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Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions

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Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
Studio album by
The Chieftains
(among others)
Released17 September 2002
GenreCeltic folk, Country, Bluegrass
Length52:28
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains
(among others) chronology
The Wide World Over
(2002)
Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
(2002)
Further Down the Old Plank Road
(2003)

Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions is a 2002 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss.[1][2]

Track listing

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All songs traditional unless indicated.

  1. "Down the Old Plank Road" (with John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White and Tim O'Brien) - 2:02
  2. "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) - 3:13
  3. "Sally Goodin" (with Earl Scruggs & Glen Duncan) - 3:15
  4. "Dark as a Dungeon" (with Vince Gill and Béla Fleck) (Merle Travis) - 3:25
  5. "Cindy" (with Kentucky Thunder & Ricky Skaggs) - 2:38
  6. "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss and Béla Fleck) - 4:48
  7. "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" (with Lyle Lovett) - 2:41
  8. Medley: "Ladies Pantalettes; Belles of Blackville; First House in Connaught" (with Béla Fleck) - 2:18
  9. "Whole Heap of Little Horses" (with Patty Griffin) - 2:47
  10. "Rain and Snow" (with The Del McCoury Band) - 2:52
  11. "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" (with Martina McBride) - 4:30
  12. "Tennessee Stud" (with Jeff White) (Jimmy Driftwood) - 3:08
  13. "Katie Dear" (with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings) - 4:31
  14. "Give the Fiddler a Dram" (with Béla Fleck) - 10:18

Personnel

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The Chieftains
  • Paddy Moloney - bagpipes [Uilleann], flute, tin whistle
  • Kevin Conneff - bodhrán
  • Derek Bell - dulcimer [Tiompán], harp, keyboards
  • Seán Keane - fiddle
  • Matt Molloy - flute
Guests

Chart performance

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 21
U.S. Billboard 200 91

References

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  1. ^ Stark, Phyillis (2002). "Walking the Plank". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.