Ancient Tones

Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Released

January 26, 1999

Genre

Bluegrass music

Length

41:20

Label

Skaggs Family Records

Ricky Skaggs chronology

Bluegrass Rules!
(1997)

Ancient Tones
(1999)

Soldier of the Cross
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Ancient Tones is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on January 26, 1999.^[1] In 2000, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Track listing

"Walls of Time" (Monroe, Rowan) – 4:18
"Lonesome Night" (Stanley) – 3:32
"How Mountain Girls Can Love" (Rakes, Stanley) – 2:00
"Mighty Dark to Travel" (Monroe) – 2:35
"Carolina Mountain Home" (Scarborough, Wright) – 2:08
"Connemara" (Skaggs) – 3:11
"Coal Minin' Man" (Mills) – 3:51
"I Believed in You Darlin'" (Monroe) – 3:00
"Pig in a Pen" (traditional) – 1:58
"Give Us Rain" (Foster) – 3:54
"Boston Boy" (traditional) – 2:30
"Little Bessie" (traditional) – 8:23

Personnel

Tony Baker – Photography
Tye Bellar – Engineer, Mixing
Paul Brewster – Guitar (Rhythm), Tenor (Vocal)
Don Cobb – Mastering
John Cowan – Tenor (Vocal)
Jerry Douglas – Guitar
Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
Mark Fain – Bass
Bobby Hicks – Fiddle
Mary Alice Hoepfinger – Harp
Brent King – Engineer, Mixing

Graham Lewis – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
Jim Mills – Banjo
Denny Purcell – Mastering
R. Rakes – Composer
Al Schulman – Mixing
Jim Sherraden – Artwork, Layout Design
Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Producer, Bodhran
Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer
Bryan Sutton – Guitar
Darrin Vincent – Vocals, Baritone (Vocal)
King Williams – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	46

References

1 2 "Ancient Tones". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site

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 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours

Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen

Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits

Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"

Related articles	Discography Epic Records Mark O'Connor

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