Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions is the sixth album by American country musician Sturgill Simpson, and a follow-up to Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions. It was released on December 10, 2020, through Simpson's own label, High Top Mountain. The album consists of bluegrass renditions of songs from elsewhere in his catalog.
Contents
Content
As with the preceding volume, the album features various bluegrass musicians such as guitarists Tim O'Brien and Mark Howard, banjoist Scott Vestal, fiddler Stuart Duncan, and mandolinist/backing vocalist Sierra Hull. The album consists mainly of bluegrass re-recordings of previously released songs in Simpson's catalog. Two previously unheard compositions, "Tennessee" and "Hobo Cartoon," are included; the latter is co-written by Merle Haggard.
Sturgill's grandfather, Ora Simpson, who he credits for introducing him to Bluegrass music is listed as executive producer.
Personnel
Musicians
Mike Bub – upright bass
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, background vocals
Mark Howard – background vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Sierra Hull – mandolin, background vocals
Miles Miller – percussion, background vocals
Tim O'Brien – background vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Sturgill Simpson – vocals, rhythm guitar
Scott Vestal – banjo, background vocals
Technical
Richard Dodd – mastering
David Ferguson – producer
Sturgill Simpson – producer
Ora Simpson – executive producer
Sean Sullivan – engineer, recording