• Catching up with Ben Eldridge

    When Ben Eldridge and his bandmates in the Seldom Scene followed J.D. Crowe and The New South to the stage at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, fans got to hear more than 100 years of five-string banjo experience back

  • Photos from Gettysburg

    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

  • Sizemore benefit in February

    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

  • Seldom Scene hits middle age

    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

  • Seldom Scene 40th Anniversary bash

    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

  • Seldom Scene week at WAMU’s Bluegrass Country

    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

  • The Seldom Scene is 40!

    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