It was no accident that the Scene was formed in suburban  Washington D.C. The city had already established itself as a vibrant  bluegrass community with recently transplanted Southerners intermingling  with an open minded, sophisticated group of fans that included college  students, doctors, lawyers and politicos. There were several excellent  radio stations playing bluegrass music as well as clubs and music parks  stretching from Baltimore to Northern Virginia that welcomed bluegrass  acts. In short, the infrastructure was in place for people in and around  the Beltway to not only to support the Scene's weekly gigs at the legendary  Red Fox Inn in Bethesda, Maryland, but to also help trigger a national buzz  about the group's knack for offering something special and  unique.From the start, the band became known for its smooth,  sophisticated renditions of songs from non-rural sources; yet, at the same  time, it earned the respect of traditionalists by performing material of  the genre's forefathers: Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanley  Brothers. Blessed with two of the best and most recognizable singers in  bluegrass (John Duffey and John Starling) the band also featured banjo  player Ben Eldridge, bassist Tom Gray and Mike Auldridge, whose tasteful  and innovative Dobro style helped lay the blueprint for contemporary  bluegrass as we know it today.