Brand New Strings

2004 studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Brand New Strings

Studio album by

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Released| September 28, 2004
Genre| Bluegrass music
Label| Skaggs Family Records
Ricky Skaggs chronology
| The Three Pickers
(2003)  | Brand New Strings
(2004)  | Instrumentals
(2006)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Brand New Strings is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 28, 2004.[1] In 2005, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Sally Jo"| Buddy Killen; Doug Kershaw| 4:27
2.| "Sis Draper"| Guy Clark; Shawn Camp| 3:44
3.| "I Corinthians 1:18"| Ricky Skaggs| 3:48
4.| "Enjoy the Ride"| David Vincent Williams; Donald Edmond Rollins; Tommy Conners| 3:26
5.| "Lonesome and Dry as a Bone"| Shawn Camp; Matt Lindsey; Mel Tillis Jr.| 3:16
6.| "Brand New Strings"| Steve Leslie; Keith Sewell| 3:47
7.| "Spread a Little Love Around"| Harley Allen; John Wiggins| 2:34
8.| "Appalachian Joy"| Ricky Skaggs| 3:23
9.| "If I Had It All Again to Do"| Shawn Lane| 3:21
10.| "Love Does It Every Time"| Tony Mullins; Bobby Terry| 3:34
11.| "Why Did I Wait So Long?"| Shawn Lane| 3:08
12.| "My Father's Son"| Ricky Skaggs; George Green| 2:59
13.| "Monroe Dancin'"| Ricky Skaggs| 3:09
Total length:| 44:36

## Personnel[edit]

* 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
* Ricky Skaggs – 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

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## Chart performance[edit]

Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums  | 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums  | 60

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Brand New Strings". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Ricky Skaggs' official site

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Ricky Skaggs

Studio albums|

* That's It
* Sweet Temptation
* Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
* Family & Friends
* Highways & Heartaches
* Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
* Country Boy
* Love's Gonna Get Ya!
* Comin' Home to Stay
* Kentucky Thunder
* My Father's Son
* Solid Ground
* Life Is a Journey
* Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe
* Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe
* Solo (Songs My Dad Loved)
* Mosaic
* Country Hits Bluegrass Style

Collaborative albums|

* Second Generation Bluegrass
* One Way Track
* Skaggs & Rice
* Bluegrass Rules!
* Ancient Tones
* Soldier of the Cross
* History of the Future
* The Three Pickers
* Brand New Strings
* Instrumentals
* Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
* Salt of the Earth
* Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
* Music to My Ears
* Hearts Like Ours

Live albums|

* Live in London
* Live at the Charleston Music Hall
* Cluck Ol' Hen

Compilation albums|

* Favorite Country Songs
* Super Hits

Notable singles|

* "You May See Me Walkin'"
* "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
* "I Don't Care"
* "Heartbroke"
* "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
* "Highway 40 Blues"
* "You've Got a Lover"
* "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
* "Honey (Open That Door)"
* "Uncle Pen"
* "Something in My Heart"
* "Country Boy"
* "You Make Me Feel Like a Man"
* "Cajun Moon"
* "I've Got a New Heartache"
* "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"
* "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White)
* "Thanks Again"
* "Lovin' Only Me"
* "Let It Be You"
* "Heartbreak Hurricane"
* "Hummingbird"
* "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
* "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"
* "Same Ol' Love"
* "Cat's in the Cradle"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Mark O'Connor
* "Make You Mine"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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