Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby (Legacy 88697-06686-2) documents a celebrated collaboration between one of bluegrass's most technically accomplished multi-instrumentalists and a pianist and songwriter whose range has always encompassed deep Appalachian and acoustic roots. Skaggs is joined by his working band — Andy Leftwich on mandolin and fiddle, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, and Mark Fain on bass — with Hornsby contributing piano and vocals in a setting that strips away the pop production of his commercial recordings and places the interaction within a purely acoustic frame. Hornsby and Skaggs had shared stages intermittently for years, and the recording formalizes a musical conversation grounded in the American traditions that sit beneath both artists' more visible commercial identities.
Tracklist
- 1 How Mountain Girls Can Love alt version 2:04
- 2 How Mountain Girls Can Love (Live) 2:39
- 3 Across the Rocky Mountains Source Recording 6:05
- 4 Toy Heart alt version 2:46
- 5 Toy Heart (Live) 4:32
- 6 Bluegrass Breakdown alt version 2:54
- 7 Bluegrass Breakdown (Live) 3:33
- 8 Darling Corey (Commentary) 0:47
- 9 Darling Corey (Live) 7:56
- 10 Hills of Mexico Source Recording 3:49
- 11 The Way It Is (Live) 10:24
- 12 The Dreaded Spoon (Commentary) 1:29
- 13 The Dreaded Spoon (Live) 3:11
- 14 Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues (Live) 5:07
- 15 Sally Jo (Commentary) 0:37
- 16 Sally Jo (Live) 6:11
- 17 Little Maggie alt version 2:44
- 18 White Wheeled Limousine (Commentary) 0:31
- 19 White Wheeled Limousine (Live) 14:20
- 20 Cluck Old Hen alt version 2:35
- 21 Cluck Ol' Hen (Live) 3:38
- 22 Uncle Pen alt version 2:43
- 23 Uncle Pen (Live) 2:40