Brand New Strings

Brand New Strings is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 28, 2004.^[1] In 2005, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Brand New Strings
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Released	September 28, 2004
Genre	Bluegrass music
Label	Skaggs Family Records
Ricky Skaggs chronology
The Three Pickers (2003) Brand New Strings (2004) Instrumentals (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sally Jo"	Buddy Killen; Doug Kershaw	4:27
2.	"Sis Draper"	Guy Clark; Shawn Camp	3:44
3.	"I Corinthians 1:18"	Ricky Skaggs	3:48
4.	"Enjoy the Ride"	David Vincent Williams; Donald Edmond Rollins; Tommy Conners	3:26
5.	"Lonesome and Dry as a Bone"	Shawn Camp; Matt Lindsey; Mel Tillis Jr.	3:16
6.	"Brand New Strings"	Steve Leslie; Keith Sewell	3:47
7.	"Spread a Little Love Around"	Harley Allen; John Wiggins	2:34
8.	"Appalachian Joy"	Ricky Skaggs	3:23
9.	"If I Had It All Again to Do"	Shawn Lane	3:21
10.	"Love Does It Every Time"	Tony Mullins; Bobby Terry	3:34
11.	"Why Did I Wait So Long?"	Shawn Lane	3:08
12.	"My Father's Son"	Ricky Skaggs; George Green	2:59
13.	"Monroe Dancin'"	Ricky Skaggs	3:09
Total length:			44:36

Personnel

Erick Anderson – Photography Sam Bacco – Percussion, Bells, Spoons Paul Brewster – Vocal Harmony Stuart Duncan – Fiddle Mark Fain – Bass, Bowed Bass Lee Groitzsch – Engineer, Mixing Rebecca Lynn Howard – Vocal Harmony Johnny Hyland – Guitar (Electric) Cody Kilby – Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Soloist Brent King – Engineer, Mixing Star Klem – Wardrobe Tim Laure – Accordion, Portative Organ

Andy Leftwich – Mandolin, Fiddle Andrew Mendelson – Mastering Jim Mills – Banjo Rupert Neve – Design Engineer Keith Sewell – Vocal Harmony Molly Skaggs – Dulcimer Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Engineer, Gut String Guitar, Soloist, Claw Hammer Banjo, Hi String Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony, Papoose Bryan Sutton – Guitar Jeff Taylor – Accordion Darrin Vincent – Vocal Harmony Sharon White – Vocal Harmony

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	60