Rob Ickes

Rob Ickes [rhymes with "bikes"] is an American dobro (resonator guitar) player, born 1967 in San Francisco, California, United States. Ickes moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined the contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway as a founding member in 1994.[1] In addition to his work with Blue Highway, he regularly performs with Three Ring Circle and his own jazz trio. He's been nominated numerous times for a Grammy Award for his music, winning two in 1994 for bluegrass and gospel albums he helped on.

Rob Ickes
Performing with his band, Blue Highway.
June 21, 2010
Background information
Born1967 (1967) (age 54)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresBluegrass, country, jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, instructor
InstrumentsResonator guitar
Years active1992–present
Associated actsBlue Highway, Three Ring Circle
Websitewww.robickes.com

Biography

In 2011, he was named Dobro Player of the Year for the thirteenth time by the International Bluegrass Music Association. IBMA notes that he is the most awarded instrumentalist in the history of the IBMA Awards. He was also named the USA Peter Cummings Fellow in 2010 by United States Artists,[2] an organization that annually honors 50 of America’s finest artists across eight disciplines.

In 2009, Ickes released his fifth solo album Road Song, a jazz project with pianist Michael Alvey and vocalist Robinella (ResoRevolution).[3] He had previously released four solo albums on Rounder Records: Big Time (2004), What It Is (2002), Slide City (1999) and Hard Times (1997). Ickes also performs and records with a "jamgrass acoustic power trio", Three Ring Circle, with Andy Leftwich and Dave Pomeroy.[4] Three Ring Circle released a self-titled CD in 2006, (Earwave Records), followed by Brothership in 2010 (ResoRevolution).[5] He has released a studio performance DVD+CD, Rob Ickes: Contemporary Dobro Artistry (2008, Mel Bay), featuring duos with mandolinist Andy Leftwich, solo performances, and duos with jazz pianist Michael Alvey.

Ickes was the youngest dobro player on The Great Dobro Sessions, produced by Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor, which won the 1994 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. He was also on the Alison Krauss & The Cox Family album, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, which won the 1994 Grammy for Best Southern Gospel.

He has also collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Merle Haggard, Earl Scruggs, Tony Rice, Charlie Haden, David Grisman, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, David Lee Roth, Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Peter Rowan, Niall Toner, Claire Lynch, and Mary Chapin Carpenter and the southern gospel group The Dunaways. His work with Merle Haggard includes Haggard's 2007 release, "The Bluegrass Sessions" (McCoury Music). Other notable collaborations include the CD Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends, The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman (2008, Rounder), nominated for the 2009 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album; and "Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs, The Three Pickers" (2003, Rounder DVD & CD), which appeared on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart for 138 weeks. Ickes also played on Mark Twain: Words & Music in 2011, a benefit CD for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum produced by Carl Jackson. The project featured Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Buffett, Garrison Keillor, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, and others.

Active in dobro workshops and instruction, Ickes is the founder and producer of ResoSummit, a 3-day educational event held in Nashville annually since 2007, with 100 students, 10+ faculty, and key luthiers, with workshops, master classes, and performances. He frequently serves as an instructor at music workshops and camps, including NashCamp, Sore Fingers Week (UK), Rockygrass Academy (CO), Wintergrass Academy (WA), and Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp (OH).

In 2019, Ickes began offering video instruction on Big Music Tent, an online music lessons platform. He uploads regular videos and interacts with dobro students on his dedicated learning page, "Rob's Reso Room."

References
  1. Blue Highway. "Blue Highway". Bluehighwayband.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. "Rob Ickes - Profile - United States Artists - Great art forms here". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. "Music-Track Lists, Sound Clips+more". Resorevolution.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. " threeringcircle Resources and Information". Threeringcircle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. "Three Ring Circle: Brothership". Resorevolution.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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