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Chris Thile Christopher Scott Thile (; born February 20, 1981) is an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality, best known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the acoustic folk and progressive blue ...

, released on September 25, 1994, by Sugar Hill Records. Thile was 13 years old at the time of its release.

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" (Leon McAuliffe) – 3:16 #"For All It's Worth" (Thile, Sean Watkins) – 2:01 #"Shipwrecked" (Thile) – 2:34 #"Trail's End" (Thile) – 3:35 #"Salt Creek" (Traditional) – 2:49 #"Old Dangerfield" (Bill Monroe) – 3:40 #"Old Favorites Medley" (Traditional) – 4:19 #"Chris Cross" (Thile) – 3:29 #"How Great Thou Art" (Stuart Hine) – 3:17

Personnel

Musical

– fiddle, guitar, mandolin, arranger *Scott Thile – bass, engineer, facility consultant *

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– mandolin *

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– fiddle *Dennis Caplinger – banjo *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Ian Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school ...

– fiddle *John Moore – guitar, mandolin *Scott Nygaard – guitar *

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– banjo, producer

Technical

*Kurt Storey – Engineer *David Glasser – Mastering *Kevin Clock – Mixing *Bob Murray – Design {{Authority control 1994 debut albums Chris Thile albums Sugar Hill Records albums