Spending an hour on the phone with Béla Fleck is akin to climbing aboard a bullet train. One minute, you’re surveying the duo concerts he regularly engages in with wife Abigail Washburn, the setting ...

There is a historic resonance in the timing of the reunion tour of Béla Fleck and the original Flecktones so soon after the death of Earl Scruggs, his original inspiration, in late March. Scruggs was ...

Béla Fleck has announced the annual return of his Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, which will be held at Brevard Music Center in Brevard, N.C., from August 12-17, 2025. Occurring for the sixth time, the ...

Multiple Grammy winner continues expanding instrument. No modern musician has done more to expand the scope of the banjo over the past 46 years than Béla Fleck. The 15-time Grammy winner, performing ...

A few years ago, banjo master Bela Fleck set out to explore the birthplace of his instrument: Africa. From Mali to Gambia, Fleck collected songs and stories. He returned with an album's worth of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Heard any Bach on a banjo lately? If that conjures up a tinny twanging to drive you screaming from the room, try a dose of Bela Fleck.

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will perform at downtown Grand Junction’s Historic Avalon Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 17. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Seating is reserved: tickets ...