Nikki Pedersen
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Nikki Pedersen is a co-writer of “Old Train,” the wistful train song that Tony Rice introduced on his 1979 Rounder album Manzanita and that has since become one of the most-covered bluegrass songs of the modern era.
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- Credited as the author of “Old Train.”
- Tony Rice recorded the song on his 1979 Rounder album Manzanita; the recording became a touchstone of the New Acoustic era.
- The song has since been recorded by Larry Sparks, the Bluegrass Album Band, Bryan Sutton, and many other bluegrass and Americana acts.
