The Seldom Scene - "Wait a Minute" [Behind The Scenes Documentary]

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10 жыл бұрын

Bluegrass legends The Seldom Scene record a new version of their classic "Wait A Minute" for the Smithsonian Folkways album 'Long Time... Seldom Scene.' Chris Eldridge, son of founding member Ben Eldridge, talks about growing up with the band. Ben and former members John Starling and Tom Gray reminisce about their classic 1974 recording.
'Long Time... Seldom Scene' available April 22, 2014, on CD and Digital.
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For more than four decades, profoundly influential bluegrass band The Seldom Scene has shared its undeniable talent, progressive repertoire, and creative spirit both in the studio and on stage. 'Long Time... Seldom Scene' features fresh interpretations of 16 oft-requested tunes and is the band’s first studio album since the GRAMMY-nominated album 'Scenechronized' in 2007. It’s a family reunion in all the best ways, featuring the current - and longest-running - lineup, joined by founding members Tom Gray and John Starling and guests Chris Eldridge, Emmylou Harris, and Rickie Simpkins.
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@boycehull6529 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't get any better . There will never be another Seldom Scene. Some of the best bluegrass ever written.

@RicBergstrom 3 ай бұрын

RIP Ben Eldridge. Thanks for all the Banjo.

@RicBergstrom 5 жыл бұрын

RIP John Starling. You are loved by millions. Thank you for the fantastic music.

@lizwelker7244 3 жыл бұрын

My dad was good friends with John. They’d play their favorite Bluegrass songs together for hours. RIP, John. 😥

@ilive4livemusic 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best things about living in the DC area in the 1970s was the dozens of times I got to see the Seldom Scene live. They were so much fun to watch and played off of each other so well. This is a great song but there were so many great songs in their repertoire - Rider, Old Train and so many more.

@brucepumphrey9225 6 жыл бұрын

So wonderful to see Chris Eldredge in here grabbing the torch from his dad and keeping this music alive for future generations.

@stewney1 8 жыл бұрын

A national treasure. Well deserving of Smithsonian honors.

@newhuskytwenty 5 жыл бұрын

The Smithsonian should have the rest of the USS Maine, sunk at the Havana's harbor in order to start a war against Spain, nasty false flag attack...

@jamesthompson8778 2 жыл бұрын

One of the all time best performances of all time! Stunning!

@boycehull6529 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful version. All deceased members could never be replaced, only honored. Lou Reid's vocals are absolutely perfect for this as well as the others

@TheBearcat1957 5 ай бұрын

Oh my God! What memories this brings back. I was just learning to play Bluegrass in the 70's and listened to them all the time. I learned Bluegrass from Larry Smith of the group Keystone out of Brogue Pa. I'm 85 now and still playing. What memories.!

@petersampson4635 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant brother....keep er going. 73 year old picker here from Australia that has made a pilgrimage to "The Station Inn" in Nashville. 👍👋

@petersampson4635 5 ай бұрын

"Seldom Scene at the Cellar Door" from the 70's was my introduction to them back in the day. Keep on picking 👋

@1952billyboy 10 жыл бұрын

Always loved this song. Their vocals, harmonies, arrangements, choice of songs made the Seldom Scene a cut above. Excellent musicians too.

@daltonsweeney631 7 жыл бұрын

This song never fails to give me chills!!! What a beautiful beautiful song!

@user-st7ff6ow7k 12 күн бұрын

My uncle Pete Spencer turned me onto the scene in 79 change my life 4ever,thanks uncle Pete R.i.p

@Ron-jd4th 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure all the "Scene" will be "doubly" glad now, that they shot this video and additional footage, & that John Starling was there to be a part of it, and a part of this album, also!!! R.I.P. "Dr. John" Starling. You will be VERY MUCH missed, but thru videos, & recordings such as this, you & your music will live on!!!

@cjbaker39 6 жыл бұрын

Great. Love Dudly's voice.

@waynelatham4281 Жыл бұрын

Very few musicians can fill Seldom Scene shoes....the Simpkins brothers have done an admirable job of it.

@nemeplus3 10 жыл бұрын

Love the Seldom Scene & this version was beautiful. Consistently wonderful for 40+ years. I do want to give a shout out to the underrated & lesser known Herb Pederson, who wrote this beautiful tune & sent it to John Duffy for them to consider recording.

