Sunday, 15 April 2012

RE: [dcab-l] Seldom Scene 40th Anniversary

Wow, Ed. How many times has DSBU asked you not to send large files to the group?

 


From: dcab-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:dcab-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ed Schaeffer and Rattlesnake Hill
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:28 AM
To: DCBU Cats
Subject: [dcab-l] Seldom Scene 40th Anniversary

 

Bluegrassers:

 

I hope you enjoyed the banjo original "Banjo Whip" from Ben Eldridge.

Here is another original on the "High Lonesome Sound" vinyl LP,

the title cut.

 

These days, I do this song a tad faster, but I'm almost never able

to get a harmony on it; the harmony range is a bit difficult.  In this cut,

Lou Reid comes through with an amazing harmony.

 

Recorded at Wally Cleaver's in Fredricksburg, Va., personnel:

 

Willie Oldes                           Bass

Fred Travers             Dobro

Phil Rosenthal                       Mandolin

Carl Nelson                           Fiddle

Lou Reid                                           Harmony

 

As most bluegrass pickers, I'm always interested in the instruments

musicians play.  The album cover included this information, and here

are the "axes":

 

   Carl Nelson                 1984 Hand made John Janzegers

   Ben Eldridge               1934 Gibson RB-3

   Willie Oldes                1977 Anton Schroetter (German)

   Ed Schaeffer               1976 Martin D-76

   Phil Rosenthal 1924 Gibson F-5 (Lloyd Load)

                                                            1985 Martin HD-28

   Lou Reid                                 Tenor

   Fred Travers               Early-Mid 30’ s Dobro

 

There is but one more cut celebrating the Scene Meisters 40th:

an instrumental called Rock Creek Ramble. After that, we'll begin a

cache of love songs, both live and recorded.

 

I hope you enjoy!

Ed

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