Scenic Roots

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Scenic Roots
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Studio album by The Seldom Scene
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label Sugar Hill
Producer The Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene chronology
15th Anniversary Celebration
(1986) 15th Anniversary Celebration1986		 Scenic Roots
(1990)		 Scene 20: 20th Anniversary Concert
(1992) Scene 20: 20th Anniversary Concert1992
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Scenic Roots is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. [2] [3]

Maryland State of the United States of America

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State. It is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria, known in England as Queen Mary.

The Seldom Scene American bluegrass band

The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Contents

Track listing

  1. If You Ever Change Your Mind (Carl Jackson, Stuart) 02:07
  2. Lots in a Memory (Wes Golding) 03:41
  3. The Wrath of God (Delmore, Delmore) 02:34
  4. Before I Met You (Lewis, Rader, Seitz) 03:13
  5. Red Georgia Clay (Coleman, Pyrtle) 02:25
  6. I've Cried My Last Tear over You (Delmore, Jackson) 02:57
  7. Not in My Arms (Coleman, Pyrtle) 02:24
  8. Highway of Heartache (Carl Jackson, Rushing) 03:17
  9. Long Black Veil (Dill, Wilkin) 04:12
  10. Last Call to Glory (Duffey) 02:38
  11. Distant Train (Coleman, Pyrtle) 02:24
  12. How Mountain Girls Can Love (Rakes) 02:06

Personnel

Lou Reid Pyrtle is an American bluegrass singer, band leader, and multi-instrumentalist.

John Humbird Duffey, Jr. was a Washington D.C. based bluegrass musician.

Ben Eldridge, is a five-string banjo player and a founding member of the seminal bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. He also works as a mathematician.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Album review on www.allmusic.com
  3. ↑ Album info on www.sugarhillrecords.com
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