If you play guitar, mandolin, or fiddle and want to replicate the Skaggs sound:
Ricky counted off again—but this time, he kicked the tempo like a mule. The banjo snapped, the bass slapped, and when the fiddle came in, it wasn’t pretty. It was feral . Ricky’s mandolin chopped so sharp you could cut yourself on the rhythm. Then he opened his mouth: ricky skaggs cotton eyed joe