Old Train

Old Train
Studio album by The Seldom Scene
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label	Rebel
Producer	Gary B. Reid
The Seldom Scene chronology
Act III (1973) Old Train (1974) Live at The Cellar Door (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Old Train is the fourth album by American progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene. The album offers the group in their original lineup and features their trademark songs "Wait a Minute", "Old Train" and "C & O Canal". The record is a mixture of progressive, traditional bluegrass and folk material and also features guest musicians as Ricky Skaggs on violin or Linda Ronstadt on vocals. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "Appalachian Rain" (Paul Craft) – 2:38
2. "Wait a Minute" (Herb Pedersen) – 3:31
3. "Different Roads" (John Starling) – 2:31
4. "Old Train" (Herb Pedersen, Nikki Pedersen) – 2:15
5. "Through the Bottom of the Glass" (Paul Craft) – 2:22
6. "Old Crossroads" (Traditional) – 3:08
7. "Pan American" (Williams) – 2:40
8. "Working on a Building" (Traditional) – 3:33
9. "Walk Through This World With Me" (Kaye Savage, Sandra Seamons) – 2:02
10. "Maybe You Will Change Your Mind" (Don Reno) – 2:32
11. "Traveling On and On" (Traditional) – 2:43
12. "C & O Canal" (John Starling) – 2:35

Personnel

The Seldom Scene

• John Starling - vocals, guitar
• John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
• Ben Eldridge - banjo, guitar, vocals
• Mike Auldridge - Dobro, guitar, vocals
• Tom Gray - bass, vocals

with

• Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, viola
• Bob Williams - harmonica
• Paul Craft - guitar
• Linda Ronstadt - vocals

Artwork

The cover art depicts a steam locomotive, with number 5303 clearly visible. Locomotive 5303 was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad class P Locomotive (4-6-2) named President Madison, built in 1927 and retired in 1957. ^[4]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Album review on www.allmusic.com
3. Album info on www.rebelrecords.com ^[usurped]
4. "B&O Railroad Class P Locomotive No. 5303 President Madison (4-6-2)". Digital Maryland . Maryland State Library Resource Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library . Retrieved 7 May 2020.

External links

• Official site