Old Train Explained

Old Train
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Seldom Scene
Cover:	1974_oldtrain.jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	1974
Genre:	Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label:	Rebel
Producer:	Gary B. Reid
Prev Title:	Act III
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Live at The Cellar Door
Next Year:	1975

Old Train is the fourth album by American progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene. The album offers the group in their original lineup and features their trademark songs "Wait a Minute", "Old Train" and "C & O Canal". The record is a mixture of progressive, traditional bluegrass and folk material and also features guest musicians as Ricky Skaggs on violin or Linda Ronstadt on vocals.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

1. "Appalachian Rain" (Paul Craft) – 2:38
2. "Wait a Minute" (Herb Pedersen) – 3:31
3. "Different Roads" (John Starling) – 2:31
4. "Old Train" (Herb Pedersen, Nikki Pedersen) – 2:15
5. "Through the Bottom of the Glass" (Paul Craft) – 2:22
6. "Old Crossroads" (Traditional) – 3:08
7. "Pan American" (Williams) – 2:40
8. "Working on a Building" (Traditional) – 3:33
9. "Walk Through This World With Me" (Kaye Savage, Sandra Seamons) – 2:02
10. "Maybe You Will Change Your Mind" (Don Reno) – 2:32
11. "Traveling On and On" (Traditional) – 2:43
12. "C & O Canal" (John Starling) – 2:35

Personnel

The Seldom Scene

• John Starling - vocals, guitar
• John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
• Ben Eldridge - banjo, guitar, vocals
• Mike Auldridge - Dobro, guitar, vocals
• Tom Gray - bass, vocals

with

• Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, viola
• Bob Williams - harmonica
• Paul Craft - guitar
• Linda Ronstadt - vocals

Artwork

The cover art depicts a steam locomotive, with number 5303 clearly visible. Locomotive 5303 was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad class P Locomotive (4-6-2) named President Madison, built in 1927 and retired in 1957.^[3]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Album review on www.allmusic.com
2. http://www.countysales.com/php-bin/ecomm4/products.php?category_id=&product_id=1574&prev_id=1576&next_id= Album info on www.rebelrecords.com
3. Web site: B&O Railroad Class P Locomotive No. 5303 President Madison (4-6-2) . . . 7 May 2020.