Uncle Penn was Bill Monroe father of bluegrass, respected enough to be in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great mandolin player. Great reaction

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

I thought he looked familiar! - Keith

@connietaggart437

11 ай бұрын

😂Ricky first played with Bill Monroe at age 6 or 7 and also with Flatt and Scruggs around the same time. He later opened for Ralph Stanley. He has always been full on bluegrass. For a real mind blower please check out Ricky collaborating with Bruce Hornsby. Especially "Superfreak" with a vocal appearance by John Anderson (Seminole Wind)...and yes I mean Superfreak as in the Rock James song!!! You will need to take my word for it 'vuz I can't afford a bribe

@lindaharris1892

10 ай бұрын

Also, there is a bluegrass song called "Uncle Pen" sung by Bill Monroe

@jwatchorn

10 ай бұрын

@@lindaharris1892 also recorded by Ricky Skaggs

@joedurian1139

10 ай бұрын

​@@BourbonCountryReacts Bill Monroe actually had a Uncle Pen, James Pendleton Vandiver was a Kentucky fiddler, born there shortly after the American Civil War. He was the uncle to bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, who immortalized him in a song, "Uncle Pen". Monroe used to hear his uncle playing fiddle on the hilltop where he lived, while Monroe put away his mules at night

If ever Ricky Skaggs and Roy Clark had done a duet, the fire department would’ve gotten called… 🔥 🪕 🎸 🎻 🔥

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Without question. - Keith

He’s a true musician- plays mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo - he is now more of a bluegrass singer than country singer now

@jimedwards4214

11 ай бұрын

You must check out the live version of this. Smoking

Ricky Skaggs had so many great songs such as "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'", "Honey (Open That Door)", "Don't Cheat In Your Hometown" , "Uncle Pen" and "Cajun Moon"

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Got those added to our list -Dustin

@michlkwitz

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts You should also add "Heartbroke" and "Highway 40 Blues". Ricky Skaggs is such an icon.

Love Ricky Skaggs! Yay for Bluegrass! Ricky Skaggs was big in the 80s. Then his faith got on the bad side of the record producers. He's still out there in the Christian music scene and bluegrass. Rumors of his death being unfounded. Highway 40 Blues, Don't get above your raising are some of his songs. Someone that surprisingly can do some serious 'pickin' is Steve Martin.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

I've seen videos of Steve playing banjo. I was blown away. - Keith

Ricky Skaggs is a legend. He does mostly Bluegrass. But this was during his phase when he crossed over into country but the Bluegrass influence definitely comes through. You will see him play with a lot of people. I saw him live years ago and he was awesome.

Ricky killed that guitar. His primary instrument is mandolin. He also plays banjo and fiddle. The references to Uncle Pen, and Above your Raisin' are a couple of the many hit songs Ricky has had. The man playing Uncle Pen was the great Bill Monroe. One of the greatest bluegrass musicians of all time, and (I believe a member of both the country and rock n roll halls of fame.

Uncle Penn is Bill Monroe! Ricky is still a constant staple-musician at the Opry. Iconic Musician, there not a string instrument he can’t play.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

That doesn't surprise me. - Keith

The live version is Amazing! Was hoping y’all would pull it up to watch.

@billtmarchi4320

9 ай бұрын

The BBC video???? With the jam session.

Thank you for holding so we could all enjoy the "raisin". You guys are hilarious together! That's another reason I enjoy your videos!

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Sometimes I have to help Dustin out on his southernisms. - Keith

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

​@@BourbonCountryReactsBless his heart.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Hey now! I know what that one means! -Dustin

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts funny story, I was working as a field manager at a roofing company, and one day I was talking with the crew foreman who was Hispanic and the homeowner who was VERY southern and that expression came up and the foreman was confused so I explained it to him. He thought it was great. A little while later I heard him trying to explain the phrase to one of his guys, but the thing was he didn't fully understand it himself so he was making no sense and the look of total confusion on his crewman's face was priceless!

Great reaction. This was when Skaggs was going for a more country sound. His popularity was up fairly high, now he just does what he wants. Still incredible music.

Everything Ricky does is gold. He is soooo good at bluegrass, top of the line. His history is quite amazing.

