Instrumentals (Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder album)

Instrumentals
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Released	August 1, 2006
Genre	Bluegrass music
Label	Skaggs Family Records
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Brand New Strings (2004) Instrumentals (2006) Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby (2007)

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Instrumentals is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on August 1, 2006. In 2007, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Track listing

1. "Going to Richmond" – 3:41
2. "Missing Vassar" – 4:25
3. "Wayward to Hayward" – 5:22
4. "Montana Slim" – 3:32
5. "Crossing the Briney" – 7:07
6. "Crossville" – 3:48
7. "Gallatin Rag" – 4:08
8. "Dawg's Breath" – 5:12
9. "Spam Jelly" – 3:30
10. "Goin' to the Ceili" – 3:33
11. "Polk City" – 3:14

Personnel

• Mark Fain – Bass
• Christoph Giese – Photography
• Carl Gorodetzky – Contractor
• Jim Gray – Conductor, Orchestration
• Cody Kilby – Guitar (Lead and Rhythm)
• Andy Leftwich – Fiddle

• Jim Mills – Banjo
• Nashville String Machine – Performer, Orchestra
• Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Mandocello, Hi-Strung Guitar, Clawhammer-style Banjo
• Andy Statman – Clarinet
• Jeff Taylor – Accordion, Penny Whistle

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	73

External links

• Ricky Skaggs' official site