Rosenthal, Phil

PHIL ROSENTHAL

• From Guilford, Connecticut.
• 1970-75, played with a New England band called Apple Country.
• 1976-77, had a band with his wife Beth called “Old Dog.” This group recorded an album with Mike Auldridge “Mike Auldridge and Old Dog” (Flying Fish).
• 1977-1986, played guitar and sang lead with the Seldom Scene.
• 1983, released first solo project Matter of Time (Sierra).
• Plays all the bluegrass instruments (guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass).
• A prolific songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, the Osborne Brothers and the Seldom Scene.
• He is the owner of American Melody Records, a label specializing in traditional folk music for children. He is producer, composer, artist and distributor of such albums as:
  • Folksongs and Bluegrass for Children: A Phil Rosenthal Collection
  • Treasury of Bluegrass & Country Songs
  • Green Grass Grew All Around
  • This Land Is Your Land
  • Animal Songs
  • Turkey in the Straw
• 1994, he was named the official State Troubadour of Connecticut.
• 2000, formed a group called Bluegrass Reunion.