart good to see country folks and our music being accepted and loved by the city folks. Going by what you see and hear media of all kinds, one would think that all city dwellers despise rural and country people.
Don't believe those who would divide us! This is still a good, God-loving country, no matter how it's portrayed on TV.
May God bless America!
Ricky Scaggs is a Great American!
As far as I'm concerned, it's a darn cool culture crossover!!
What a great colaboration of Americana. Boston Pops and Bluegrass!!
GET DOWN !!!!!!! Now thats what I call great music from two different sides of the world.Wow and I can say that backwards wow !!!!!!!!
I have loved this song, most of my life! Grew up with it!
This music is of the highest quality. Skaggs is talented to the extreme and a great spirit as well.
What a fun time! Wish I could have been there.
Ricky at the end of the song is exactly how I feel: "Huh-HO!" This is a dream come true for me as a classically trained pianist and violinist who also has deep family history in Eastern Kentucky bluegrass. I love both and to put them together with good arranging is to create musical heaven. Kudos to Ricky for his music and his faithfulness; honored to have him as a distant cousin on Mom's side.
Every time I watch this video, I am continually amazed at the talent of Ricky Skaggs. It just doesn't get any better than this... Dr. Ricky Skaggs...you go doc !!!!
Wow! I’m SO happy I clicked on this! 😲😁🤩
TERRIFIC performance by Ricky & his band! They carry on the tradition established by Bill Monroe very well indeed! Love this fine music! :)
Love this version. I especially loved hearing the fiddlers let loose
AMAZING! The Boston POPS!? Well! They CAN Fiddle!
This is why I love the Pops...they can play behind opera...and behind everything else too! Great stuff
I've loved and listened to bluegrass for 40 years. I just ran across these great Boston Pops and Ricky Scaggs videos on here tonight and thought "What a great idea. Why hasn't someone thought of this before!" This orchestra playing bluegrass is the greatest thing ever! Two great musical forms coming together and making 2 and 2 into 5! Just fantastic.
Love this song Love me some Ricky Skaggs❤
This is freakin' AWESOME!! The Boston Pops and Ricky Scaggs....cant get much better than that!
I'm so glad I have ears
Absolutely gorgeous blending of these two music styles!
JIM MILLS always looks like he is having a stroke when he gets his breaks. Cracks me up. Thanks for posting!
This collaboration - a beautiful sight! ❤
The Boston Pops are so great. They have all different types of music.
Thanks for posting this, it is so refreshing to hear one of Bluegrass' Legends playing with Kentucky Thunder and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Thanks again.
My favorite Ricky Skaggs Bluegrass song.
This made me burst into tears of happiness. To hear my childhood idol play this song anytime is awe inspiring. To bring a full orchestra into it is pure heaven. That legendary riff with all those violinists?! The horn section jumping in on the action?! Unbelievable. I cannot thank you enough for posting this! 🔥👑💘
Love Bluegrass /Boston Pops fan for decades thanks from down under Auckland NZ
This is wonderful, great. 😄😄😄😄❤️❤️
That was exquisitely done. What a pleasure listening to this.
I absolutely love this song....and this is one of the best versions I've heard...Ever!!!!
That was flippin' ridiculously bad ass!
Now this is music!!!! This is taking bluegrass and orchestra music to another level. This is such an awesome arrangement, it doesn't get better then this. I put my thumb way up, and want to say god bless everybody in the world who plays a musical instrument from beginner to professional. It is by far one of the best hobbies or careers to ever get into no matter what instrument you play. Thanks again for posting this, I am such a big Ricky Skaggs fan! THANKS!!!!!!
Two quintessential American institutions the Boston Pops and Ricky Skaggs. All I can say is that I'm grateful that you made this available on You Tube and also that you wrote such great orchestrations.
Love this with the orchastra. OMG IT'S GREAT!!! Love that harmony. Ricky Skaggs you're the best.
Had to come back for another listen!
EXCELLENT WORK DAVE!
Great to see another OKC boy putting out such great work!
Matt
Thank you for putting music like this up. In the late '50s Eddy Arnold recorded his famous Cattle Call with an orchestra and got all kinds of criticism by traditional country artists and fans. But I loved it! I just get a wonderful feeling when I find long hair musicians can enjoy and even play the great country music. The Pops orchestra did not ruin this song at all; they added a new dimension to it. I love many forms of music, but bluegrass is my favorite and always will be.
Exactly! I listen to a wide variety and I will say that the San Francisco Symphony did that awesome for Metallica. Two total opposite styles come together and mesh perfectly!
That was GREAT!
THANKS!
That was AMAZING!
Tremendous effort by all involved, what a marvelous collaboration
I think this is Kool!! That orchestra behind em all those fiddles playin in unison with the bands fiddler!!
