Further Down the Old Plank Road explained
| Further Down the Old Plank Road |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Chieftains
(among others) |
| Cover: | Further Down the Old Plank Road.jpg |
| Released: | 9 September 2003 |
| Recorded: | 1980–81, 1992 during the Another Country Sessions, 2002, April–May 2003 |
| Genre: | Celtic folk, country, bluegrass |
| Length: | 55:03 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Paddy Moloney |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Further Down the Old Plank Road is a 2003 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Rosanne Cash, Chet Atkins, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ricky Skaggs, and Patty Loveless.[1]
Track listing
- "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" - Nickel Creek "Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel" - John Hiatt "Hick's Farewell" - Allison Moorer "Shady Grove" - Tim O'Brien "The Girl I Left Behind" - John Prine "Rosc Catha Na Nuimhain / Arkansas Traveller / The Wild Irishman" - Jerry Douglas "Lambs in the Greenfield" - Emmylou Harris "The Moonshiner / I'm a Rambler" - Joe Ely "Wild Mountain Thyme" - Don Williams "Chief O'Neill's Hornpipe" - Chet Atkins
- "Bandit of Love / The Cheatin' Waltz" - Carlene Carter
- "The Squid Jiggin' Ground / Larry O'Gaff" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Three Little Babes" - Patty Loveless "Fisherman's Hornpipe / The Devil's Dream" - Doc Watson "Talk About Suffering / Man of the House" - Ricky Skaggs "The Lily of the West" - Rosanne Cash
Personnel
- The Chieftains
- Paddy Moloney - bagpipes [Uilleann], tin whistle
- Kevin Conneff - bodhrán, vocals
- Derek Bell - dulcimer [Tiompán], harp, keyboards
- Seán Keane - fiddle
- Matt Molloy - flute
- Guests
- Jeff White - acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals (1–8, 13, 16)
- Sara Watkins - fiddle, vocals (1)
- Sean Watkins - acoustic guitar (1)
- Christopher Thile - mandolin, vocals (1)
- Byron House - double bass (1)
- Caroline Lavelle - cello (1, 16)
- Shannon Forrest - drums, (2–4, 6, 8, 13)
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, mandolin, octave mandolin (2–3, 6–7)
- Barry Bales - double bass (2–3, 6)
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle (2, 7)
- John Hiatt - guitar, vocals (2)
- Jeff Taylor - accordion (2)
- Randy Kohrs - resonator guitar [Dobro] (3–4, 7, 13)
- Allison Moorer - vocals (3)
- Pete Wasner - keyboards (3)
- Glenn Worf - bass, double bass (4, 7, 13)
- Tim O'Brien - mandolin, vocals (4)
- Matt Rollings - piano (5, 8)
- Mike Bub - double bass (5, 8)
- John Prine - vocals (5)
- Frankie Lane - resonator guitar [Dobro] (5)
- Kenny Malone - drums (5)
- Mairtin O'Connor - accordion (5)
- Jerry Douglas - resonator guitar [Dobro] (6, 12)
- Emmylou Harris - vocals (7)
- Joe Ely - vocals (8)
- Edgar Meyer - bass (9, 12)
- Don Williams - guitar, vocals (9)
- Béla Fleck - banjo (10, 12, 15)
- Chet Atkins - guitar (10)
- David Hungate - bass (10)
- Carlene Carter - vocals (11)
- Kevin Bents - piano (11)
- Adam Frehm - resonator guitar [Dobro] (11)
- Mike Gordon - bass (11)
- Sharon Shannon - accordion (11)
- Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar (12)
- Jeff Hanna - guitar, vocals (12)
- Jimmy Fadden - drums, harmonica (12)
- Patty Loveless - vocals (13)
- Tim O'Brien - mandolin (13)
- Doc Watson - guitar (14)
- Merle Watson - Guitar (14)
- T. Michael Coleman - bass (14)
- Hank "Bones" Kahn - bones (14)
- Barry Carroll - dulcimer, harp (14)
- Triona Marshall - harp (14)
- Ricky Skaggs - vocals (15)
- Paul Brewster - backing vocals (15)
- Rosanne Cash - vocals (16)
- John Leventhal - acoustic guitar (16)
- Michael Gordon - acoustic bass (16)
- Tom Partington - vintage rope drum (16)
- Margaret Dorn - backing vocals (16)
- Caroline Goodgold - backing vocals (16)
- Deborah Lyons - backing vocals (16)
- Teddy Thompson - backing vocals (16)
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 | |
Notes and References
- Further Down the Old Plank Road,Retrieved 12 April 2014.
