Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions

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Tracklist

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1Down the Old Plank Road
performer:
Béla Fleck, John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter), Tim O’Brien (US bluegrass musician) and Jeff White (bluegrass guitarist, songwriter and producer)
The Chieftains with John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White & Tim O’Brien2:00
2Country Blues
producer:
Paddy Moloney
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bryan Sutton
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff
double bass:
Barry Bales
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Shannon Forrest
fiddle:
Seán Keane (fiddler)
flute:
Matt Molloy
hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard:
Derek Bell
tin whistle and uilleann pipes:
Paddy Moloney
vocals:
Buddy Miller (Nashville singer-songwriter, married to Julie Miller) and Julie Miller (US country artist. Married to Buddy Miller)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Chieftains with Buddy & Julie Miller3:15
3Sally Gooding
performer:
Earl Scruggs
The Chieftains with Earl Scruggs3:15
4Dark as a Dungeon
performer:
Vince Gill
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Travis
The Chieftains with Vince Gill3:25
5Cindy
performer:
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
The Chieftains with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder2:38
6Molly Bán (Bawn)
additional recording engineer:
Neal Cappellino
additional engineer:
Erick Jaskowiak (music producer, recording engineer, and live sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jason Gantt
engineer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Paddy Moloney
mixer:
Brian Masterson (audio engineer) and Paddy Moloney
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Barry Bales
acoustic guitar:
Jeff White (bluegrass guitarist, songwriter and producer)
Appalachian dulcimer [mountain dulcimer]:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
banjo:
Bela Fleck
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Shannon Forrest
octave mandolin:
Bryan Sutton
viola and lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Molly Bawn
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Chieftains with Alison Krauss34:48
7Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
performer:
Lyle Lovett
The Chieftains with Lyle Lovett2:41
8Medley
performer:
Béla Fleck
The Chieftains with Béla Fleck4:18
9Whole Heap of Little Horses
performer:
Patty Griffin
The Chieftains with Patty Griffin2:47
10Rain and Snow
performer:
The Del McCoury Band
The Chieftains with The Del McCoury Band2:52
11I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight
vocals:
Martina McBride
The Chieftains with Martina McBride4:30
12Tennessee Stud
performer:
Jeff White (bluegrass guitarist, songwriter and producer)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Stud
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
The Chieftains with Jeff White3:08
13Katie Dear
performer:
David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) and Gillian Welch
The Chieftains with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings4:31
14Give the Fiddler a Dram (finale)
The Chieftains10:18