''The Bluegrass Diaries'' is an album by

Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...

, released through

Yep Roc Records Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Nick Lowe, Paul W ...

on September 18, 2007. In 2008, the album won Lauderdale 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.

Track listing

# "This Is the Last Time (I'm Ever Gonna Hurt)" (Odie Blackmon,

) – 3:01 # "All Roads Lead Back to You" (Lauderdale,

Melba Montgomery Melba Joyce Montgomery (born October 14, 1938) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of duet recordings made with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin. She is also a solo artist, having reaching th ...

) – 2:17 # "I Wanted to Believe" (Lauderdale) – 3:41 # "Looking for a Good Place to Land" ( Shawn Camp, Lauderdale) – 3:32 # "Can We Find Forgiveness" (Lauderdale) – 3:00 # "Chances" (Odie Blackmon, Lauderdale) – 3:16 # "One Blue Mule" (Lauderdale) – 2:31 # "Are You Having Second Thoughts" (Paul Craft, Lauderdale) – 3:52 # "My Somewhere Just Got Here" (Lauderdale, J.D. Souther) – 2:34 # "It's Such a Long Journey Home" (Lauderdale, Candace Randolph) – 2:56 # "Ain't No Way to Run" (Lauderdale, Melba Montgomery) – 5:11

Personnel

* Richard Bailey – banjo * Gina R. Binkley – design * Ashley Brown – vocal harmony * Shawn Camp –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Cia Cherry Holmes – vocal harmony * Jesse Cobb – mandolin * Dave Evans – vocal harmony * Clay Hess – guitar * Cody Kilby – guitar *

Randy Kohrs Randy Kohrs is an American multi-instrumentalist best known for his resonator guitar prowess, but he plays 13 instruments. He is also a Grammy-winning producer and recording engineer. Biography Early years Kohrs was raised on a farm near the rur ...

– Dobro, producer, engineer, mixing, vocal harmony * Michael Latterell – engineer *

– composer * Randy LeRoy – mastering * David McClister – photography * Aaron Till – fiddle

References

2007 albums Bluegrass albums Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Jim Lauderdale albums Yep Roc Records albums {{2007-album-stub