Brand New Strings is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 28, 2004. In 2005, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
Track listing
Personnel
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin, gut-string guitar, guitar solo, clawhammer banjo, hi-strung acoustic guitar, Papoose guitar Cody Kilby – guitar, banjo, guitar solo Bryan Sutton – guitar Andy Leftwich – mandolin, fiddle Mark Fain – bass Paul Brewster – harmony vocals Darrin Vincent – harmony vocals
Guest musicians Tim Lauer – accordion, portative organ Jeff Taylor – accordion Johnny Hyland – electric guitar Jim Mills – banjo Molly Skaggs – dulcimer Sam Bacco – percussion, bells, spoons Stuart Duncan – fiddle Rebecca Lynn Howard – harmony vocals Keith Sewell – harmony vocals Sharon White – harmony vocals
Production Ricky Skaggs – producer Brent King – recording, mixing Lee Groitzsch – recording, mixing Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) Rupert Neve – design Erick Anderson – photography Star Klem – wardrobe
Chart performance Chart (2004) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 60
References
External links Ricky Skaggs' official site