The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2

The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet Volume 2
Studio album by Béla Fleck
Released	June 22, 1999
Genre	Bluegrass, Americana, folk, jazz, polka
Length	75:39
Label	Warner Bros.
Béla Fleck chronology
Tabula Rasā (1996) The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol.2 (1999) Perpetual Motion (2001)

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The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol.2 is an album by Béla Fleck. Going back to his bluegrass roots, Fleck put together a band of all-stars of the genre: Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Tony Rice, Mark Schatz, Vassar Clements, John Hartford and others. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Blue Mountain Hop" – 4:26
2. "Buffalo Nickel" – 4:38
3. "When Joy Kills Sorrow" – 5:10
4. "Spanish Point" – 5:36
5. "Polka On The Banjo" – 4:04
6. "Clarinet Polka" – 1:33
7. "The Over Grown Waltz" – 3:42
8. "Ode To Earl" – 3:09
9. "Home Sweet Home" – 2:20
10. "Valley Of The Rogue" – 5:12
11. "Plunky's Lament" – 2:17
12. "Maura On A Bicycle, Stout And Molasses, Way Back When" – 9:41
13. "Dark Circles" – 5:13
14. "Old Jellico, Puddle Jumper, Dead Man's Hill" – 6:08
15. "Katmandu" – 4:23
16. "Do You Have Room?" – 1:17
17. "Foggy Mountain Special" – 2:12
18. "Major Honker" – 4:38

Personnel

• Sam Bush – Mandolin
• Vassar Clements – Fiddle
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
• Béla Fleck – Banjo, Producer, Art Direction, Mixing, Photography, Vocal (track 5 only)
• Vince Gill – Vocals
• John Hartford – Banjo, Fiddle, Vocals, Bass Vocal
• Bob Mater – Drums
• Tim O'Brien – Vocals
• Larry Paxton – Tuba
• Tony Rice – Guitar, Photography
• Mark Schatz – Bass Fiddle
• Ricky Skaggs – Vocals
• Joey Miskulin – Accordion
• Earl Scruggs - Banjo

Production

• Richard Battaglia – Engineer, Mixing, Photography
• Senor McGuire – Photography
• Denny Purcell – Mastering
• Garrett Rittenberry – Art Direction
• Bil VornDick – Engineer, Mixing
• Cindy Wilson – Photography

References

Bluegrass music
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Banjo Dobro Fiddle technique Mandolin technique Upright bass
Stylistic origins	Blues Country music Folk music Old-time music
Sub- and fusion genres	Traditional bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass gospel Czech bluegrass
Notable festivals	High Sierra Music Festival Festival of the Bluegrass Merlefest Podunk Bluegrass Festival Telluride Bluegrass Festival Tottenham Bluegrass Festival List of bluegrass music festivals
Notable performers	List of bluegrass musicians List of bluegrass bands List of bluegrass mandolinists
Other	International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bluegrass Unlimited magazine Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards International Bluegrass Music Awards
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