An article from the Jan 10, 2007 edition of The Morning Call, a paper out of Allentown, PA, that focuses on Ricky Skaggs, his love for bluegrass, and his religious faith, has appeared on the PopMatters.com website.

PopMatters describes itself as

an international magazine of cultural criticism. Our scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture

The article includes interview quotes from Skaggs and dedicates a major portion of the writing to his faith. I enjoyed the article, though I suspect that some will take issue with a couple of the claims made by Skaggs concerning what he calls “the mandates I have been given” with regards to bluegrass music.

Three quarters of the way through the interview, I came across this piece of information that I’m sure will be of interest to those fans of Skaggs’ music who read The Bluegrass Blog.

Skaggs is planning a tribute album to Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs that he hopes to have ready by the fall.

“They recorded 28 or 29 tracks, but I may cut that down to 12 or 14 of my favorite things,” he says. “I’m also looking at some live music they did for a possible DVD. It’s a great undertaking, and I hope we pull that off.”

This is the first I’ve heard of this project, but as it happens later this year we’ll bring you the news.