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Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Initial release : 1989

Universal UVLD-12500

Bruce Hornsby plays and sings on his own song, Valley Road, on this album. Hornsby also plays piano and adds harmony vocals on a second song, Bayou Jubilee, and is one of many who contribute to the backing vocals on the title track. Vassar Clements also plays on some tracks.

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Tracks

  • Life's Railway to Heaven (Traditional)
  • Grandpa Was a Carpenter (Prine)
  • When I Get My Rewards (Kennerley)
  • Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan (Traditional)
  • Little Mountain Church House (Jackson/Rushing)
  • And So It Goes (Overstreet/Schlitz)
  • When It's Gone (Fadden/Schlitz)
  • Mary Danced with Soldiers (Kennerley)
  • Riding Alone (Carpenter/Hanna/Hathaway)
  • I'm Sittin' on Top of the World (Traditional)
  • Lovin' on the Side (Carlson/Ibbotson/Waltner)
  • Lost River (Murphey)
  • Bayou Jubilee (Hanna)
  • Blues Berry Hill (Carpenter/Fadden/Hanna/Ibbotson/Scruggs)
  • Turn of the Century (Knobloch/Tyler)
  • One Step over the Line (Hiatt)
  • You Ain't Going Nowhere (Dylan)
  • Valley Road (Hornsby/Hornsby)
  • Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Carter/Ibbotson)
  • Amazing Grace (Traditional)
Musicians

The musicians on The Valley Road are;

  • Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocals
  • Jeff Hanna - guitar, harmony vocals
  • Bob Carpenter - accordion, harmony vocals
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - mandolin
  • Jimmie Fadden - drums
  • Bernie Leadon - banjo
  • Randy Scruggs - guitar
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
The musicians on Bayou Jubilee are;
  • Jeff Hanna - guitar, harmony vocals
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - mandolin, harmony vocals
  • Bob Carpenter - accordion, harmony vocals
  • Bruce Hornsby - harmony vocals
  • Jimmie Fadden - drums
  • Sam Bush - fiddle
  • Randy Scruggs - guitar
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
The musicians on Will The Circle Be Unbroken are;
  • Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ricky Skaggs, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter - lead vocals
  • June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, Anita Carter - harmony vocals
  • Jeff Hanna - guitar
  • Bob Carpenter - piano
  • Jimmie Fadden - drums
  • Earl Scruggs - banjo
  • Randy Scruggs - guitar
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
  • Roy Acuff, Cynthia Biederman, Sam Bush, Paulette Carlson, Bob Carpenter, Johnny Cash, Cindy Cash, John Cowan, Steve Dahl, John Denver, Jimmie Fadden, Bela Fleck, Pat Flynn, Rodney Foster, Vince Gill, Jeff Hanna, Melody Hanna, Chris Hillman, Bruce Hornsby, Jimmy Ibbotson, Helen Carter Jones, David Jones, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Bill Lloyd, Jimmy Martin, Michael Martin Murphey, Roger McGuin, Tracy Nelson, Robert K. Oermann, Brad Parker, Don Schlitz, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Lynne Shults, Marty Stuart, Wendy Waldman, Steve Warnier, Buck White, Cheryl White, Sharon White, Bibbie White - background vocals
Other musicians on the album are;
  • Chet Atkins - guitar
  • Sam Bush - mandolin
  • Paulette Carlson - vocals
  • Bob Carpenter - piano, accordion, vocals
  • Anita Carter - vocals
  • Helen Carter - vocals
  • June Carter Cash - vocals
  • Johnny Cash - guitar, vocals
  • Rosanne Cash - vocals
  • Vassar Clements - fiddle
  • John Cowan - vocals
  • John Denver - vocals
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Jimmie Fadden - harmonica, drums
  • Béla Fleck - banjo
  • Pat Flynn - guitar
  • Jeff Hanna - guitar, vocals
  • Emmylou Harris - vocals
  • Levon Helm - mandolin, vocals
  • John Hiatt - guitar, vocals
  • Chris Hillman - guitar, vocals
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - mandolin, accordion, vocals
  • Bernie Leadon - banjo
  • Jimmy Martin - guitar, vocals
  • John McEuen - banjo
  • Roger McGuinn - guitar, vocals
  • Michael Martin Murphey - guitar, vocals
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle
  • John Prine - guitar, vocals
  • Earl Scruggs - banjo
  • Randy Scruggs - guitar
  • Ricky Skaggs - guitar, vocals
  • Buck White - piano, vocals
Credits

  • Producer - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Randy Scruggs
  • Executive Producer - Chuck Morris
  • Engineer, Mixing - Ron Reynolds
  • 1st backup engineer - Mark J. Coddington
  • 2nd backup engineer - Andy Seagle
  • Mastering - Glenn Meadows
  • Editing engineer - Milan Bogdan
  • The Dirt Band Crew - Lenny Matinez, Stan Martinez, Bill Hoyt
  • Special thanks to - Chuck Morris, Randy Scruggs, Ken Levitan
  • Original art direction - Simon Levy/Virginia Team
  • Design - Jerry Joyner
  • Reprographics - CLE
  • Photography - Beth Gwinn
  • Photography - Randy Scruggs, Rick Malkin, Jeff Hanna
  • Liner Notes - Holly Gleason, Robert K. Oermann
  • Recorded at Scruggs Sound Studio, Nashville
  • Mastered at Masterphonics
  • This album is lovingly dedicated to the memory and musical legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter
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