Seldom Scene

Boone Creek at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA 1977 - photo © Akira Otsuka Fred Robbins, one of the premier archivists in bluegrass music, has added a collection of photos taken by Akira Otsuka to his vast online repository of images

This is exciting news for Seldom Scene fans in eastern Virginia, and for any willing to travel there to witness this one time only event. Mount Airy Farm near Warsaw, VA will host the Scene for a concert on September 25,

Finally! Banjo players rejoice... a book on the stylings of Seldom Scene banjo player Ben Eldridge is in the works. Though now retired from the band, Ben was with the Scene from their first jams in his basement in 1971, through

Seldom Scene back at The Birchmere (9/5/20) - photo by Jeromie Stephens Live music is back, y'all!! This past Saturday, Seldom Scene returned to The Birchmere in Alexandria for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdowns started in March. The iconic club

Bluegrass Stories, the podcast featuring interviews with bluegrass personalities with Katy Daley and Howard Parker, has reached its sixth series of conversations. The first episode of Series 6 released last week, a discussion with Jen Larson, the Archives Manager at

The recently re-mastered and re-packaged edition of the Seldom Scene's classic best-selling release from Rebel Records, Live at The Cellar Door, is now available.  Recorded in December 1974 at a small but popular club in Washington DC, the eclectic collection was

Nearly 50 years after their founding, Seldom Scene has a new album for us this summer. Called Changes, this project zeroes in on the music of the 1960s and '70s - the time of their founding by bluegrass legends John

Seldom Scene signs their new contract with Rounder - photo by Sally Love Though details are scant, Rounder Records has announced that bluegrass supergroup Seldom Scene has signed with the label for their next album. A new project is set to be

Ron Stewart’s search for work didn’t last long after the Boxcars disbanded a few weeks back. Next Saturday, he’ll officially join the Seldom Scene at a show in Cincinnati, transferring his stout banjo and fiddle skills from one Grammy-nominated bluegrass

Thanks to Tom Gray, former bassist with both The Country Gentlemen and Seldom Scene, who shared the news earlier today on Facebook, we can all share in celebrating the 45th Anniversary of one of the most celebrated bands in the