At the moment four-time Grammy-nominated bluegrass quintet The Seldom Scene has shared their newest single “Man on the Crossroads,” (pay attention above) a wistful reflection on instances passed by. “I’ve recognized of this tune for a very long time,” says dobro participant Fred Travers of the expertly penned and fantastically carried out quantity. “It was written by my pal and neighbor, singer-songwriter David Norris, and I’ve at all times wished to document it.” After years of dreaming of deciphering the tune,Travers introduced “Man on the Crossroads” to the band, who labored their regular magic remodeling the nostalgic people tune right into a rolling, sentimental tribute to the seek for dwelling, full with heartfelt solos by Travers and fiddle participant Ron Stewart.
“Man on the Crossroads” is the most recent single from the Seldom Scene’s upcoming album, Stays to Be Scene—out March 14th on Smithsonian Folkways. Stays to Be Scene options an interpretation of Jim Croce’s “A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Acquired No Enterprise (Singin’ the Blues),” a pair of songs by Bob Dylan: “Strolling Down the Line” and “Farewell, Angelina,” whereas additionally revisiting a fan-favorite, “White Line,” from the long-lasting Reside on the Cellar Door album and paying tribute to their inspirations, Flatt & Scruggs, with “Laborious Travelin’.”
Stays to Be Scene Tracklist:
Final of the Steam-Powered Trains
Man on the Crossroads
A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Acquired No Enterprise (Singin’ the Blues)
Laborious Travelin’
Farewell, Angelina
Strolling Down the Line
Lonesome Day
I Might Cry
White Line
Present Me the Option to Go Residence
The Story of My Life
Stays to Be Scene caps the top of an period for the group in some ways. The album is devoted to the reminiscence of Bluegrass Corridor of Famer and Seldom Scene cofounder Ben Eldridge, who retired from the group in 2014. However Eldridge remained a significant presence and pal to the band, penning heartfelt liner notes for this album earlier than his passing in April 2024.
Additionally notable is that Stays to Be Scene marks the ultimate album for Dudley Connell, one other Bluegrass Corridor of Famer as a member of the Johnson Mountain Boys. Connell wrapped up a Seldom Scene tenure of practically three a long time on guitar and vocals along with his retirement on the finish of 2024. “Twenty-nine years, dude, that’s a protracted, very long time,” Connell says with fun. “No regrets, I’ve cherished each minute of it, and it’s been an actual pleasure working with these guys for therefore lengthy. However I wish to get out whereas I nonetheless have my mobility and might journey, stroll my canine, issues like that.”
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