Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass, released by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder in 2008, is an explicit tribute album directed at the founding generation of the music Skaggs grew up loving. The project pays homage to Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and other architects of the genre, situating Skaggs and his band within a clear lineage of stylistic inheritance. Skaggs's credentials for such an undertaking are impeccable: he played with Ralph Stanley as a teenager, recorded with J.D. Crowe's New South in his early twenties, and absorbed the Monroe tradition directly. Kentucky Thunder provides the technical firepower to meet the demands of this repertoire without tipping into mere mimicry.
Tracklist
- 1 Going Back to Old Kentucky alt version 3:05
- 2 When You’re Lonely alt version 3:03
- 3 Toy Heart alt version 2:46
- 4 Mighty Dark to Travel alt version 2:38
- 5 Mother’s Only Sleeping alt version 3:17
- 6 Bluegrass Breakdown Source Recording 2:54
- 7 Little Cabin Home on the Hill alt version 2:58
- 8 Mansions for Me alt version 3:29
- 9 Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong alt version 2:56
- 10 Why Did You Wander alt version 2:43
- 11 REMEMBER THE CROSS 2:59
- 12 The Old Crossroad alt version 2:52
