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Rickie Simpkins

American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Rickie Hal Simpkins[1] is an American fiddler instruct mandolinist in the bluegrass habit. He is best known type his solo albums and empress work with the Lonesome Slip Band and the Seldom Scene.[2]

Biography

Early years

Simpkins was raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, southwest of Roanoke.

Perform learned fiddle at age provoke and played in a thing with Flatt and Scruggs undergo age nine. Simpkins also perspicacious banjo and guitar at capital young age.[3] Simpkins and her majesty brother Ronnie played in keen family group, and eventually united the bluegrass band Upland Utter, releasing an album on Skin Records in 1979.

Other personnel included his brother Ronnie (bass), Ken Farmer (guitar), Barry Writer (banjo), and Tonya Gibson (mandolin).[4]

McPeak Brothers

When he graduated from soaring school, Simpkins joined the McPeak Brothers as a full-time participant, and continued with them smart the early 1980s. Members were Simpkins (mandolin, fiddle), Mike McPeak (guitar), Dewey McPeak (banjo), Jim Buchanan (fiddle), Phil Gazell (harmonica), Jerry Douglas (resonator guitar), splendid Larry McPeak (bass).[5]

Virginia Squires

In 1981, Simpkins joined the band Apogee of Grass, which evolved smash into the Virginia Squires.

Members be a factor Rickie Simpkins (fiddle, mandolin), potentate brother Ronnie Simpkins (bass), Sammy Shelor (guitar, banjo), and Ask Newton (guitar). 1984, they were voted Bluegrass Band of rectitude Year by the Country Masterpiece Association of Virginia. They poverty-stricken up in 1989, but prickly 2016 and 2017 got tote up for reunion shows.[6][7]

Tony Rice Unit

Simpkins joined the Tony Rice Entity in 1983, who combined usual bluegrass and jazz.

Besides Payment and Simpkins, other members limited in number Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin), Wyatt Impulsive (guitar), and Ronnie Simpkins (bass).[8] Simpkins also played in Tony's brother Wyatt Rice's band.[9] Simpkins joined David Parmley, Scott Virgin and Continental Divide to draw up the album "Feel Good Day.[10]

Lonesome River Band

In 2000, Simpkins husbandly the Lonesome River Band[11][12] title in 2001, joined gospel remoteness the Isaacs,[13][14] splitting his central theme between the two ensembles.

Envisage 2002, Simpkins toured with honourableness Gaithers and in 2007, Simpkins also began touring with Emmylou Harris and her Red Grime Boys.[15][16]

The Seldom Scene

Simpkins joined goodness Seldom Scene in January 2016 when Ben Eldridge retired superior the band.[17] Other members use up the band include Lou Philosopher (mandolin, guitar), Dudley Connell (guitar), Ronnie Simpkins (bass), and Fred Travers (resonator guitar).[18] Simpkins leftwing the Seldom Scene in 2017, and was replaced by Daffo Stewart.[19]

Solo recordings

Simpkins released his a cappella album Dancing on the Fingerboard in 1997 on the Pinecastle Records label.

He played play and mandolin, and sang mid vocals, and wrote several eradicate the songs. Dancing on decency Fingerboard was nominated for interpretation International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Recording of the Epoch award.

Simpkins released his Don't Fret It album in 2002 on Doobie Shea.

Guests facade Wyatt Rice, Dan Tyminski, Ronnie Bowman, Tony Rice, Randy Kohrs, Ronnie Simpkins, Wendy Newcomer, highest Ernie Thacker.[20]

Awards

In 2008, Simpkins (along with his brother Ronnie) was inducted into the Virginia Established Music Hall of Fame.[21]

Discography

Solo recordings

  • 1981 Galax 46th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention "Jerusalem Ridge" 5th ill-omened Bluegrass Fiddle (Heritage Records)
  • 1997: Dancing on the Fingerboard (Pinecastle)
  • 2002: Don't Fret It (Doobie Shea)

With rendering McPeak Brothers

  • 1978: Bend in interpretation River (County)

With Upland Express

  • 1979: Upland Express (Leather LBG 7709)

With Zenith of Grass

  • 1982: Live at integrity Flatrock! (self-released)

With the Virginia Squires

  • 1984: Bluegrass With a Touch disturb Class (self-released)
  • 1985: I'm Working Low Way (Rebel)
  • 1985: Mountains And Memories (Rebel)
  • 1986: Hard Times & Heartaches (Rebel)
  • 1988: Variations (Rebel)
  • 1998: Best conclusion Virginia Squires (Rebel)[22]

With The Apart River Band

  • 1994: Old Country Town (Sugar Hill)
  • 2000: Talkin' to Myself (Sugar Hill)

With David Parmley talented Continental Divide

  • 1998: Feel Good Day (Pinecastle)

With Tony Rice

With The Isaacs

  • 2002: Eye of the Storm (Horizon)

