Old & In the Gray

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Music Box	[5]

On AllMusic, Ken Dryden said, "The music stretches boundaries as much as the earlier band, with a mix of vintage bluegrass and country classics... along with more modern pieces... It's obvious that the musicians had a lot of fun trading vocals and instrumental licks as well as harmonizing throughout the date..."[4]

In The Music Box, John Metzger wrote, "Renamed Old & In the Gray, the group at long last has recorded a studio album, and the result is well worth the wait. Of the fourteen tracks on its self-titled debut, there's nary a dud in the lot as the ensemble traverses a variety of songs, cutting a wide swath through bluegrass, country, and rock... Throughout the album, tight harmonies and exquisite instrumentation abound, all of which is put forth with genuine aplomb."[5]

1. "Good Old Boys" (John Hartford) – 4:57
2. "Pancho and Lefty" (Townes Van Zandt) – 5:14
3. "Meadow Green" (Peter Rowan) – 2:49
4. "The Flood" (Carter Stanley) – 4:06
5. "When the Springtime Comes Again" (A. P. Carter) – 3:14
6. "Barefoot Nellie" (Don Reno, Jim Davis) – 2:28
7. "Childish Love" (Ira Louvin) – 3:21
8. "Victim to the Tomb" (John Duffey) – 4:28
9. "Vassar's Fiddle Rag" (Vassar Clements) – 3:10
10. "Two Little Boys" (Charlie Waller, John Duffey) – 3:57
11. "On the Old Kentucky Shore" (Bill Monroe) – 4:17
12. "Honky Tonk Women" (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger) – 2:35
13. "Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me" (Rusty Nail) – 2:35
14. "Rainmaker" (Peter Rowan) – 3:56

Musicians

• David Grisman – mandolin, vocals
• Peter Rowan – guitar, vocals
• Herb Pedersen – banjo, guitar, vocals
• Vassar Clements – fiddle
• Bryn Bright – double bass

Production

• Produced by David Grisman
• Executive producer: Craig Miller
• Production assistance: Rob Bleetstein
• Recording engineer: Larry Cummings
• Mixing: Larry Cummings, David Grisman
• Mastering: Paul Stubblebine
• Cover art: Ivan Artucovich