I had a chance to see him outside of Pittsburgh a few months ago. He was just as great as in this video. Tremendously talented man!

"Uncle Pen" was the late great Bill Monroe...the granddaddy of Bluegrass. "Don't get above your raisin' ain't a Texas thang...it is country. Oh, and Skaggs is a country boy from KY. You can find a video of him playing with Earl Scruggs and Lester Platt when he was 7 years old on You Tube.

Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder are some of the finest pickers you will ever listen to. Definitely heavy bluegrass with a hint of country

Not often you get to see a person who invented an entire Genre of music in video footage, but you got to witness it here by seeing Bill Monroe. I love seeing the looks on peoples faces, the moment when they realize how talented Country music musicians are. Lol. Great reaction guys!

The old man in the video "Uncle Pen" is Bill Monroe the father of bluegrass. Uncle Pen was actually Bill Monroe's Uncle Pendlton Vandiver who was also Bill's musical mentor and played the fiddle. Bill wrote a song about his uncle of course named Uncle Pen. Ricky Skaggs covered Uncle Penn on the same album as this song. You should react to Ricky Skagg's Uncle Pen with the Boston Pops. Ricky was named Country Music's Entertainer of the Year in 1985. This album played a huge role in his winning that award. He's won 15 grammy awards with his last one in 2016. He's a member of the Hall of Fame for Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel Music. The American Music Association awarded him with an Instrumentalist Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015..

I was waiting for this one. I absolutely love Ricky Skaggs. He is an amazing guitar player.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

He sure is. - Keith

That song is amazing. Your reaction was fantastic and hilarious. The “raisin” had me laughing, Dustin. We spend 3 weeks in a couple of southern US states and I thought my English is at least decent enough to understand most things. Nope, the southern mumbling and way of talking broke me. The most used word was “what?” With a blank stare. 😂😅 A waitress had to tell us three times that they ran out of coke until I understood. 😅

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

They sorta speak English down there. - Keith

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Ahahahaha! I'll tell you what. -Dustin

@Kat._Blue

11 ай бұрын

But my excuse is that English is not my first language! What is yours Dustin? 😂🤣😉 But to be honest my French and Latein isn’t good either. I had to learn three foreign languages at school, plus of course German. In hindsight I should have picked Spanish, but I was young and dumb. 😉😂

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

I was raised in Colorado, but my Mom is from the Midwest, but her Mother was from some Holler in WV. And although my Dad was born and raised in Colorado his Grandparents and Mother were deeply southern. So I was raised in Colorado with our western slang hearing my Mom's combination of Midwestern and West Virginian vocabulary/expressions, and my Dad's deep south expressions. Needless to say when I got to College in SC at a University who prided themselves on culture and the arts I got quite a few looks of confusion when I talked! But I'll say, when I left campus I felt right at home talking with people in the community!

The rabbit hole to go down after this song... you must go down it, boys! This song is even more awesome when you watch the live TV version!

Ricky skaggs is a true musician and a legend he is one of the best

Ricky Skaggs is the king of bluegrass. SO talented!!

Ricky Skaggs is uber-talented, and I concur that he is Bluegrass. For most people who don't listen to Country, Bluegrass is just more goat-ropin' music. Ricky has long collaborated with other great contemporary Bluegrass artists while maintaining a solo career of his own. In this video, he was accompanied by his wife, the lady with the orange scarf and big smile. She is a member of a family Bluegrass band, The Whites. If you like Bluegrass, do I have some artists to introduce you two to! I am greatly enjoying your channel; keep the good times rolling!

You also saw Ricky Skaggs and Bill Monroe (Uncle Penn) as singers on the video of "Will the circle Be Unbroken" with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. If you want more eargasms, you need to watch the Earl Scruggs and friends version of Foggy Mtn Breakdown. You get banjos, electric guitars, resonator guitar, organ, piano, mandolin and harmonica. And you would recognize some of the musicians.

