''Ancient Tones'' is an album by
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ...
and
Kentucky Thunder
Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with American country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lea ...
, released through Skaggs Family Records on January 26, 1999.
[ In 2000, the album won the group the ]Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass m ...
.
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
Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer.
Career
In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he h ...
– Guitar
* Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
* Mark Fain – Bass
* Bobby Hicks
Bobby Hicks (born July 21, 1933) is a Grammy Awardbr>winningAmerican bluegrass fiddler and a professional musician with more than fifty years of experience.
Career
Hicks was born in Newton, North Carolina and learned to play the fiddle befor ...
– 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
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ...
– Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Producer, Bodhran
* Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer
* Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs.
Biography Early career
Sutton's grandfather and ...
– Guitar
* Darrin Vincent – Vocals, Baritone (Vocal)
* King Williams – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
Chart performance
References
External links
Ricky Skaggs' official site
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1999 albums
Ricky Skaggs albums
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album