@gregnance529 4 жыл бұрын

He and Chris Hillman do a wonderful job with this song as well

@bribolin7278 2 жыл бұрын

Herb Pedersen is not "lesser known."

@pericodelospalotes5738 5 жыл бұрын

Listening this from so far away (Spain) it sounds rather exotic but... sweet, appealing! Everyone can appreciate the quality of this song and their performers, no need to be American.

@lindaruss3006 5 жыл бұрын

Have you listened to Boots of Spanish Leather by these guys? One of my favorites.

@patricklaw9951 3 жыл бұрын

Great song and performance !!!

@DCShaneTours 10 жыл бұрын

They knocked it out of the park....great job. Stand up bass rules!!

@plm7311 5 жыл бұрын

Love this and rest in peace John. Thanks for all the beautiful music.

@60teal 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a most beautiful version of this song. So expressive.

@kent9311 7 жыл бұрын

you can't help but love this song and the Scene. i was always a big fan of the Gentlemen and was happy when Duffey and company formed the Scene. i miss all the old band members but the current group is doing a great job. you can close your eyes and almost hear the voices and instrumental breaks of the 1970's band. long live the Scene!!!

@tylerfrench4438 10 жыл бұрын

this is just beautiful. i love it. it's so obvious how honest and sincere these musicians are.when i listen and watch this...i believe every word they sing and note they play..they know how to capture what music is really about!! it's simply magic

@sharonbaker5665 2 жыл бұрын

Another Great one - glad that Dudley Connell is with them since the Johnson Mountain Boys basically stopped (years ago) - then to my surprise there he was with another fav group "The Scene" great match

@HAL9007 5 жыл бұрын

So many great times at the old Birchmere in Shirlington. Great musicianship. Great material. Great harmonies. Great personality (I'm lookin' at you, Mr. Duffey.) We watched them re-invent Bluegrass for a new generation and put DC at the heart of of "NewGrass" (with a big assist from Lee Michael Dempsey at WAMU). There was that night Linda Ronstadt rose from a table in the very back, and joined them on stage for a couple of tunes. So privileged to be part of it. RIP to all members who have left us, my condolences to their families. (And I'll remember one of my favorite members, singer-guitarist Phil Rosenthal.) My other faves: Sing Me Back Home, Rider, Muddy Water.

@ncheart6569 8 жыл бұрын

"Tenderness", Exactly Chris... that's the perfect word...

@poeta067 10 жыл бұрын

Meravigliosa canzone, cantata con tutto il cuore, l`anima e lo spirito. Una gemma preziosa...veramente stupenda!!!

@419beagle4 7 жыл бұрын

LEGENDS! !!! THER WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER CLOSE !!!! the way they have the ability to make you Drift AWAY!!! 100s of bands have covered this and NONE close

@pttibg 7 жыл бұрын

Totally agree...love the Scene in any configuration & this one is especially magical.

@danield.8615 4 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful song! After watching the video, I remember hearing the album "After Midnight" on a LP when I was ~5 years old (about 1984). I could barely reach the turntable on the shelf, but the music was legendary!

@lindseywalker6925 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 64 now. The original cut of this song hit our home on the big vinyl. One of us would by the album, bring it home, then start burning cassettes!! This is a sentimental moment for me...... I'm setting here back in '76.

@TheDisplacedalaskan 10 жыл бұрын

I saw this band once, with my dad (and my mom and siblings, but they were tagging along, bluegrass festivals were me and my dad's thing), when I was 10 or so years old. It is a testament to their music, that I am still coming back to listen to them.

@rgahrens 2 жыл бұрын

Saw the Scene during the Phil Rosenthal era. In fact, one night in Manhattan I saw The Scene in the early evening and then went up to Harlem and saw James Brown, Godfather of Soul.......what a night!

@marqy007 4 жыл бұрын

...and then young Chris Eldredge keeping the genre alive in his own right with the wild and crazy Punch Brothers. He's a monster string miester for sure...thanks to Poppa Ben and his influential wonder world! I first heard and saw(seen) the 'Scene' 45 yrs. ago and have been hooked ever since. Such an inspiring ensemble!

@aantlerabram8462 2 жыл бұрын

I so love The Seldom Scene! It's a band that cannot be equalled!

@peppigreco2160 5 жыл бұрын

Be still my heart......just the most beautiful, tenderness that I've ever heard.

@prestonthompson9848 10 жыл бұрын

This just tears me up thinking about Mike and his MA6.

@kyleerickson6445 6 жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorite bands, of any genre. Such a pure sound.

