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Old Train
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreBluegrass, progressive bluegrass
LabelRebel
ProducerGary B. Reid
The Seldom Scene chronology
Act III
(1973)
Old Train
(1974)
Live At The Cellar Door
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Old Train is the fourth album by the 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. .[2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "Appalachian Rain" (Craft) – 2:38
  2. "Wait a Minute" (Chaz, Pedersen, Williams) – 3:31
  3. "Different Roads" (Starling) – 2:31
  4. "Old Train" (Pedersen, Pedersen) – 2:15
  5. "Through the Bottom of the Glass" (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" (Savage, Seamons) – 2:02
  10. "Maybe You Will Change Your Mind" (Reno, Smiley) – 2:32
  11. "Traveling On and On" (Traditional) – 2:43
  12. "C & O Canal" (Starling) – 2:35

Personnel

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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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Album review on www.allmusic.com
  3. ^ Album info on www.rebelrecords.com
  4. ^ "B&O Railroad Class P Locomotive No. 5303 President Madison (4-6-2)". Digital Maryland. Maryland State Library Resource Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library. Retrieved 7 May 2020.