Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Make the beautiful drive to the Mountain View, Arkansas to see Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on July 15th!  This benefit concert for the Music Roots Program in Mountain View Schools is sponsored by the Committee of One Hundred.

READ BEFORE YOU BUY:  (1)  No refunds. All sales are final. (2)  Only desktop computer users may select individual seats. Mobile device and tablet users will be assigned seats by "best available" in each section. (3)  Concert admission is not included with an Ozark Folk Center Season Pass. (4)   Wheelchair accessible seating is not available for purchase online.  If you wish to buy handicap seats, call O.F.C. Music Director Daren Dortin at 870-269-3853.

Get your tickets here. (This concert is expected to sell out.)

About Ricky Skaggs
Fifteen-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Ricky Skaggs’ career is easily among the most significant in recent country music history. If Skaggs’ burgeoning trophy case full of awards wasn’t already enough evidence of that fact, consider that legendary guitarist Chet Atkins once credited Skaggs with “single-handedly saving country music.” His life’s path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass music, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.

In the past decade, he has been honored with inductions into the Gospel Music Association’s Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2018, a landmark year, Skaggs was also awarded membership into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame, the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and country music’s greatest honor, the Country Music Hall of Fame. Most recently, he was awarded the prestigious National Medal of Arts in 2020 for his contributions to the American music industry.

Ricky struck his first chords on a mandolin over 60 years ago, and he continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Clearly his passion for it puts him in the position to bring his lively, distinctively American form of music out of isolation and into the ears and hearts of audiences across the country and around the world. Ricky Skaggs is always forging ahead with cross-cultural, genre-bending musical ideas and inspirations.

Get your tickets to the show 

This event is made possible by the generous funding from the Committee of One Hundred for the Ozark Folk Center. The Committee of One Hundred (COOH) is made up of women from across Arkansas who have devoted time and raised funds for ongoing programs at the center, including Craft Apprenticeships, the Music Roots Program, the Heritage Herb Garden, and other projects that support the park's mission.

Need a place to stay? The Cabins at Dry Creek, located at the Ozark Folk Center near the Skillet Restaurant, offer modern duplex rooms to meet a variety of needs including pet-friendly rooms, suites, and family-style rooms.

If you have any questions about planning your trip to the Folk Music Capital of Mountain View, call the Ozark Folk Center toll free at 800-264-3655 (FOLK) or 870-269-3851.