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 whom had worked with him as session musicians. The album was intended to "showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene". 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". This song also charted at #25 on Hot Country Songs in 1991.

Track listing

All songs were composed by Mark O'Connor, except where noted.
  1. "Bowtie" – 2:40
  2. "Restless" – 5:25
  3. "Nashville Shuffle Boogie" – 6:10
  4. "Pick It Apart" – 4:59
  5. "Traveler's Ridge" – 3:35
  6. "Granny White Special" – 3:53
  7. "Cat in the Bag" – 2:43
  8. "The Ballad of Sally Anne" – 2:36
  9. "Swang" – 4:52
  10. "Dance of the Ol' Swamp Rat" – 3:03
  11. "A Bowl of Bula" – 4:05
  12. "Limerock" – 2:23
  13. "Sweet Suzanne" – 5:12
  14. "Orange Blossom Special" – 5:39
  15. "Now It Belongs to You" – 6:33

    Personnel