I requested this a couple years ago. Look at the live version - Ricky Skaggs - Country Boy - Live On The BBC's Wogan Show 1986. Great reaction. Several genres fall under the Country umbrella.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Our bribers often wind up asking for songs that have a LOT of requests. - Keith

Dudes, there are so many songs we request and want y'all to hear that there's not enough time. Plus, all the bribes get priority, so you get what you get. Don't blame us for songs unheard. 🤠

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Ok, that almost made me spit my coffee. I do have some good news though. We have been intentionally NOT publishing the address / V&T info to send us bribes for a long time now. We're still getting a trickle of them, but the idea is to get through our entire backlog so we can get to some votes for a while. - Keith

Where the hell have you been! This 73 year old great grandma has seen Ricky Scaggs and the late Bill Monroe perform on TV off and on over the years. The dance by Bill Monroe is called the buck and wing.

Great reaction, Great song. My favorite Ricky song is "honey won't you open that door " you should check it out. Ricky is awesome

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Grabbed that vote Melody! -Dustin

@bobbiperkins1009

11 ай бұрын

Yes please

This song was written by Albert Lee, an Englishman who is recognised as one of the guitar greats. He played with Emmy Lou Harris and the Hotband, the Everly Brothers, etc, etc, etc. Check out Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Tommy Emanuel playing "Classical Gas," if you haven't already.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

I've seen Tommy play it. Amazing stuff. - Keith

@daventunes3822

11 ай бұрын

There's a KZread video of Ricky and Albert doing "Country Boy" together live.

In case you didn’t figure it out, Ricky is who sings backup (with Patty Loveless) on Vince Gill’s Go Rest High On That Mountain. Pretty sure you reacted to that, just can’t remember if that was the version you watched.

There's an old black and white video of him performing mandolin with either Earl Skruggs or Earnest Tubb when he was like 6 years old. Titled "YOUNG RICKY SKAGGS". I think he was considered like a child prodigy. Then that kinda seemed to come full circle when Ricky Skaggs performed "Blue Moon of Kentucky" with a kid who was a good violin player and singer. They talked before the performance about how the kid's favorite artists was Earnest Tubb, who Ricky performed with as a little boy, and passed before Carson Peters was born.

Yes! I been waiting for someone to have you do this one and this reaction did NOT disappoint. Loved how Keith went from teasing Dustin to immediately silent and spellbound when Ricky started playing.

I had forgotten what a great musician Ricky Skaggs is. The entertainment from you two is always a great time.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Skaggs is a friggin BEAST. - Keith

Watch the live version it will blow y’all away

Keith, I’m really shocked that you had never heard of Ricky. He is a legendary strings player and has paired up with several other legends for amazing performances. Icons such as Vince Gill (also a legendary player), Patty Loveless and Allison Krauss to name a few.

Now you need to do the live version of this song!! Then you'll see a show! :)

Everyone seems to miss the appearance of NYC Mayor Ed Koch as the taxi driver singing along. This tells you how big of a deal Ricky Skaggs was at the time, for the sitting Mayor of NYC to appear in a country music video!

@JoHenn

11 ай бұрын

I saw it!

Charlie and Ricky were great friends ❤ I'm 66 and live just South of Nashville, and I've seen them both‼️ Great performers 🎉

You saw Ricky Skaggs singing harmony with Vince Gill on "Go Rest High On That Mountain".

Must find the live version where you get to see every one of his band members do their solo.

Former Mayor of NYC, Ed Koch, was leaning against a taxi reading a newspaper fairly early once the street scenes started . They did zoom in on him so he will be to spot.

You need to watch this one live so you can see them play.

What Ricky Scags means when he says"Don't get above your razon is this. It means, "Don't think of yourself highly than you ought. Stay humble.

Ricky Skaggs is an icon. He's amazing

Highway 40 blues is my favorite song of his! Dude has serious talent!

Ricky Scaggs is a master of stringed instruments.

Love ricky scaggs. I was in basic training with rebecca scaggs his first cousin. He is also a first cousin to boz scaggs. ricky is and will always be a legand.

Finally one i can listen to! Ricky Skaggs is awesome on many instruments and he can sing too! You should check out his other songs.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

I dig bluegrass. - Keith

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts we can tell! 😂 😂 😂

@robincridelich5179

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts I don't care what it's classified as. It's damn good music! Uncle Pen is a good one as well.

