Ancient Tones

~ Release by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1999 Skaggs Family Records,Inc.
℗ 1999 Skaggs Family Records,Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-13 16:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Walls of Time
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
steel guitar [Weissenborn guitar]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
tenor vocals:
John Cowan (singer and guitarist)
cover recording of:
The Walls of Time
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer)
34:20
2Lonesome Night
archtop guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist) and Bryan Sutton
tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Darrin Vincent
recording of:
A Lonesome Night
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
3:34
3How Mountain Girls Can Love
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist) and Bryan Sutton
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
baritone vocals:
Darrin Vincent
tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
recording of:
How Mountain Girls Can Love
lyricist and composer:
Ruby Rakes
2:02
4Mighty Dark to Travel
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
guitar [rhythm guitar] and tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
recording of:
It's Mighty Dark to Travel
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:38
5Carolina Mountain Home
archtop guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Bryan Sutton
guitar [rhythm guitar] and tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
recording of:
Carolina Mountain Home
writer:
E.L. Scarborough and Len Wright
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
32:09
6Connemara
archtop guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
33:11
7Coal Minin’ Man
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Ricky Skaggs and Bryan Sutton
mandolin, percussion [spike hammer] and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
steel guitar [Weissenborn guitar]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
3:50
8I Believed in You Darlin’
archtop guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
baritone vocals:
Darrin Vincent
tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
recording of:
I Believed in You Darling
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
32:57
9Pig in a Pen
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
baritone vocals:
Darrin Vincent
tenor vocals:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
recording of:
Pig in a Pen
1:57
10Give Us Rain
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Bryan Sutton
guitar [lead guitar, rhythm guitar], mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
background vocals:
Cheryl White and Sharon White (US country musician)
3:54
11Boston Boy
archtop guitar and mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
banjo:
Jim Mills
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Sutton
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Brewster (US bluegrass singer and guitarist)
recording of:
Boston Boy
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
2:28
12Little Bessie
bodhrán [Celtic bodhran], guitar [rhythm guitar], mandolin and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
double bass [bass]:
Mark Fain (US bluegrass/country bassist)
guitar:
Bryan Sutton
harp [harpist]:
Mary Alice Hoepfinger
recording of:
Little Bessie
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
8:43