Act IV (album)
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Act 4 is an album by the progressive bluegrass
Maryland
band The Seldom Scene
, the first record under Sugar Hill Records and with a new lead signer/guitarist, Phil Rosenthal. He replaced John Starling, who left to concentrate on his career.
Progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located 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...
band The Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland.-Early history:The band formed out of the weekly jam sessions in the basement of banjo player Ben Eldridge. These sessions included John Starling on guitar and lead vocals, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone...
, the first record under Sugar Hill Records and with a new lead signer/guitarist, Phil Rosenthal. He replaced John Starling, who left to concentrate on his career.
Track listing
- "Something in the Wind" (Rosenthal) – 03:15
- "Girl in the Night" (Thompson) – 03:51
- "Ride Me Down Easy" (Shaver) – 02:25
- "Leaving Harlan" (Rosenthal) – 03:00
- "Tennessee Blues" (Monroe) – 03:14
- "Life Is Like a Mountain Railway" (Traditional) – 03:37
- "I Don't Know You" (Moreno & Black) – 02:38
- "California Blues" (Rodgers, Terry) – 03:53
- "San Antonio Rose" (Wills) – 02:29
- "Daddy Was a Railroad Man" (Rosenthal) – 02:29
- "Walking the Blues" (Gray) – 03:59
- "This Weary Heart You Stole Away" (Stanley) – 02:39
Personnel
- Phil Rosenthal – vocals, guitar
- John DuffeyJohn DuffeyJohn H. Duffey was a Washington DC-based bluegrass music innovator and musician....
– mandolin, vocals - Ben EldridgeBen EldridgeBen 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. Eldridge is best known for his scat singing on "Lay Down Sally."-Biography:...
– banjo, guitar, vocals - Mike AuldridgeMike AuldridgeMike Auldridge is widely acknowledged as a premier resophonic guitar player. He played with The Seldom Scene for many years, creating a fusion of bluegrass with jazz, folk and rock.Auldridge started playing guitar at the age of 13...
– Dobro, guitar, vocals - Tom GrayTom GrayTom Gray is a bluegrass musician widely considered one of the best bass players in the genre. He is probably best known for his bass playing with The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. In 1996, as a member of The Country Gentlemen, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall...
– bass, vocals