Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
- When
- Thu Mar 23, 2017
- Where
- Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall
- Time
- 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- Cost
- $55 - $70
- Tags
- Music, Folk, Bluegrass
Description
Sure, in the abstract, a banjo duo might seem like a musical concept beset by limitations. But when the banjo players cast in those roles are Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn - she with the earthy sophistication of a postmodern, old-time singer-songwriter; he with the virtuosic, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots - it's a different matter entirely. There's no denying that theirs is a one-of-a-kind pairing, with one-of-a-kind possibilities.Fleck and Washburn have collaborated in the past, most visibly in their Sparrow Quartet with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee. Until last fall, though, any performances they gave as a two-piece were decidedly informal, a pickin' party here, a benefit show at Washburn's grandmother's Unitarian church there. It was inevitable and eagerly anticipated by fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare that these partners in music and life (who married in 2009) would eventually do a full-fledged project together.
We would like to recognize Wendy & Howard Kleckner and Lev & Celia Mass for generously sponsoring Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn.
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