I love great musicianship. I just love it! It could be playing an instrument or singing, hearing someone who has mastered their craft just makes me happy. I can't play any instruments above a very rudimentary level. It's not fair, I have 2 sisters who both play the piano quite well but in different styles. My oldest sister is much more comfortable improvising and would probably be really good at bluegrass. My other sister is much more classically minded and likes to have all the notes to follow. Here senior high school recital was a mixture of Beethoven, Bach, and Rachmaninoff. She went on to college and majored in piano performance for a year and a half before her wrists gave out due to a medical condition. Then there's me, I took 12 years of piano lessons all through school and I just couldn't get my brain to figure out how to play multiple notes in both hands at the same time. I can do multiple notes in one hand, but no matter how much I practiced I couldn't get both hands to work at the same time. Even if I didn't do well with the piano, I'm very grateful for the years of lessons because they gave me a solid music foundation. My parents laugh because out of the three of us kids I'm probably the most musical minded and have the best ear, but the only instrument I excelled at was the voice.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Having a good ear is often both a blessing and a curse. - Keith

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts Sooooo true!

1 of the Greatest on Guitar!!!

That looney tunes riff almost killed me 😂

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

hah, I loved it. - Keith

@lindaharris1892

10 ай бұрын

Yes, the face he makes when he does it live makes you laugh.

it was country with hints of bluegrass. Ricky always added bluegrass flavour to his country songs. Now he has gone straight out bluegrass

YOU GUYS CRACK ME UP!!!! I THINK YALL HAVE BEEN SAMPLING SOMETHING BEFORE THE CAMERA COMES ON!!!😂😂😂😂😂

@BourbonCountryReacts

10 ай бұрын

We're actually just naturally that goofy. - Keith

HE LEARNED FROM THE BEST WITH SOME NATURAL ABILITIES HE ALREADY HAD AND HE CAN STILL CALL THE PIGS!!! SSSUUUEEEEE!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

Albert lea does an amazing version of the song as well. He’s also one of the most terrifyingly tell her to guitar players you’ll ever see. If you’re not familiar with him, I highly recommend it. Ever see one of those guys it’s just so good it kind of pisses you off? That’s Albert Lea.

Great to see you guys

I am once again recommending Oklahoma Borderline by Vince Gill. Particularly the video on here titled “killer guitar player.”

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Stay tuned. ;)

@whatiwasgoingtosay

10 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts🙌🏻

There's an awesome live performance of this where everyone in the band rips off their great solos.

Gary Smith on piano. Met him back in the 70's when he played gospel. Knew he was special and going places. RIP Gary.

Scaggs has got some good songs honey open that door highway 40 blues crying my heart over you

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Got those on the list -Dustin

I love this song and Ricky is amazing, but you really have to check out the live version of this song, the instrumentation is fantastic.

Acting parts: Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe Taxi driver that mouths lyrics - former NY mayor Ed Koch Actor David Keith also in it

If Roy Clark and Chet Atkins had a baby, it'd be Ricky Skaggs.

you guys are too funny and adorable!!! This is just what i needed after yet another grievous night at work!!!! I am not a drinker, but i even enjoy listening to you guys discuss the booze!! Love you guys!!!!

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Interesting fact the guy standing next to the cab reading the paper was Ed Koch, the then mayor of New York City.

Definitely bluegrass boys I loved reaction to this Keith think about your bluegrass bluegrass heritage, Uncle pennwood play the fiddle till the sun come up .

So glad you managed to get to this and that you loved the song. Ricky is such a great musician and has a band that are just as good. Also glad my bourbon picking skills have improved since the Krogman incident 😂.

@freddie597

11 ай бұрын

Have held off with a few requests for some OGs until you got to this but you should have some bottles at V&T soon.

@freddie597

11 ай бұрын

If you want to see how good they are live I’d recommend this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/qq59z9KLj6usZ7g.htmlsi=stOevgdQ-Y--ODMg

Naaaaah. You got to check out the live version. It will smoke your mind. 🔥

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

This did a pretty good job of it. - Keith

@lindaharris1892

10 ай бұрын

No, the live BBC on the Wogan Show will really blow you away.

Uncle pen (Bill Monroe) the father of bluegrass! Has a song called Uncle Pen he is playing the mandolin in the song. 1965

Uncel Penn in teh video is the Bluegrass Legend Bill Monroe who practically invented Blue Grass. He was Ricky Skaggs mentor.

