Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn is a banjo and vocal album of new music, Appalachian murder ballads, gospel, chamber and blues; the culmination of a yearlong tour as a duo in 2013, following the birth of their son, Juno. Béla is a prominent banjo innovator with experience in bluegrass, jazz, classical and world music, with more multi-category GRAMMY wins than any other artist (15 total). Abigail is a remarkable talent with triumphs in songwriting, theatre, performance, and even Chinese diplomacy by way of banjo.
The record uncovers an amazing chemistry as collaborators, as Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn effortlessly weave together singular banjo sounds (through an assortment of seven banjos spanning the recording). According to Béla, “finding a way to make every song have its own unique stamp, yet the whole project having a big cohesive sound – with only two people,” was at the core of their joint vision.
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