@kerryg100 7 жыл бұрын

Herb Pederson song done with some finesse by these boys..... Greetings from IRELAND salamat for the memories

@kent9311 7 жыл бұрын

The Seldom Scene made this song popular long before Pederson's recording. i have three different recordings of this song by the scene that i like better than Pederson's versions. that said, i also love Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen version. i'm predominantly of irish decent and have been listing to bluegrass since the late 1940's when buuegrass and country music was called hillbilly music. lots of irish and scottish influence in bluegrass music, especially older blue grass fiddle tunes. love your traditional music but love your BEER BETTER. ken t., usa

@kent9311 7 жыл бұрын

i stand corrected!!! you were referring to the seldom scene's recording of the song (wait a minute) WRITTEN by herb petersen and not his RELEASE of the song, sorry. i got my mouth in motion before engaging my brain. (it's the trump syndrome). johnny rivers was the first to release wait a minute in 1974. it's a good country music version that i enjoy. the scene recorded the song for their old train release in 1974. herb petersen released his song in 1976 and herb peterson invented the egg McMuffin. ha ha. i discovered that when i googled him and spelled his name wrong. eight more sentences and i've got the makings for a book. my best to you, yours, and dear old ireland. ken t., usa

@maxxpup41 6 жыл бұрын

But Pedersen wrote the song.

@crosshaven52 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from a Patrick in San Diego,

@joeys444 10 жыл бұрын

Amazingly well performed as usual,tx for posting!

@michaelmenke726 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine a more beautiful song. Just so soulful, genuine and “tender”.

@Bereagal1 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! My favorite!!!

@munseym 10 жыл бұрын

I love the addition of Chris and Rickie, and of course the regulars.

@cars081706 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, Great rendition with Ricky and John and love the input from John, Tom and Chris. Still my favorite and always will be my favorite group ever.

@danfridenstine5751 2 жыл бұрын

Very smooth groove, totally complete.

@MDsteeler1 3 жыл бұрын

Sounded great guys. I just got to play bass on that song at a jam in Frederick last night. Beautiful. Almost brought tears to my eyes.

@allanritchsr.4792 Ай бұрын

WoW At nearly 83, the vocals just sound better every time I listen to the scene, as I was there when Duffey first put his vocals out for the audience to get a taste of his style of the music that would be the greatest in urban bluegrass music, now this was back in the summer of 1957, July 4th to be exact. And he went on to group another four music.ons to bring the greatest bluegrass band to the washington D.C. area. Well they can't be replaced, so I'll just have to be greatfull that I've got a collection of the all time gteatest. So to all the scene, my last words would be THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT TIMES I ENJOYED TALKING WITH YOU AND LISTING TO YOUR GREAT MUSIC.. GODS SPEED TO ALL OF YOU. ALLAN RITCH OF THE CABIN JOHN / BETHESDA MD. AREA OF MARYLAND.qaaaqaaaaaaaaqqqqqqqaaaqqqqqqaqqqqqqqqaqqqaaaaaaaqqqqq 7:45 best in urban lluegrass

@rogerbrandenburg6076 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible performance.

@bobmayfield7925 8 жыл бұрын

Superb.

@gossedward 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful !

@GregariousAntithesis 2 жыл бұрын

Such a damn good song!!! Always loved it even as a teen who was listening to metal at the time loved live at the cellar door!

@gwynnevans1282 7 жыл бұрын

Still like Herb Pedersen's version but the Seldom Scene brought it to the forefront. Great song. Anyone who can carry a tune can sing this classic song. Herb is underrated. I've enjoyed him since the 60's.

@AlfromVA 5 жыл бұрын

This was SO NICE! From a emerging Seldom Scene fan....

@dunebillyofswanbeach4294 Жыл бұрын

It was always a thrill to see the Seldom Scene live. I got a chance to mention that to Chris when we saw the Stringdusters much later.

@ambermartin3961 Жыл бұрын

Hot dang. Tears and chills!

@fatrichie 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Lou Reed and the guys!

@kelyball Жыл бұрын

Great version!

@75banjoman 10 жыл бұрын

Our band, Top Rail, did this some years ago. Jim, you really nailed it. Nice job, S.S.!

@stevoschannel4127 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@WildPhotoShooter 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !

@susandoyle6551 10 ай бұрын

Simply Awesome ❤❤!!!

@barrykelley2077 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Soooo heartfelt!

