Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel · Single (It's Mighty Dark to Travel) (1948)
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Mighty Dark to Travel
Source Recording: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (1999)
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Song Details
Alternate Title
It's Mighty Dark to Travel
Songwriter
First Release
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (1948)
Themes
Lost Love
Roads And Highways
Popularity
Common
Source Recording
Album
Key
G
Time
Boom-Chuck
Tempo
172 BPM
Length
2:38
ISRC
USBYD9910104
Musicians
- Ricky Skaggs — Lead Vocals, Mandolin
- Paul Brewster — Backup Vocals, Guitar
- Bryan Sutton — Guitar
- Jim Mills — Banjo
- Bobby Hicks — Fiddle
- Mark Fain — Bass
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The Bluegrass Cardinals
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel · Home Is Where the Heart Is (1984)
Peter Rowan
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel · The First Whippoorwill (1985)
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Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys
Mighty Dark to Travel · Tribute to Bill Monroe: The Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)
Don Reno and Charlie Moore
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel · Bluegrass legends together (2000)
Audie Blaylock and Redline
Mighty Dark to Travel · I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (2011)
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