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                     Dan Shipp

Billy Wolf                 Katy Daley             Akira Otsuka                         Dudley Connell                    John Brinegar

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           Peter Bonta                           Charles  David Young

 Bacon Borthers          Matt Bogert              Peter Bonta                                Bryan Bowers                       Tom Carrico

Bill Emerson              Cathy Fink               Carl Fleischhauer                        Peter Gorka                           Patty Larkin

Sally Love Connell    Marcy Marxer         David Pomeroy                           Marty Stuart.                         Kenny Vaughan

Ricky Skaggs             Kenny Vaughan        John Waters                             Susan Westenhoefer              Neva Warnock           

Dave Williamson       Seth Hurwitz          The Whispers.                       Michael Oberman             Sesi Warnock

Danny Flowers         Robbie White          Peggy Mai                             Steve Houk.                      Daryl Davis

Michael Jaworek.