Instrumentals is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on August 1, 2006. In 2007, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
Track listing All music by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
"Going to Richmond" – 3:41 "Missing Vassar" – 4:25 "Wayward to Hayward" – 5:22 "Montana Slim" – 3:32 "Crossing the Briney" – 7:07 "Crossville" – 3:48 "Gallatin Rag" – 4:08 "Dawg's Breath" – 5:12 "Spam Jelly" – 3:30 "Goin' to the Ceili" – 3:33 "Polk City" – 3:14
Personnel
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Ricky Skaggs – mandolin, archtop guitar (1, 3–11), Clawhammer-style banjo (1), electric guitar (2, 3, 8), percussion (2), high-string guitar (5), mandocello (5) Jeff Taylor – accordion (1, 5, 6, 10), whistle (5), penny whistle (10) Cody Kilby – rhythm guitars Jim Mills – banjo (1–4, 6, 8–11) Mark Fain – bass Andy Leftwich – fiddle Andy Statman – clarinet (7)
Additional musicians The Nashville String Machine – orchestra (5) Jim Gray – orchestrations and conductor (5) Carl Gorodetzky – contractor (5)
Production Ricky Skaggs – producer Lee Groitzsch – recording, mixing Brent King – recording, mixing Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) Erick Anderson – design, photography Christoph Giese – photography RS Entertainment, Inc. – management
Chart performance Chart (2006) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 73
References
External links Ricky Skaggs' official site