Old Train

 (8 customer reviews)

This album to me really sums up all that was great about the original Seldom Scene. This is not to say that later and current Scene rosters aren't great - they are (and I especially recommend that you check out the latest group with Dudley Connell et al!), but this album has that archetypal Seldom Scene ambiance to it. The classic vocal co-minglings of John Starling and John Duffey are, I believe, some of the great moments in bluegrass music. And Mike Auldridge provides an atmosphere of emotion and excitement with his resonator guitar. All together, the music of the Scene is a sum far greater than its parts. I recommend this album highly. If it's your first Seldom Scene album, I promise you'll be hooked.

This was the first album released by the Scene and set the tone for their 20 plus years as a group.With the legendary mandolin player, the late John Duffy, this album is a must for bluegrass listeners.It made me a Seldom Scene fan for life.G. Chris Jones

I first heard the Seldom Scene in an open air concert in rural West Virginia in 1973, a stone's throw from the C&O canal, and their music is never far away from me.This was, I believe, this first album and the music never grows old -- always fresh, bright, and crisp. Unlike some of their other albums, this is an marred by the caprice of exuberant concert goers competing with the musicians.Makes you want to sing, dance, hum, and even do house work with a smile.I was never a "Dead Head" but I became a "Scene Head" and if you get this album you might understand why.