Thursday, April 30 2009
Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart/Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: Africa Sessions
Like a prodigal son, the banjo returns to Africa. Celebration -- in the form of kickass music -- ensues.
Monday, April 20 2009
Full Circle: Béla Fleck, Paul Simon & America’s Return to the World Community
Béla Fleck didn't ask to be the Avatar of the New American Culture (avatars never do). He happened to be in the right place at the right time with a banjo and a digital recorder. The remaining dots are ours to connect, and we've begun to connect them.
Monday, January 12 2009
Happy-Go-Plucking
Steve Martin, Sufjan Stevens, and Kermit the Frog all know it and you should, too: the banjo is hands-down the coolest instrument out there.
Tuesday, March 21 2006
Béla Fleck: Crossing the Tracks
Even when Béla Fleck was a mere tyke in the music industry, he was already starting to take his banjo on journeys off the bluegrass trail. Here's where his story begins.
Sunday, September 30 2001
Béla Fleck: Perpetual Motion
Perpetual Motion is Fleck’s latest project, a daring foray into Baroque, Classical and Romantic art music.
