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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.

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Brand New Strings". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site

[Allmusic-1] "Brand New Strings". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours
Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen
Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits
Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"
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