''Brand New Strings'' 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 September 28, 2004. In 2005, 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

Personnel

* Erick Anderson – Photography * Sam Bacco – Percussion, Bells, Spoons * Paul Brewster – Vocal Harmony * Stuart Duncan – Fiddle * Mark Fain – Bass, Bowed Bass * Lee Groitzsch – Engineer, Mixing * Rebecca Lynn Howard – Vocal Harmony * Johnny Hyland – Guitar (Electric) * Cody Kilby – Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Soloist * Brent King – Engineer, Mixing * Star Klem – Wardrobe * Tim Laure – Accordion, Portative Organ * Andy Leftwich – Mandolin, Fiddle * Andrew Mendelson – Mastering * Jim Mills – Banjo * Rupert Neve – Design Engineer * Keith Sewell – Vocal Harmony * Molly Skaggs – Dulcimer *

– Guitar, Mandolin, Engineer, Gut String Guitar, Soloist, Claw Hammer Banjo, Hi String Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony, Papoose * Bryan Sutton – Guitar * Jeff Taylor – Accordion * Darrin Vincent – Vocal Harmony * Sharon White – Vocal Harmony

Chart performance

References

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site
{{Authority control 2004 albums Ricky Skaggs albums Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album