The Seldom Scene - After Midnight

[SteelguitarLane]

Georgia, while I don't think Don Wayne is as good as either his dad or Ben, I don't think Hayseed Dixie's bad at all. But I do agree that Doodle suffers from CAIS: Cranio-Anal Impaction Syndrome.

[SteelguitarLane]

Stick? Did you mean Carlisle, Ontario? I have fond memories of that one. A lot of fun. But i don't think the Scene played there til about 74 or 75.

[AnnaGolly]

Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes are fantastic musicians as is Mike Auldridge...Belittling master players serves no purpose...

[SteelguitarLane]

Stick, I think you mean a number at or below 39. The Scene's first gig was November of 71. Not like Tom Gray's son and Mike's Dobro and steel student would know or anything ;-)

[stick935]

wow, saw these guys 40 years ago at the carlisle bluegrass festival,who new, saw bill monroe, lester flatt, sam bush, still to-day my fav. musician is david grisman, thanks to that carlisle weekend trip,can i recommend the thrill is gone , the bb hit, done by grismanand jerry garcia, enjoy

[MauroPavanelli]

Great playing! Awesome version!

[BLUEIYEDSOUL]

an this brings back memories of laying in the creek behind the stage at Lavonia,Ga and listening to these guys as a kid.

[catgirly]

Type in "gift" before youtube URL.

[davethejeweler]

hayseed dixie, while being a fine band, would never step foot on a john duffy, mike aldridge, et al comparison. this band is on an island, my friend.

[Doodlevontainstain]

Nice try, but that sucked really bad. Hayseed Dixie would do that way better.

[karrenbrickey]

One of the Best Bluegrass bands EVER!!!...RIP John Duffey♥♥♥

[OldManAP]

also, duffey ftw, as always, and may he rest easy...and tom is *still* the best bassist bluegrass has ever seen

[bluegrazz41]

@OldManAP I don't think anyone will ever touch Tom on the bass, he was so far ahead of his time!!!!!

[OldManAP]

@dogsee1: I +1'd you on the "Rosenthal sucked" comment...not b/c I think Phil "sucks" per se, but b/c I agree he never fit as neatly into the Scene's sound as any other member has...but he *did* write "Muddy Waters" which should certainly count for something!!!

@ all the Douglas-lovers/Auldridge-hater­s: yes, Jerry is a phenomenal Dobro player, but for my dollar, Mike comes out on top. His break, along with the last 30 secs, in this performance should be good evidence of what I mean.

[maxwellph]

Larry the Legend!

[robertlaberge]

This is a sizzling cover of J.J. Cale's composition.

[4theluvofpete]

Eat your heart out Eric Clapton! :o) Long live Duffey. I totally agree Mike Aldridge is the best dobro ever...I love Jerry Douglas too, but I'm sure he would agree.

[dogsee1]

eric who??? rosenthal sticks out like a sore thumb...poor ol phil sucked......

[dogsee1]

this is orgasmic, so is live at the cellar door..hodd damn what a set that was.....i agree with big john..these hillbillies, rednecks and geeks take away from bluegrass music..the profound ignorance of those sorry souls. ruin bluegrass' image..duffey felt the music was good enough to be played in homes of lawyers and doctors..not just hillbillie hootnannies..

[steinberger95]

bella formazione... ma gli assoli non mi hanno esaltato!! comunque bello!!!!

[wankatronic]

i get the impression that there's no dobro player on earth that gets exactly what he wants to hear out of his instrument like Mike Auldridge. that guy playing the banjo is hot too, whoever he is.

[FishookPicker]

Ben Eldridge is the banjo player. The Seldom Scene came to be in his basement during a jam session.

[dogsee1]

damnit he is ben eldridge..the scene is by far the greatest bluegrass group of ALL TIME>>>>>>>

[AlexRemoSD]

im gonna have to go with the Tony Rice Unit, then Hot Rize, THEN Seldom Scene. but dammit, thats just my opinion, seldom scene rocks hard.

[dogsee1]

like the old lady that licked the cats ass.....each to her own taste..i prefer the scene and ador hot rise..tony rice is not my type, but he is good..

[bgrjabrindo]

I like Toni Rice too but how come when he does ''freeborn man '' his face looks like he smells something bad l.o.l.

[MilesPittman]

Some Duffey's facial expressions are reminiscent of Jim Carrey's Andy Kaufmann in Man In The Moon!

[Cobia75]

The boys are lightin' this tune on fire. The Mike Auldridge solo is hot! Haveta agree w/ others' comments on his Jedi master Dobro skills. He has such command of the instrument. It's really inspiring!

[thorneswift]

Niceeeeeeee

[resopicker]

I'm grinning ear to ear at 1Lawman104's comment because......I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH HIM 1000%!!!

[cc9fingers]

Duffy had a stage preformace like no other!! Years or decades before there time!! LONG LIVE progressive artist!

[FortParkerFlying]

The vampire comes out after midnight. Sure miss Duffy and the Seldom Scene from those days.

[GideonsTrump]

I saw the Scene several times at The Birchmere club while stationed with the military in D.C.area back the late80's.

These vids are great, but there wasnothing like watching them burn this tune live!

Ben: You are the Licksmeister on the banjo.

I'll always be an eternal fan!

[robdanbow]

duffy was the bomb hell in fact the whole band was awesome

[1Lawman104]

AWESOME..jerry who?????????? MR. MIKE AULDRIDGE IS BEST EVER ON THE DOBRO BAR NONE!! rob ickes is a joke, compared to BIG MIKE!!!!!!!

[JimmyDeLocke]

@1Lawman104 "BAR NONE" no pun intended?

[tennecjonn]

<-- Huge Tom Gray fan myself.

[tromp803]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[crossen123]

Duffy was "The" Master showman! great video

[bradt304]

Agree that Ben is Superpicker!!

[Riecebrown]

Duffy,there will never be another. we miss him, he is with Charlie Waller trying to teach Bill a few licks

[dogsee1]

i think he is with charlie trying to persuade him to stay in one place and quit traveling so much...and chuckie said..what in hell are you gonna call a group like that,"the seldom SEEN???????".....

[styleomatic]

killer!!

[resopicker]

Ohhhhh yeah! Mike Auldridge is the man! (Who's Ben Eldridge....lol, just kidding!)

[buckzx12r]

Ben Eldridge has to be one of the the most under rated bonjo players ever.He was on a par with all the greats,as everyone in the Viginia area already knows.

[bradt304]

Agree with you. Ben is superpicker!!!

[HillbillyJ]

I agree Ben is great.

[1scenefan]

Fantastic!

[BanjoBoyMatteo]

I see you have very interesting footages. Thanks for sharing