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Rickie Simpkins
American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Rickie Hal Simpkins[1] is an American fiddler and mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition.
He is best known for his solo albums and his work with the Lonesome River Band and the Seldom Scene.[2]
Biography
Early years
Simpkins was raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, southwest of Roanoke.
He learned fiddle at age six and played in a show with Flatt and Scruggs at age nine. Simpkins also learned banjo and guitar at a young age.[3] Simpkins and his brother Ronnie played in a family group, and eventually joined the bluegrass band Upland Express, releasing an album on Leather Records in Other members included his brother Ronnie (bass), Ken Farmer (guitar), Barry Collins (banjo), and Tonya Gibson (mandolin).[4]
McPeak Brothers
When he graduated from high school, Simpkins joined the McPeak Brothers as a full-time member, and continued with them into the early s.
Members were
