Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions is a 2002 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss.[1][2]
| Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions | ||||
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| Studio album by The Chieftains (among others) | ||||
| Released | 17 September 2002 | |||
| Genre | Celtic folk, Country, Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 52:28 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Paddy Moloney | |||
| The Chieftains (among others) chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
All songs traditional unless indicated.
- "Down the Old Plank Road" (with John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White and Tim O'Brien) - 2:02
- "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) - 3:13
- "Sally Goodin" (with Earl Scruggs & Glen Duncan) - 3:15
- "Dark as a Dungeon" (with Vince Gill and Béla Fleck) (Merle Travis) - 3:25
- "Cindy" (with Kentucky Thunder & Ricky Skaggs) - 2:38
- "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss and Béla Fleck) - 4:48
- "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" (with Lyle Lovett) - 2:41
- Medley: "Ladies Pantalettes; Belles of Blackville; First House in Connaught" (with Béla Fleck) - 2:18
- "Whole Heap of Little Horses" (with Patty Griffin) - 2:47
- "Rain and Snow" (with The Del McCoury Band) - 2:52
- "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" (with Martina McBride) - 4:30
- "Tennessee Stud" (with Jeff White) (Jimmy Driftwood) - 3:08
- "Katie Dear" (with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings) - 4:31
- "Give the Fiddler a Dram" (with Béla Fleck) - 10:18
Personnel edit
- The Chieftains
- Paddy Moloney - bagpipes [Uilleann], flute, tin whistle
- Kevin Conneff - bodhrán
- Derek Bell - dulcimer [Tiompán], harp, keyboards
- Seán Keane - fiddle
- Matt Molloy - flute
- Guests
- Buddy Miller - vocals (2)
- Julie Miller - vocals (2)
- Vince Gill - vocals (4)
- Ricky Skaggs - vocals, mandolin (5, 14)
- Alison Krauss - vocals, viola, backing vocals (6)
- Lyle Lovett - vocals (7)
- Patty Griffin - vocals (9)
- Del McCoury - vocals, acoustic guitar (10)
- Martina McBride - vocals (11)
- David Rawlings - vocals (13)
- Gillian Welch - vocals (13)
- Shannon Forrest - drums, percussion (1-4, 6, 8-9, 12-14)
- Jeff White - vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 3-9, 11-14)
- Béla Fleck - banjo, violin (1, 4, 6, 8, 14)
- Glenn Worf - double bass (1, 4, 8, 12, 14)
- Tim O'Brien - mandolin, backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 14)
- Matt Rollings - piano (1, 4, 11, 14)
- John Hiatt - backing vocals (1, 14)
- Marc Savoy - accordion (1)
- Jeffrey Lesser - backing vocals (1)
- Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, octave mandolin (2-3, 6, 9, 11, 13-14)
- Barry Bales - double bass (2-3, 6, 9, 13)
- Earl Scruggs - banjo (3)
- Glen Duncan - fiddle (3)
- Randy Kohrs - resonator guitar [Dobro] (4, 12-14)
- Jim Mills - banjo (5)
- Mark Fain - double bass (5)
- Cody Kilby - acoustic guitar (5)
- Andy Leftwich - fiddle (5)
- Steve Buckingham - mountain dulcimer (6)
- Viktor Krauss - double bass (7)
- James Gilmer - percussion (7)
- John Hagen - cello (7)
- Robbie McCoury - banjo (10)
- Jason Carter - fiddle (10)
- Mike Bub - double bass (10)
- Ronnie McCoury - mandolin (10)
- Stuart Duncan - mandolin (11-12)
- Jeff Taylor - accordion (11)
Chart performance edit
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 91 |
References edit
- ^ Stark, Phyillis (2002). "Walking the Plank". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.