Old Hands Explained

Old Hands
Type:	album
Artist:	the Yonder Mountain String Band
Cover:	Old Hands (Yonder Mountain String Band album - cover at).jpg
Released:	June 17, 2003
Genre:	Progressive bluegrass Folk Country
Length:	mm:ss
Label:	Frog Pad Records FP0103
Producer:	Sally Van Meter
Chronology:	Yonder Mountain String Band
Prev Year:	2002
Next Year:	2004

Old Hands is a progressive bluegrass studio album by the Yonder Mountain String Band. It was released June 17, 2003 by Frog Pad Records.

The album contains thirteen tracks written by Benny Galloway, who also performs some of them with the band, contributing lead guitar, rhythm guitar, or vocals.^[1] He also designed the guitar emblem on the album cover.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Pride of Alabama" (Benny Galloway)
2. "Hill Country Girl" (Bruce Allsopp, Galloway)
3. "Big Lights" (Galloway)
4. "Deep Pockets" (Galloway, Dave Johnston)
5. "Sleepy Cowboy" (Galloway)
6. "Train Bound for Glory Land" (Galloway)
7. "Wind Through the Willows" (Galloway)
8. "Not Far Away" (Galloway)
9. "And Going Away" (Galloway)
10. "Alone and Blue" (Galloway, Ken Spoor)
11. "Everytime" (Galloway)
12. "Winds O' Wyoming" (Galloway)
13. "Behold, the Rock of Ages" (Galloway)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums^[3]	5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	54

Personnel

Yonder Mountain String Band

• Dave Johnston  - banjo, vocals
• Jeff Austin  - mandolin, vocals
• Ben Kaufmann  - bass, vocals
• Adam Aijala  - guitar, vocals

Other musicians

• Jerry Douglas  - dobro
• Darol Anger  - fiddle
• Sally Van Meter  - vocals, slide guitar, resonator guitar
• Tim O'Brien  - fiddle, harmony vocals
• Dirk Powell  - accordion
• Casey Driessen  - fiddle
• Benny Galloway  - guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals

Technical

• David Glasser  - mastering
• Sally Van Meter  - arranger, producer
• James Tuttle  - engineer
• Yonder Mountain String Band  - arranger
• Benny Galloway  - logo design
• Bryce Wisdom  - artwork

External links

• Yonder Mountain String Band Official Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r645483|pure_url=yes}} ''Old Hands'' Overview]. 2006-12-01. All Media Guide, LLC. 2003. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.. Allmusic.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r645483/credits|pure_url=yes}} ''Old Hands'' Credits]. 2006-12-01. All Media Guide, LLC. 2003. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.. Allmusic.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929224118/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=447930&model.vnuAlbumId=757996 Yonder Mountain String Band Artist Chart History at Billboard