Old Train

Old Train
Old Train
Studio album by The Seldom Scene
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label	Rebel
Producer	Gary B. Reid
The Seldom Scene chronology

Old Train is the fourth album by the progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene. The album offers the group in their original lineup and features their trademark songs "Wait a Minute", "Old Train" and "C & O Canal". The record is a mixture of progressive, traditional bluegrass and folk material and also features guest musicians as Ricky Skaggs on violin or Linda Ronstadt on vocals. .^[2] ^[3]

Professional ratings
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Track listing edit

"Appalachian Rain" (Paul Craft) – 2:38
"Wait a Minute" (Herb Pedersen) – 3:31
"Different Roads" (John Starling) – 2:31
"Old Train" (Herb Pedersen, Nikki Pedersen) – 2:15
"Through the Bottom of the Glass" (Paul Craft) – 2:22
"Old Crossroads" (Traditional) – 3:08
"Pan American" (Williams) – 2:40
"Working on a Building" (Traditional) – 3:33
"Walk Through This World With Me" (Kaye Savage, Sandra Seamons) – 2:02
"Maybe You Will Change Your Mind" (Don Reno) – 2:32
"Traveling On and On" (Traditional) – 2:43
"C & O Canal" (John Starling) – 2:35

Personnel edit

The Seldom Scene

John Starling - vocals, guitar
John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
Ben Eldridge - banjo, guitar, vocals
Mike Auldridge - Dobro, guitar, vocals
Tom Gray - bass, vocals

with

Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, viola
Bob Williams - harmonica
Paul Craft - guitar
Linda Ronstadt - vocals

Artwork edit

The cover art depicts a steam locomotive, with number 5303 clearly visible. Locomotive 5303 was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad class P Locomotive (4-6-2) named President Madison, built in 1927 and retired in 1957.^[4]