Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe and Doyle Lawson at The Birchmere

This recording of Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, and Doyle Lawson was made over the course of  July 6th and 7th of 1982 at the Birchmere - one of Washington D.C.'s key venues for bluegrass in the 1970s and 1980s. Members of the band include Tony Rice on guitar and vocals, J.D. Crowe on banjo and vocals, Doyle Lawson on mandolin and vocals, Terry Baucom on fiddle, and Todd Phillips on bass. Songs selected include "Your Love is Like a Flower," "Bugle Call Rag," "The Model Church," "Sally Goodin'," and "Molly and Tembrooks."

The recording features some of the biggest names in the bluegrass genre. Rice, Crowe, and Lawson are renowed for the ways that they play their respective instruments, and they are equally renowned for the influential recordings they have made over the years with various bands. 

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