Tag: Seldom Scene

More from Gettysburg – Saturday

| May 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Frank Baker has uploaded a big batch of photos from Saturday at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Looks like a full day of music.

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Photos from Gettysburg

| May 21, 2012 | 2 Comments
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We are still awaiting Frank Baker’s photos from this past weekend’s Gettysburg festival, but Rhonda Vincent sent a couple along this morning. She captured this particularly well-dressed fan at her record table on Saturday afternoon. In addition to the two stage shots below, Rhonda also [...]

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Putumayo Bluegrass Collection searches for new ears

| May 14, 2012 | 4 Comments
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You might not agree with all of the song selections and artist choices on Putumayo’s Bluegrass Collection, which comes out May 22, but you have to acknowledge that Putumayo founder Dan Storper is getting the music we love in front of a lot of potential [...]

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Album of the week #13 – Seldom Scene Act III

| February 20, 2012 | 0 Comments
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This week, we celebrate four decades of recordings from one of the most prolific bands in bluegrass music: The Seldom Scene. What started out as a weekly jam session snowballed into one of the most influential bluegrass bands of all-time. Ben Eldridge, John Starling, Mike [...]

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Sizemore benefit in February

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Last week we shared the wonderful news that Herschel Sizemore had come through his cancer treatment with a clean bill of health. His wife, Joyce, is still undergoing treatment for breast cancer – as is one of their two daughters. The Sizemores have always lived [...]

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Seldom Scene hits middle age

| January 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
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You never know what songs you’ll hear when the Seldom Scene is playing. Not only is the band entering it’s 41st year – giving the Scene one of the deepest catalogs around – but members regularly add new material to their stage show. I was [...]

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Seldom Scene 40th Anniversary bash

| November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
Seldom Scene on stage at the 40th Anniversary blast - photo by Katy Daley

This report is a contribution from Katy Daley, morning host on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country, and long-time observer of the DC bluegrass scene. It’s appropriate the Scene’s 40th Anniversary show was held Thanksgiving weekend, a time traditionally set aside for family and friends. A pre-concert survey [...]

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Seldom Scene week at WAMU’s Bluegrass Country

| November 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

WAMU’s Bluegrass Country is celebrating the 40th anniversary of hometown heroes Seldom Scene with a special week of programming, running through November 25. They will be highlighting the group’s many recordings, featuring interviews with current and former members, and some archival live audio. Still to come [...]

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The Seldom Scene is 40!

| November 15, 2011 | 0 Comments
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The Birchmere is hosting a 40th Anniversary celebration for the much-heralded Seldom Scene on November 26. In what the Birchmere bills as “an evening with The 40th Anniversary Celebration with very special guests Mike Auldridge, Tom Gray and John Starling” America’s legendary music hall honors [...]

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I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #129

| February 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information will include births and deaths; [...]

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