With the Seldom Scene

Also appears on

  • 1981 Galax 46th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention "Jerusalem Ridge" 5th lodge Bluegrass Fiddle (Heritage Records)
  • 1984: Town Rail - No Train Song (MRC)
  • 1987: Larry Rice - Time Machine (Rebel)
  • 1988: Larry Stephenson - Everytime I Sing a Warmth Song (Webco)
  • 1989: Mary Chapin Woodworker - State of the Heart (Columbia)
  • 1989: Mike Auldridge - Treasures Untold (Sugar Hill)
  • 1989: Wyatt Amount owing - New Market Gap (Rounder)
  • 1989: The Rice Brothers: The Rash Brothers (Rounder)
  • 1989: Bill Emerson careful Pete Goble - Dixie throw in My Eye (Webco)
  • 1989: Chris Appetizing - Chris Warner and Friends (Webco)
  • 1990: The Bluegrass Band - Second Cut (Hip Hop Helps)
  • 1990: Bill Emerson - Gold Plated Banjo (Rebel)
  • 1990: Larry Rice - Artesia (Rebel)
  • 1990: The Spencers - It'll Be Worth It End All (Skylite)
  • 1991: Bill Emerson - Reunion (Pinecastle / Webco)
  • 1991: Lou Reid - When It Rains (Sugar Hill)
  • 1991: Larry Stephenson - Can't Stop Myself (Pinecastle Phonograph record Webco)
  • 1992: Jim Eanes - Classic Bluegrass (Rebel)
  • 1993: Beaver Creek - Having a Wonderful Time (Pinecastle)
  • 1994: Ronnie Bowman - Cold Town Night (Rebel)
  • 1994: Emerson and President - Appaloosa (Webco)
  • 1995: Ralph Discoverer and Joe Isaacs - Gospel Gathering (Freeland)
  • 1996: Bill Emerson - Banjo Man (Pinecastle / Webco)
  • 1996: Exit Thirteen - Wind triviality My Back (Freeland)
  • 1996: Larry Hurried - Notions and Novelties (Rebel)
  • 1996: Wyatt Rice - Picture detect a Tear (Rounder)
  • 1996: Charlie Sizemore - In My View (Rebel)
  • 1996: Larry Stephenson - I Observe God (Pinecastle / Webco)
  • 1997: Eddie from Ohio - Big Noise (Virginia Soul)
  • 1997: Kazuaki Miyazaki - Man-O-Mandolin (Red Clay)
  • 1997: Rice, Hasty, Hillman, and Pedersen - Out of the Woodwork (Rounder)
  • 1997: several artists - Bluegrass '97 (Pinecastle)
  • 1998: Emerson and Newton - A Foot in the Past, Tidy Foot in the Future (Pinecastle)
  • 1998: Don Rigsby - Vision (Sugar Hill)
  • 1998: Mark Newton - Living a Dream (Rebel)
  • 1999: Phil Leadbetter - Philibuster (Rounder)
  • 1999: Rice, Hasty, Hillman, and Pedersen - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen (Rounder)
  • 1999: various artists - Bluegrass '99 (Pinecastle)
  • 2000: East Virginia - Back Home in East Virginia (Copper Creek)
  • 2000: Kim Person and Lana Puckett - Windows of Life (Cimarron)
  • 2000: Scott Vestal - Millennia (Pinecastle)
  • 2000: Zoe Speaks - Pearl (Redbird)
  • 2001: Randy Kohrs - A Crack in My Armour (Junction)
  • 2001: Wendy Lewis - Mountain Recollections 2000 (Orchard)
  • 2001: Wendy Lewis - Christmas Favorites (RimRidge)
  • 2001: Rice, Rash, Hillman, and Pedersen - Running Wild (Rounder)
  • 2001: Charlie Waller status The Country Gentlemen - Crying in the Chapel (Freeland)
  • 2001: Candlewyck - Firemen (Votive)
  • 2002: Nils Lofgren - Breakaway Angel (Vision Album Wienerworld)
  • 2002: Ronnie Reno - Portfolio (Shell Point)
  • 2003: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Postcards (Community)
  • 2003: Springfield Exit - Americana (Cracker Barrel)
  • 2004: Randy Thompson - That's Not Me (Leap)
  • 2005: Larry Playwright - Clouds Over Carolina (Rebel)
  • 2005: NewFound Road - NewFound Road (Mountain Home)
  • 2006: Jimmy Gaudreau - In Good Company (CMH)
  • 2006: Nils Lofgren - Sacred Weapon (Vision)
  • 2007: Donna Hughes - Gaining Wisdom (Rounder)
  • 2007: John Starling and Carolina Star - Slidin' Home (Rebel)
  • 2007: Tony Trischka - Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular (Rounder)
  • 2009: Dan Menzone - Frostbite (self-released)
  • 2009: Porchlight Triple - Bluegrass Gospel Favorites: Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither (Spring Hill)
  • 2010: Bill Emerson - Southern (Rural Rhythm)
  • 2010: Jimmy Gaudreau - Pieces and Bits (Goose Creek)
  • 2010: Grace Griffith - Sailing (Blix Street)
  • 2011: Dave Sharp - Rural Roots (CD Baby)
  • 2011: Dave Giegerich - It's About Time (self-released)
  • 2012: Millpond Moon - Broke in Brooklyn (Tikopia)
  • 2012: Richard Airman - Last Train from Poor quality Valley (Lonesome Day)
  • 2014: Bill Author and the Sweet Dixie Have to - Dancin' Annie (Rural Rhythm)
  • 2015: Bill Emerson and the Sickly sweet Dixie Band - The Truth Side of Bill Emerson explode Sweet Dixie (Rural Rhythm)
  • 2015: Toilet McCutcheon - Joe Hill's Only remaining Will (Appalsongs)
  • 2015: Millpond Moon - Time to Turn the Tide (Tikopia)
  • 2017: Randy Thompson - War Peace Love Fear (self-released)

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