The New Nashville Cats

The New Nashville Cats is a country album by Mark O'Connor, in conjunction with a variety of other musical artists. O'Connor selected a group of over fifty Nashville musicians, many of who had worked with him as session musicians. The album was intended to "showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene" (O'Connor's liner notes). It was awarded two Grammys: Best Country Instrumental Performance for O'Connor, and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner's performance in Restless.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were composed by Mark O'Connor, except where indicated.

"Bowtie" – 2:40
"Restless" (Carl Perkins) – 5:25
"Nashville Shuffle Boogie" – 6:10
"Pick it Apart" – 4:59
"Traveler's Ridge" – 3:35
"Granny White Special" – 3:53
"Cat in the Bag" – 2:43
"The Ballad of Sally Anne" (traditional, lyrics Alice Randall, arr. O'Connor and Harry Stinson) – 2:36
"Swang" – 4:52
"Dance of the Ol' Swamp Rat" – 3:03
"A Bowl of Bula" – 4:05
"Limerock" (traditional, arr. O'Connor, Edgar Meyer)
"Sweet Suzanne" – 5:12
"Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 5:39
"Now it Belongs to You" (Steve Wariner) – 6:33