Old Hands

Old Hands is a progressive bluegrass studio album by the Yonder Mountain String Band. It was released June 17, 2003 by Frog Pad Records.

Old Hands
Studio album by the Yonder Mountain String Band
Released	June 17, 2003
Genre	Progressive bluegrass Folk Country
Length	mm:ss
Label	Frog Pad Records FP0103
Producer	Sally Van Meter
Yonder Mountain String Band chronology
Mountain Tracks: Volume 2 (2002) Old Hands (2003) Mountain Tracks: Volume 3 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album contains thirteen tracks written by Benny Galloway, who also performs some of them with the band, contributing lead guitar, rhythm guitar, or vocals.^[2] He also designed the guitar emblem on the album cover.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Pride of Alabama" (Benny Galloway)
2. "Hill Country Girl" (Bruce Allsopp, Galloway)
3. "Big Lights" (Galloway)
4. "Deep Pockets" (Galloway, Dave Johnston)
5. "Sleepy Cowboy" (Galloway)
6. "Train Bound for Glory Land" (Galloway)
7. "Wind Through the Willows" (Galloway)
8. "Not Far Away" (Galloway)
9. "And Going Away" (Galloway)
10. "Alone and Blue" (Galloway, Ken Spoor)
11. "Everytime" (Galloway)
12. "Winds O' Wyoming" (Galloway)
13. "Behold, the Rock of Ages" (Galloway)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums[4]	5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[4]	54

Personnel

Yonder Mountain String Band

• Dave Johnston – banjo, vocals
• Jeff Austin – mandolin, vocals
• Ben Kaufmann – bass, vocals
• Adam Aijala – guitar, vocals

Other musicians

• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Darol Anger – fiddle
• Sally Van Meter – vocals, slide guitar, resonator guitar
• Tim O'Brien – fiddle, harmony vocals
• Dirk Powell – accordion
• Casey Driessen – fiddle
• Benny Galloway – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals

Technical

• David Glasser – mastering
• Sally Van Meter – arranger, producer
• James Tuttle – engineer
• Yonder Mountain String Band – arranger
• Benny Galloway – logo design
• Bryce Wisdom – artwork

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. (2003). "Old Hands Overview". Allmusic. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
3. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. (2003). "Old Hands Credits". Allmusic. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
4. Yonder Mountain String Band Artist Chart History at Billboard

External links

• Yonder Mountain String Band Official Homepage