I just got to go to a Ricky Skaggs concert this summer! Still amazing - they did this one but what really raised the roof was when they covered "Rocky Top"! Check out "Uncle Pen" for a similar energy to this. "Highway 40 Blues", "Heartbroke", and "Cajun Moon" are more country.

Look at the History of Ricky Scaggs and Keith Whitley when they were young and played Bluegrass together.

Uncle Penn, is Ricky's Mentor Bill Monroe. Pretty dang awesome.

Where did you guys go 😢, prayers that you are both okay, you are missed!

Saw Ricky Skaggs in concert early 90s in Branson Mo awesome

Should see it live on the BBC from the 80s

The bagel eating cab driver was Mayor Ed Koch

Check out the live version to see all the playing.

Sept 9th he will be at the Brown County Music Center

What's really crazy is that Ricky could play all those instruments in that way if he wanted

Bluegrass PLUS the steel guitar and piano

I watch for the music. Not the entertainment. Both Ricky and Bill Montroe started in Bluegrass. Bill Monroe will always be known as the King of Bluegrass. R.I.P. Ricky Skaggs can do all types of music and play almost anything. I remember Bill mainly playing the Mandolin.

@BourbonCountryReacts, Keith you need to watch Ricky Skaggs doing Country Boy live on the BBC Wogan Show. It shows all the musicians playing.

Was it country? Was it bluegrass ? It was badass, that's what it was.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. - Keith

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

Man it can be such a fine line between bluegrass and country, especially before the 90s. Country gets its roots from so many genres. Bluegrass, folk, the blues, and rock come readily to mind so it makes sense. I feel the 90s is where mainstream country started introducing more of the pop sound, and in the 2000s it REALLY took on a pop sound. I'm feeling like country is starting to return to it's roots a little more with artists like Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, Colter Wall, Nolan Taylor, etc. I mean even Oliver Anthony could be thrown in with that mix. With how popular some of those artists are getting, I think it's only a matter of time before mainstream record labels are going to try and find a shill to try and match that sound.

His band played all live in 90’s (that fast).

Ya gotta check him out on Austin city limits from the 80s ...

That’s Bill Monroe. He has a song “Uncle Pen”.

I always thought, yeah I like bluegrass, but I'm just recently discovering that I'd never REALLY heard bluegrass. No I can honestly say I LOVE bluegrass. Oh and that was 100% bluegrass delivery.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah. Bluegrass calls you to your roots. - Keith

@MrNiccholas

11 ай бұрын

@@BourbonCountryReacts and your thirds and fifths!

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

Punny!

Check out the live version from the BBC in 1986

I think Ricky raised the bar don't you.

Love your guys back and forth at each other. For some good bluegrass check out Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Earl Scruggs & Friends.

@BourbonCountryReacts

7 ай бұрын

This one? Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown | Metal / Rock Fans First Time Reaction with Midnight Moon kzread.info/dash/bejne/in5hxtucqLS0org.html

Bluegrass definitely!

The old man is Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe!

Uncle Penn and don't get above you're raisin are both bluegrass songs. Bill Monroe is a bluegrass legend he played Uncle Penn in the video

BLUEGRASS 🎉

Am I crazy for wanting someone to cover this as a metal song?

@BourbonCountryReacts

2 ай бұрын

No. You are not. I think that'd be awesome. - Keith

Bluegrass is part of country!

Keep it simple More BLUEGRASS Blow your mind

@donalddix4375

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWup26lvgtWodKg.htmlsi=Ewyu7Ob-ZNqzkCQc

You need to watch the video where Ricky Skaggs performs this on a talk show (Wogan), you can watch the playing better. The link is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qq59z9KLj6usZ7g.html I would also like to point out that "Uncle Pen" was Bill Monroe. And "Uncle Pen" is the name of a popular bluegrass song.

Bourbon country, i was wondering if you ever listen to THRASH GRASS? The Native Howl. They realized metal and bluegrass are both high BPM. Speed and precision ,so they blended them. They are touring now after winning last call, with alice cooper, lzzy hale and other judges.

@BourbonCountryReacts

11 ай бұрын

I'm definitely going to look that up. - Keith