Ancient Tones

Ancient Tones is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on January 26, 1999. In 2000, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Ancient Tones
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Released	January 26, 1999
Genre	Bluegrass music
Length	41:20
Label	Skaggs Family Records
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Bluegrass Rules! (1997) Ancient Tones (1999) Soldier of the Cross (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Walls of Time" (Monroe, Rowan) – 4:18
2. "Lonesome Night" (Stanley) – 3:32
3. "How Mountain Girls Can Love" (Rakes, Stanley) – 2:00
4. "Mighty Dark to Travel" (Monroe) – 2:35
5. "Carolina Mountain Home" (Scarborough, Wright) – 2:08
6. "Connemara" (Skaggs) – 3:11
7. "Coal Minin' Man" (Mills) – 3:51
8. "I Believed in You Darlin'" (Monroe) – 3:00
9. "Pig in a Pen" (traditional) – 1:58
10. "Give Us Rain" (Foster) – 3:54
11. "Boston Boy" (traditional) – 2:30
12. "Little Bessie" (traditional) – 8:23

Personnel

• Tony Baker – Photography
• Tye Bellar – Engineer, Mixing
• Paul Brewster – Guitar (Rhythm), Tenor (Vocal)
• Don Cobb – Mastering
• John Cowan – Tenor (Vocal)
• Jerry Douglas – Guitar
• Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
• Mark Fain – Bass
• Bobby Hicks – Fiddle
• Mary Alice Hoepfinger – Harp
• Brent King – Engineer, Mixing

• Graham Lewis – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
• Jim Mills – Banjo
• Denny Purcell – Mastering
• R. Rakes – Composer
• Al Schulman – Mixing
• Jim Sherraden – Artwork, Layout Design
• Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Producer, Bodhran
• Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer
• Bryan Sutton – Guitar
• Darrin Vincent – Vocals, Baritone (Vocal)
• King Williams – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	46

External links

• Ricky Skaggs' official site