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121 Arnold Street, Keyser, WV 26726
The Seldom Scene Performance
Date: Saturday, April 23
Location: Church-McKee Arts Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
General Admission Fee: $35 for adults 18 & up at the door or $30 in advance. Students ages 17 & under are free. Young children are free with a paying adult.
Admission Fee PSC Students: Free (Must present PSC student ID.)
After a two-year wait, Highland Arts Unlimited (HAU) is excited to host The Seldom Scene, on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Church-McKee Arts Center on the campus of WVU Potomac State College.
For more than 50 years, The Seldom Scene has been a progressive bluegrass movement as their shows include bluegrass versions of country, rock, and pop favorites. The Seldom Scene features not only talented musicians, a signature sound, and a solid repertoire, but also, a fun atmosphere.
Since they began playing together at weekly jam sessions in Ben Eldridge’s Bethesda, Md. basement, The Seldom Scene has become one of the single greatest contributors to the progression of bluegrass, while setting a new standard and attracting new audiences to the genre.
Their legendary weekly DC-area residencies were so popular that it soon forced them to play more than once a week, but they continued to maintain their image as being seldom seen. A name given to them as they all had careers and, in the beginning, felt they would seldom be seen playing on stage. Several of their early album covers were photographed with the stage lights on only their feet, or with their backs to the camera. The Seldom Scene have performed at the White House many times and the group continues to tour year-round.
The Seldom Scene performing members are Lou Reid (mandolin/vocals), Dudley Connell (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Simpkins (bass/vocals) Fred Travers (dobro/vocals), and Ron Stewart (banjo, fiddle). The last founding member, Ben Eldridge, retired in July 2016.
Tickets are $35 at the door or can be purchased in advance for $30 at the Candlewyck Inn, Ace Hardware, and Reed's Drug Store (Keyser, W.Va.); Allegany Arts Council, (Cumberland, Md.); Anderson's Corner (Romney, W.Va.) or online at www.eventbrite.com.
Admission to the upcoming concert is free to Highland Arts Unlimited members and Potomac State College students. Area students ages 17 and under will be admitted free. Young children will be admitted free with a paying adult. For tickets and information, please call 304-788-3066 or 304-788-9465.
Highland Arts is an all-volunteer organization that depends on individual memberships and, if approved, financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and financial support from the Mineral County Board of Education, with generous in-kind support from WVU Potomac State.
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