Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions

Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
Studio album by The Chieftains (among others)
Released 2002
Genre Celtic folk, Country, Bluegrass
Length 54:03
Label RCA Victor
Producer Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains (among others) chronology
The Wide World Over
(2002)
Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
(2002)
Further Down the Old Plank Road
(2003)

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.

Track listing

  1. Down the Old Plank Road (w/ John Hiatt, Bela Fleck, Jeff White and Tim O'Brien)
  2. Country Blues (w/ Buddy & Julie Miller)
  3. Sally Goodin (w/ Earl Scruggs & Glen Duncan)
  4. Dark as a Dungeon (w/ Vince Gill)
  5. Cindy (w/ Kentucky Thunder & Ricky Skaggs)
  6. Molly Ban (Bawn) (w/ Alison Krauss)
  7. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (w/ Lyle Lovett)
  8. Medley: Ladies Pantalettes; Belles of Blackville; First House in Connaught (w/ Bela Fleck)
  9. Whole Heap of Little Horses (w/ Patty Griffin)
  10. Rain and Snow (w/ The Del McCoury Band)
  11. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (w/ Martina McBride)
  12. Tennessee Stud (w/ Jeff White)
  13. Katie Dear (w/ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
  14. Give the Fiddler a Dram

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 21
U.S. Billboard 200 91

References