1 Walls Of Time
2 Lonesome Night
3 How Mountain Girls Can Love
4 Mighty Dark To Travel
5 Carolina Mountain Home
6 Connemara
7 Coal Minin' Man
8 I Believe In You Darlin'
9 Pig In A Pen
10 Give Us Rain
11 Boston Boy
12 Little Bessie

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Awesome!

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I am a big Ricky Scaggs fan. Like all his albums this one is another gem.

This album is soul-full of life

 Album Rating: (4 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: My friend Kami chose this cd as a soundtrack for a drive through southern Ohio's back country. Every passenger was smiling and dancing to the fiddle and banjo. This cd is a tribute to the Irishmen who seetled in Appalachia. It took me back to the third grade when day after day I'd listen to Loretta Lynn's 'Coal Miner's Daughter.' By the end of the first song I was definitely wanting some fried potatoes and pinto beans. Ricky also sings a sweet song about the Savior, in addition to the others about mines and mountain girls.

not great, but good

 Album Rating: (3 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This is certainly a good offering from Little Ricky Skaggs, but far from a great one. First off, about half the tracks are skip-over semi-honky-tonk/country tunes, but it seems the more commercially successful bluegrass bands today throw these type of tracks all over there albums, so I'll just reduce it 1 point for that. Second, the album is over-produced, Jerry Douglas' dobro playing is just that - not much new going on there, and the Tony Rice clone he's got on guitar, while a hot-lick wiz, just doesn't fit in with the overall traditional sound of the music. Having said that, Skaggs vocals are right on, his mandolin playing is superb as always, his fiddler is dead on, and his banjo player, while not as aggresive as I may like, is certainly tasteful.

Best song on the album is Connemara, and it's got a great version of Boston Boy and Walls of Time on it, too.

I'd recommend if you want a Kentucky Thunder album, start with Bluegrass Rules (which is regretfully also full of honkey-tonk tunes), then if you like it, this one's almost as good.

-*- precious and perfect -*-

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Entire album is perfect. And. I couldn't wait to order several more for friends and family. "Little Bessie", its last track? I flat lost it. For any mama who has lost a child, this one'll do it. Thanks ever so, Mr. Skaggs.

One of his best.

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I have always been a devoted follower of Ricky Skaggs. I think he has one of the best and purest voices in the business. I really thought this was an oustanding CD. He puts so much heart and soul into his singing and playing. The harmonies in the songs on this CD were fantastic. I'm a bit of a "traditionalist" too when it comes to bluegrass music so I enjoyed the Ricky's renditions of the old songs on this CD. Agreed, Ricky's accapella voice will bring tears to your eyes on "Little Bessie". I think the entire CD is a masterpiece, and I usually do not like every cut on a CD but this was an exception. I just hope Ricky keeps producing gems like Ancient Tones. I have yet to buy Bluegrass Rules so I know I'm in for a treat. I do have his bluegrass gospel CD "Soldier of the Cross" which rarely ever leaves my CD player.