Ricky Skaggs with the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra April 25, 2009

As the sun sets in Bluegrass country, the air is filled with the sounds of fiddles, guitars, and banjoes. In the cool evening air, families sit on their front porches singing songs of lost love, lost dreams, bad times, and religion. Inspired by the ballads of the Scots-Irish immigrants to the Appalachian area, families would sing their tunes and improvise instrumental parts on whatever might be handy, and thus American roots music - Bluegrass - was born. It was into this setting that Ricky Skaggs was born. By age 6, playing a mandolin given to him by his father, Skaggs performed on stage with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music.

Join the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra with the 13 time Grammy Award winning guest artist, Ricky Skaggs, for the first concert in our American Roots Concert Series!

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