Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the debut studio album by American band 16 Horsepower, released on February 6, 1996.

Track listing

1. "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24
2. "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52
3. "Scrawled in Sap" – 2:46
4. "Horse Head" – 3:01
5. "Ruthie Lingle" – 2:44
6. "Harm's Way" – 3:20
7. "Black Bush" – 3:16
8. "Heel on the Shovel" – 3:11
9. "American Wheeze" – 3:33
10. "Red Neck Reel" – 2:41
11. "Prison Shoe Romp" – 3:11
12. "Neck on the New Blade" – 3:15
13. "Strong Man" – 4:21

Personnel

16 Horsepower

• David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
• Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
• Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Gordon Gano – fiddle

Other information

• The instrument credited as a bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.
• The album title is a reference to the Holy Bible (see Matthew 11:20-21 RSV and Esther 4:1 RSV).
• The songs "Black Soul Choir" and "Haw" were both later made into music videos, both of which featured the band.
• The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by American groove metal band Devildriver on their 2011 album Beast.
• The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by Big John Bates: Noirchestra on their 2015 album From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room.