All Roads Lead To The Birchmere:

America's Legendary Music Hall

by Gary Oelze and Stephen Moore

Foreword by Buzz McClain

Afterword by Bob Schieffer

Our thanks to the following performers and supporters for their stories, photos and memories of the Birchmere:

Rosanne Cash                               Lyle Lovett                        

Arlo Guthrie                              Perrie Allen

The Kennedys                          Michael Jaworek

Debi Smith                                    Rick Frank

Shawn Colvin                          Mary Chapin Carpenter

Nils Lofgren                              Rob Thomason

Chris Hilman                             Daryl Davis

Vince Gill                                  Dar Williams

Janis Ian                                   Robert Cray      

Kathy Mattea                            Tom Paxton

Rich Pagano            Julie Gold              Ronnie Simpkins                 Tuck & Patti                       Charles David Young

Bob Schieffer           Doc Watson           Connie Brandt Smith.           Mary Beth Aungier           John Duffey (1984)

Fred Travers           Teresa O'Brien        Mark Benson                      Bud Gardner                       Cheryl Wheeler

Jon Caroll                 Christine Lavin         Rodney Crowell                        Rob Pagano                     Sally Love Connell

Billy Wolf                 Katy Daley             John Brinegar                        Dudley Connell                    Ottmar Liebert

Michael Jaworek     John Gorka           Ben Finkelstein                      Paula Poundstone            Tom Gray           

Chris Adams           Bryan Bowers        Dawn Williams                      Maysa                                    Peter Asher

John Longbottom       Phill Rosenthall       Dick and Linda Bangham           Charles  David Young           Janie Barnett

 Bacon Borthers          Matt Bogert              Peter Bonta                                Bryan Bowers                       Tom Carrico

Bill Emerson              Cathy Fink               Carl Fleischhauer                        Peter Gorka                           Patty Larkin

 Marcy Marxer           David Pomeroy          Marty Stuart                              Kenny Vaughan                    Jeromie Stephens

Ricky Skaggs                                             John Waters                             Susan Westenhoefer              Neva Warnock           

Dave Williamson       Seth Hurwitz          The Whispers.                       Michael Oberman             Sesi Warnock

Danny Flowers         Robbie White          Peggy Mai                             Steve Houk                      Dan Shipp