@raphael3215 5 жыл бұрын

RIP John Starling

@mduval32323 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic song and video!

@fordsrestorations970 Жыл бұрын

This song should have won every award in every category known to man .🙋

@gleidsoncarloscalixto3966 10 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@elbeardose 2 жыл бұрын

Video really captures emotion in the song.

@DictionRedaction 9 жыл бұрын

Spectacular, clearly.

@als1023 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this> I'm guessing Herb Pederson would be mightily impressed with this version. Gonna buy me this album, was not aware it existed till now. Having Chris talk about it, makes it very special. And of course the reference to Duffey in B is classic !

@marticus8492 4 жыл бұрын

Masterful!

@thetomeys 5 жыл бұрын

geez...who would give this a thumbs down :(

@lynnlewis473 10 жыл бұрын

Beeeeautiful!!!!!

@DocHarper 4 жыл бұрын

what a song...what a band...

@bellinghama 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@donaldpeterson3265 7 жыл бұрын

on of the very best

@Nebraskaluke 3 жыл бұрын

lot of heart in this one

@TwoCatsUp 6 жыл бұрын

Just chilling.

@leslettresdemonmoul1 8 жыл бұрын

TRES BELLE VERSION DE " WAIT A MINUTE "- BRUNO from FRANCE !

@123must 10 жыл бұрын

A lot of thanks !

@velvetants 5 жыл бұрын

Rockin' boys! 🤘🤘🤘

@drewby613 Жыл бұрын

Dang, that was good!! Lou Reid really has the chops to do the Duffey high part. That solo by Chris Eldridge was just jaw-dropping, though really the all instrumentals were just phenomenal. I am beyond impressed with this re-make. Perhaps I was expecting a pale imitation--I am chastened--and delighted to be so.😊

@Ellobo18 8 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@paulinehurt617 3 жыл бұрын

Love

@Davidferrell1964 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful remake to their own classic… John Starling is definitely missed.

@kengentry3802 8 жыл бұрын

GREAT

@connopv 7 жыл бұрын

There are many nice versions of this great song on KZfaq.

@williamstaton7440 Жыл бұрын

wow, beautiful, I was at pickers supply in Fredericksburg years ago to see Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin Chris was there playing an old D-18, I played on the guitar a bit, it was nice, I played wildwood flower, he asked me to play it again as he was curious about the way I did it, nice Kid, he is very humble, when your that damn good you should be, he is a favorite of mine, love the stuff he did with the string dusters, and I love his humility, one of things I dont like about Billy Strings is he is a bit arrogant, he should hang with Chris he might learn something,,,,

@emilyannemccord6448 6 жыл бұрын

Starling still has a voice. Lou Reid is great too. Fred plays the dobro as well as Mike, may he ready in peace. Good job guys

@vivatones66 8 жыл бұрын

The ability to make the lyrics relate in such a personal sense depends on the performance, and this is a gorgeous one. Such a metaphorical, universal message in this song. Absolutely beautiful. chorus: Wait a minute did I hear you say you're going far away again Try to change it I can't take the lonely nights without your love Out doin' the road get the music done and move along What good does it do play your songs for her and hear her say (chorus) You're rolling along, life's been good to you but even so She comes to you late at night's the time you hear her say (chorus) I'm waitin' for you thirty days and nights without a rest I gotta hold on twenty-five to go to hear you say hey (chorus) repeat 3x Author: Herb Pederson

@brucepumphrey9225 6 жыл бұрын

We have been long time Scene fans in all of their incarnations and even the side act "Chesapeake". Many a Tuesday night was spent in what was an old A&P Grocery Store in Alexandria, VA known as The Birchmere which The Scene was the foundation. It has moved to Del Rey band is now a legendary Bluegrass and Folk venue that I think would not exist without The Seldom Scene. They brought us great old traditionals like Old Train but were the first to cover the Beatles in the Bluegrass genre. Now Ben's son Chris is doing the same with the Punch Brothers. And then there were covers of great Dylan songs like "Boots of Spanish Leather". I just cant say enough about how much this band influenced my love for Bluegrass. To have all these past and current members singing here is amazing. Missing are the great Mike Audridge and John Duffy along with T. Michael Coleman and Moondy Kline. Sorry of I missed someone. And in the background making them sound sooooooo good was at first Billy Wolf and then my good friend Ed Solomon. Thanks everyone.

@connopv 8 жыл бұрын

Nice.