Long Time... Seldom Scene

The Seldom Scene began playing together at weekly jam sessions in Ben Eldridge’s Bethesda, Maryland basement in the 1970s. Their weekly DC-area residencies included bluegrass versions of country music, rock, and even classical pop. The band's popularity soon forced them to play more than once a week—but they continued to maintain their image as being seldom seen, and on several of their early album covers were photographed with the stage lights on only their feet, or with their backs to the camera. The Seldom Scene have performed at the White House many times, and continue to tour year-round.

Long Time is The Seldom Scene’s first-ever release with Smithsonian Folkways. "Hickory Wind" is a homesick ballad that features the vocals of longtime friend of the Scene, Emmylou Harris, who originally recorded the song on her ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’ album in 1980. “Wait a Minute” is a fresh take of a song originally recorded for 1974’s Old Train album and includes founding member John Starling (vocals) and guests Rickie Simpkins (fiddle) and Chris Eldridge (guitar), son of founding member Ben Eldridge (banjo).

The Seldom Scene are founding member Ben Eldridge (banjo), Lou Reid (mandolin/vocals), Dudley Connell (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Simpkins (bass/vocals), and Fred Travers (dobro/vocals). The album was produced by three-time GRAMMY award-winning Smithsonian Folkways Sound Production Supervisor Pete Reiniger.

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Track listing

1. California Cottonfields 3:04
2. Wait a Minute (feat. John Starling) 5:13
3. What Am I Doing Hangin' Round 2:50
4. Hickory Wind (feat. Emmylou Harris) 4:03
5. I'll Be No Stranger There 2:20
6. Walk Through This World with Me 2:32
7. Big Train (From Memphis) 2:46
8. With Body and Soul (feat John Starling, Emmylou Harris, and Tom Gray) 3:22
9. Paradise 2:57
10. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 3:20
11. Mean Mother Blues (feat. John Starling) 3:08
12. My Better Years 3:08
13. Little Georgia Rose (feat. John Starling) 2:54
14. Like I Used to Do 4:09
15. Through the Bottom of the Glass 2:43
16. Lorena 5:27

Personnel

• Dudley Connell - vocals, guitar
• Lou Reid - mandolin, vocals
• Ben Eldridge - banjo, guitar, vocals
• Fred Travers - dobro, guitar, vocals
• Ronnie Simpkins - bass, vocals

with

• Chris Eldridge - guitar
• Rickie Simpkins - fiddle
• John Starling - vocals, guitar
• Tom Gray - bass
• Emmylou Harris - vocals

External links

• Official site
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