Old Train

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Old Train
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Studio album by
The Seldom Scene
Released1974
Recorded1974
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label Rebel
Producer Gary B. Reid
The Seldom Scene chronology
Act III
(1973)		Old Train
(1974)		 Live at The Cellar Door
(1975)
Professional ratings
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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]

Contents

Track listing

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

Personnel

The Seldom Scene

with

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]

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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.



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