Return to Cold Mountain: Songs Inspired by the Film is a 2004 various-artists compilation released on Yell Records, assembled around the Appalachian and traditional repertoire referenced in Anthony Minghella's film of the same year. Distinct from T Bone Burnett's official Cold Mountain film soundtrack (Decca, 2003), this companion record presents twelve tracks by artists rooted in living Appalachian and acoustic tradition: Jim Lauderdale and Bryan Sutton ("Lorena"), David Holt ("The Old John Hardy"), Malcolm Holcombe, Laura Boosinger, Jack Lawrence, and Steve McMurry with Larry and Jenny Keel, among others. Note: the catalog lists Alan Jackson as personnel; Jackson does not appear on this compilation. The confirmed personnel are Lauderdale, Sutton, Holt, and the extended cast of Appalachian-roots artists comprising the full album.
Tracklist
- 1 The Old John Hardy 2:26
- 2 Pretty Polly alt version 3:33
- 3 Back In '29 3:46
- 4 Lorena alt version 5:09
- 5 Whoopie Liza Jane 2:16
- 6 Shady Grove alt version 2:59
- 7 Georgie 3:20
- 8 Farther Along alt version 3:05
- 9 Black Mountain Rag alt version 2:41
- 10 Old Joe Clark alt version 2:34
- 11 Sandy River 2:09
- 12 Cold Mountain Waltz 2:59