Ryan Holladay signs to Skaggs Familt Records

Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Holladay has signed a recording contract with Skaggs Family Records and his current album New Kid in Town will be released to retail April 12.  Already a music-industry veteran at age 12 with three albums to his credit,

Holladay has performed on the venerable Grand Ole Opry since he was 5 and is credited with being the youngest artist to ever appear on that famous stage. "Every time I hear Ryan Holladay play and sing, I'm truly amazed. He just keeps getting better all the time. He truly has a special gift," said Ricky Skaggs, founder of Skaggs Family Records.

Ryan has performed on stage with some of the best bands in bluegrass music including the Mike Snider Band, Lonesome River Band, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time and many more. He has also opened shows for country legend Roy Clark and acoustic supergroup Nickel Creek. “This guy is a STAR! It's hard to imagine that someone could have this much music savvy at 12 years old,” Cordle said. “This is by far Ryan's best effort to date. What a talent. What instincts. This young man not only plays the banjo, mandolin and all lead guitar parts, he also arranged all the singing on this CD. Remarkable! Put that together with being one of the nicest, most charismatic young men that I have ever met and there you have it folks, the whole package as they say. Look for great things from this extraordinarily talented young musician.”

Ryan's incredible musicianship is evidenced on New Kid in Town , where he provided lead and harmony vocals, banjo, mandolin and guitar talents. The Ryan Holladay Band includes Mark Holladay (vocals, guitar), Mike Holladay  (bass, vocals) and Tyler Andal (fiddle). Tracks include an original song written by country artist Dierks Bentley and Mike Ward titled “Midnight Radio.” “What can I say about Ryan that his music doesn't already say?” Bentley raved. “He is an incredible talent and well represents the future of bluegrass music. This is the first time another artist has recorded one of my songs and I'm very honored Ryan chose it for his new project.”