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Back in 1998 Bruce Hornsby told me about his desire to make a keyboard bluegrass album. Anything’s possible, but the warm tone normally heard from Hornsby didn’t seem appropriate for the pickin’ style. Which, I guess, is why music is performed and heard rather than critiqued based solely on an idea. Nine years later and that album has been released. The initial discussion made it seem as if, like other albums that bear his name, this project would revolve mainly around Hornsby’s piano playing. A one-off session with Ricky Skaggs for a Bill Monroe tribute album settled who could make this thought into reality. Not only does Skaggs make for a stellar and sympathetic musician to this endeavor, but his backing band, Kentucky Thunder, also provides the type of solid foundation that allows the album’s two stars to move their way into the spotlight as well as laying back in a supporting role. The two split the album pretty evenly as far as compositions and lead vocals.
