Leading Off
Encyclopedia
Leading Off is the debut solo album by American
newgrass
mandolin
ist Chris Thile
, released on September 25, 1994 by Sugar Hill Records.
United States
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newgrass
Progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
ist Chris Thile
Chris Thile
Christopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...
, released on September 25, 1994 by Sugar Hill Records.
Track listing
- "Shadow Ridge" (Thile) - 2:43
- "Slime Rock" (Thile) - 4:54
- "Holdin' Down The Fort" (Thile) - 3:00
- "Faith River" (Thile) - 3:23
- "Panhandle Rag" (Traditional) - 3:16
- "For All It's Worth" (Thile, Watkins) - 2:01
- "Shipwrecked" (Thile) - 2:34
- "Trail's End" (Thile) - 3:35
- "Salt Creek" (Traditional) - 2:49
- "Old Dangerfield" (Monroe) - 3:40
- "Old Favorites Medley" (Traditional) - 4:19
- "Chris Cross" (Thile) - 3:29
- "How Great Thou Art" (Hine) - 3:17
Musical
- Chris Thile - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Arranger
- Scott Thile - Bass, Engineer, Facility Consultant
- Sean Watkins - Mandolin
- Byron Berline - Fiddle
- Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger - Banjo
- Stuart Duncan - Fiddle
- John Moore - Guitar, Mandolin
- Scott Nygaard - Guitar
- Peter Wernick - Banjo, Producer
Technical
- Kurt Storey - Engineer
- David Glasser - Mastering
- Kevin Clock - Mixing
- Bob Murray - Design