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- Date Released: September 17, 2002
- Genre: International
- Label: RCA Victor
- Copyright: (P) 2002 BMG
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In the wake of the success of O Brother Where Art Thou?, this collaboration between Irish supergroup the Chieftains and some of country's best known neo-traditionalists was almost inevitable. Luckily for all involved, the idea actually makes a lot of sense too. Most of the ballads and work songs that were born in the Appalachian hills have deep roots in the traditional music of Scotland, England, and Ireland, and crying fiddles, ringing banjos, and tales of drunkenness, outlaws, and loss are woven deeply into both cultures' musical heritage. Through most of the tracks, the instrumentals work better than the vocal tracks, but the droning "Katie Dear" (performed by the impeccable Gillian Welch and David Rawlings) and Alison Krauss' mournful "Molly Bán" are both heart-wrenching and beautiful no matter what continent they came from. Other highlights include Béla Fleck's firey banjo rolls on a trio of reels, and the underrated Patty Griffin's turn on the traditional "Whole Heap of Little Horses." While the interpretations on Down the Old Plank Road turn out to be successes, the sum of these collaborations aren't as good as the Chieftains doing what they do best: traditional Irish music with subtle contemporary flourishes. Still, anyone who enjoys the music of any of the guests on this release will be pleased with the entire package; sweet and mournful, historic and unprecedented, fun and engaging all rolled into one.
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14 Total Tracks, 54:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Alison Krauss - Viola // Alison Krauss - Vocals // Alison Krauss - Vocals (Background) // Del McCoury - Guitar (Acoustic) // Del McCoury - Vocals // Earl Scruggs - Banjo // Ricky Skaggs - Mandolin // Ricky Skaggs - Mandolin // Ricky Skaggs - Mandolin // Ricky Skaggs - Mandolin // Ricky Skaggs - Mandolin // Ricky Skaggs - Vocals // Ricky Skaggs - Vocals // Ricky Skaggs - Vocals // Ricky Skaggs - Vocals // Ricky Skaggs - Vocals // Marc Savoy - Accordion // Derek Bell - Arranger // Derek Bell - Harp // Derek Bell - Keyboards // Derek Bell - Tiompan // Matt Molloy - Flute // Matt Molloy - Flute // Matt Molloy - Arranger // Matt Molloy - Arranger // John Hiatt - Vocals // Lyle Lovett - Vocals // Matt Rollings - Piano // Glen Duncan - Fiddle // Seán Keane - Fiddle // Seán Keane - Arranger // Martina McBride - Vocals // Julie Miller - Vocals // Barry Bales - Bass (Upright) // Mike Bub - Bass (Upright) // Steve Buckingham - Associate Producer // Steve Buckingham - Mountain Dulcimer // Neal Cappellino - Engineer // Kevin Conneff - Arranger // Kevin Conneff - Vocals // Kevin Conneff - Bodhran // Tony Daigle - Engineer // Stuart Duncan - Fiddle // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Shannon Forrest - Percussion // Shannon Forrest - Drums // Vince Gill - Vocals // James Gilmer - Percussion // Patty Griffin - Vocals // John Hagen - Cello // Larry Hamby - A&R // Viktor Krauss - Bass (Upright) // Jeffrey Lesser - Vocals // Jeffrey Lesser - Engineer // Paddy Moloney - Arranger // Paddy Moloney - Vocals // Paddy Moloney - Producer // Paddy Moloney - Uillean Pipes // Paddy Moloney - Tin Whistle // Paddy Moloney - Mixing // Brian Masterson - Engineer // Brian Masterson - Mixing // Ronnie McCoury - Mandolin // Jim Mills - Banjo // Tim O'Brien - Mandolin // Tim O'Brien - Vocals // Jeff Taylor - Accordion // Jeff White - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jeff White - Vocals // Jeff White - Vocals (Background) // Jeff White - Engineer // Jeff White - Vocal Harmony // Gillian Welch - Vocals // Cody Kilby - Guitar (Acoustic) // David Rawlings - Vocals // Mark Fain - Bass (Upright) // Leon Zervos - Mastering // Randy Kohrs - Dobro // Glenn Work - Bass (Upright) // Bryan Sutton - Guitar (Acoustic) // Bryan Sutton - Guitar // Bryan Sutton - Mandolin // Bryan Sutton - Claw Hammer Banjo // Kentucky Thunder - ? // Erick Jaskowiak - Engineer // Andy Leftwich - Fiddle // Jason Gantt - Assistant Engineer // John McBride - Engineer // Robbie McCoury - Banjo
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Performers
Derek Bell // Paddy Moloney // Del McCoury // Kentucky Thunder // Bryan Sutton // Seán Keane // Kevin Conneff -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar (Acoustic) //
- Banjo //
- Fiddle //
- Vocals //
- Tin Whistle
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