Instrumentals (Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder album)

Instrumentals
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Released August 1, 2006
Genre Bluegrass music
Label Skaggs Family Records
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Brand New Strings
(2004)		 Instrumentals
(2006)		 Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Instrumentals is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on August 1, 2006.[1] In 2007, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Going to Richmond" – 3:41
  2. "Missing Vassar" – 4:25
  3. "Wayward to Hayward" – 5:22
  4. "Montana Slim" – 3:32
  5. "Crossing the Briney" – 7:07
  6. "Crossville" – 3:48
  7. "Gallatin Rag" – 4:08
  8. "Dawg's Breath" – 5:12
  9. "Spam Jelly" – 3:30
  10. "Goin' to the Ceili" – 3:33
  11. "Polk City" – 3:14

Personnel

  • Mark Fain – Bass
  • Christoph Giese – Photography
  • Carl Gorodetzky – Contractor
  • Jim Gray – Conductor, Orchestration
  • Cody Kilby – Guitar (Lead and Rhythm)
  • Andy Leftwich – Fiddle
  • Jim Mills – Banjo
  • Nashville String Machine – Performer, Orchestra
  • Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Mandocello, Hi-Strung Guitar, Clawhammer-style Banjo
  • Andy Statman – Clarinet
  • Jeff Taylor – Accordion, Penny Whistle

Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 73

References

  1. ^ a b "Instrumentals". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r845597. Retrieved August 2, 2010. 

External links

Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums
That's It · Sweet Temptation · Waitin' for the Sun to Shine · Family & Friends · Highways & Heartaches · Don't Cheat in Our Hometown · Country Boy · Love's Gonna Get Ya! · Comin' Home to Stay · Kentucky Thunder · My Father's Son · Solid Ground · Life Is a Journey · Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe · Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe · Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) · Mosaic · Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums
Second Generation Bluegrass · One Way Track · Skaggs & Rice · Bluegrass Rules! · Ancient Tones · Soldier of the Cross · History of the Future · The Three Pickers · Brand New Strings · Instrumentals · Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby · Salt of the Earth · Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Live albums
Live in London · Live at the Charleston Music Hall
Compilation albums
Favorite Country Songs · Super Hits
Notable singles
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