Coming in 2013: a "Trio Dobro" CD: Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes

An exciting project to watch for in 2013 is a “dobro trio” CD by Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes. The forthcoming album, as yet untitled, was recorded in a number of sessions during 2012, whenever their schedules allowed the three to converge to record together in a studio near Auldridge’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland. more>>

"Resonator Radical" on August Guitar Player Cover

Guitar Player weighs in with a 12-page feature on Rob Ickes in the August 2011 issue, on stands now. Rob's take>>

Brothership: New from Three Ring Circle

Three Ring Circle's new CD, Brothership was released 4/26 and is available here. In the words of Matt Blackett/Guitar Player Magazine: "The TRC boys are back, doing what they do best: raising the bar to dizzying heights in their bluegrass-meets-rock-meets-jazz world. They do it with tone, taste, and absolutely unbelievable chops..."

The Nashville Scene starred the CD release show as a Critic's Pick, saying: "the entire album is a kaleidoscopic delight, so full of fire and virtuosity that it’s hard to believe there’s just three guys doing all the work."

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Bluegrass Grammy: Mountain Soul II

Congrats to Patty Loveless on winning the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for Mountain Soul II. Nice to see such a dobro-infused project win! (with Rob +Mike Auldridge on dobro) Video

Rob Ickes Awarded United States Artists Fellowship

United States Artists, an organization dedicated to supporting America’s finest artists working across diverse disciplines, announced the selection of Rob Ickes as the 2010 United States Artists Cummings Fellow at a celebration at The Lincoln Center on Dec. 7.

The USA Fellows program awards a $50,000 grant to fifty artists each year in the disciplines of music, theater arts, visual arts, dance, literature, media, crafts/traditional arts, and architecture/ design. >>read more

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Join us Nov. 14-17 for ResoSummit 2013

We're making plans now for the 7th ResoSummit, and hope you'll be able to join us. {details here}

Interested in applying for the 2013 Houston Caldwell Scholarship?

This scholarship covers the registration fee for ResoSummit 2013. Housing and meal underwriting may also be available.

You are eligible to apply if you will be 18 years old or younger in November 2013. Send us an email if you are interested, and we'll let you know how to apply. Email: resosummit@gmail.com.

ResoSummit 2012:
Nov. 8-11

(click to enlarge. Photo: Lee Hiers)

The smiles say it all: ResoSummit 2012 was terrific!

A huge thanks to everyone who brought creativity and enthusiasm in full force to the 2012 Summit.

Details on ResoSummit 2012, including a high-resolution version of the group photo suitable for 8x10 printing, are here.

“Ickes elevates the state of the art in such a startlingly beautiful way that it’s almost impossible to view the instrument the same way ever again.”
–Guitar Player Magazine

"I've been listening to Rob's new album, Road Song, and hitting the ‘repeat’ button–I don't care if it's the only thing I listen to for the next year!"
– Tony Rice

"...beautiful at every bend."
–Peter Cooper, The Tennessean

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