Summary: BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN present their eponymous debut album as a duo, after many years of prominence as banjo players and composers in their own eclectic avenues. Béla, an icon and innovator of jazz, classical and world, with more multi-category GRAMMY wins than any other artist (15 total), and Abigail, a formidable talent with triumphs in songwriting, theater, performance, and even Chinese diplomacy by way of banjo, turn out to be quite a fortuitous pairing with a deep, distinct and satisfying outcome. The culmination is an album like no other. Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn is a front porch 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. The record reveals their astounding chemistry as collaborators, as the two seamlessly stitch together singular banjo sounds (through an assortment of seven banjos spanning the recording) in service to the stories that their songs tell, with no studio gimmickry needed. http://belafleck.com http://www.abigailwashburn.com/ WoodSongs Kid: Madison Shepherd is 14 year old banjo player from West Jefferson, North Carolina. This year she has won 8 first place youth Clawhammer banjo awards. Last year she was involved with a project called 'Close Kin Our Roots Run Deep'. It featured Madison and 10 other young people blending old time, bluegrass, and Americana. http://madisonshepherdbanjo.webs.com/