Wow. This is so unbelievably incredible. Some of the happiest, most joy filled music I was ever blessed to hear! Thank you David, for your truly awesome orchestrations!! Beautiful marriage of two unlikely genres!
I would have loved to have been there!!!
Never would have thought this could work, but it does.
Ricky Skaggs is more than anyone else, the one who got me to liking Blue Grass. I was already a fan of country.
great Video, thanks for posting.........Ricky has done a great job of carrying on the mountain music
Absolutely wonderful
Utterly Amazing!!!
Love Ricky's voice & this is a great version!
This also shows the versatility of the Boston Pops. You can bet the musicians loved this....as much as I do...
This is the Boston Pops and Ricky Skaggs at their best!
How cool is that!!
Love the horns on this song!!
This is really good, a lot better than I would have expected!
What a great tribute to Mr Bill Monroe!!! Mr Bluegrass!!
David Powell is absolutely loving this as am I. Great arrangement David.
Awesome! What amazing fun! Would love to see more.
Ricky absolutely owns this tune
This is an awesome version of Uncle Pen.
The performance of this song is hell of a good listening! Its totaly magic with the beautifully orchestra arr! :) Thanks so much! 5*
Absolutely the greatest !!!!!
i didnt know you had this.. literally brings a tear of joy or ten down my cheek man. beautiful.
I think it turned out great David. Beautiful job by everyone. Great version.
This is joy
Uncle Penn Vandiver ives for ever!
The conductor looked like he was having a blast with that one!
He did look like he was having fun! All the members of Ricky’s band look so stoic and serious. Perhaps they have to play that great! Even their bass player who never smiled, I caught him a couple times grinning at the orchestra!! Thanks for your nice comments!!
love the music.
maravilloso video saludos chicos desde spain (extremadura) caceres
You go Dave,what a fine job.
Quantumdave
Thank you for the post! Your choice is perfect!!!
Thank you.
Hi ricky skaggs I saw you at bluegrass and chili fest last year I'm dell Davis grandson
I like the trumpets! Without botchin the song!
Bro this is my absolute favorite thing ever. You created symphonic bluegrass
Maybe my favorite of all the Blue Grass song that the late great Bill Monroe wrote. He came up with an entirely different style of music. Love to hear Ricky Skaggs perform it.
Wow, unbelieveable...
Patrick Hunt
Wowww! What a story!
DUDE!
Fair Enough! I can Relate to This Concept!
I bet those Boston Pops didn't know what to think of that tune!
Ricky Skaggs version of this song is better than anyone's out there
No one can beat Bill my friend
Glen, sorry buddy but no one sings it like Mr. Monroe. But Ricky’s is second to Mr. Monroe’s! In my opinion sir! God Bless
Del McCoury is 3rd
Bill Monroe can flat lay it down!!
UN-BE-LIEVE-ABLE!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful rendition
Cool video. Dave, I really enjoyed the cuts I heard here (incl. the other ones you posted from this concert); really tasteful orchestrations too, fit in extremely well with the band. I say this as a fellow orchestrator (I was commissioned recently to do a similar gig: orchestrating behind a band of banjo, fiddle, mandolin players for a concert with the Topeka Symphony Orchestra). I love the possibilities between Bluegrass players and symphony; just way cool.
Michael Paull Thank you so much for the compliment from eight years ago! I’m just getting around to reading it!! Hope your project went well…
never heard this song with a horn solo on it...pretty nice!
Thank you so much!
I was thinking the same thing!
To be a classically trained musician and be handed "Uncle Pen!"
Ha ha ha!!! Talk about culture shock at it's finest???!
I'll bet those Northerners were thinking WTH?! What are we playing here?! 😳🤔😁😂🤣
I would love to hear an interview of some the those people from the boston pops and what they thought
He almost nailed the King Arthur reference. :-)
Ricky's response at 2:36-2:45 is worth a million dollars!!
You could hear it sing!
Hahahaha Thank you, Dottie! I am soooooo needy!! :-)
best comment I've seen on youtube in a while, wrangerxx.
They're probably STILL telling their friends, "But they MADE me do it!" Little do they realize that playing such music makes them more cultured, refined, and classy.
Davis man you have to get out of your cave more, wonderful arrangement,you just dont get it, thats it !!!! Im playing it again for the 5th time, beauty.
I just listen to this for the first time and I'm sure not the last. Terrific but what else is new..interesting tidbit about this song "Uncle Pen"..it is the only song representing bluegrass (Bill Monroe's version) on the gold disc attached to the Voyager Space craft flying through the great void. They couldn't have picked a better one.
I remember Chet Atkins also performed with the Boston Pops. Probably other country artists too.
An wonderful musician and person, and with the pops this is real magic!! Did I mention Kentucky Thunder is the cat's ass?