The Seldom Scene

The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gray on double bass, and John Duffey on mandolin; the latter three also provided backing vocals. Together they released their debut studio album, Act I, in 1972, followed by both Act II and Act III in 1973. In 1977, Starling left the group and was replaced by singer-songwriter Phil Rosenthal. Starling and Rosenthal shared lead vocals on the group's sixth studio album, Baptizing, released in 1978. Around the same time, the group switched record labels from Rebel Records to Sugar Hill Records. In 1986, Rosenthal and Gray left the band, and were replaced by Lou Reid and T. Michael Coleman, respectively; Reid and Coleman first appeared on the band's 1988 album A Change of Scenery. Reid left the band in 1992, and Starling briefly returned to the group, performing on their 1994 album Like We Used to Be. Starling was replaced by Moondi Klein as the band's lead singer. During 1995 and 1996, Klein, Coleman, and Auldridge left the Seldom Scene to form a new band called Chesapeake. Duffey and Eldridge recruited guitarist Fred Travers, bassist Ronnie Simpkins, and guitarist and singer Dudley Connell into the Seldom Scene, and together released the album Dream Scene in 1996. That same year, Duffey died of a heart attack. Reid returned to the band to replace Duffey on mandolin, and the group released the album Scene It All in 2000. The group's 2007 album Scenechronized was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. The band's original members (Auldridge, Duffey, Eldridge, Gray, and Starling) were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

Remains to Be Scene - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Changes - 2019-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

American Folk - 2018-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Long Time... Seldom Scene - 2014-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Hits of Newgrass - 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000000Z

The Great Bill Monroe Covers - 2013-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Modern Bluegrass - 2013-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Bluegrass Greats - 2013-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

United States Bluegrass Songs - 2012-10-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Bluegrass Ballads - 2012-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Gloryland 2: Bluegrass Gospel Classics - 2010-04-27T00:00:00.000000Z

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music - 2008-06-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Bluegrass for Beginners - 2008-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems - 2007-09-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics - 2007-07-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Different Roads - 2007-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Scenechronized - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

True Bluegrass Instrumentals - 2005-04-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Rebel Records: 35 Years of The Best in Bluegrass - 2005-04-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Act 1 - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Act 3 - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Act Two - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Baptizing - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Old Train - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

The New Seldom Scene Album - 2005-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z