That's Phil Cunningham! This is part of Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain's project, Transatlantic Sessions, where they pull together Irish and Scottish musicians to record music together. Here they are...
That's Phil Cunningham! This is part of Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain's project, Transatlantic Sessions, where they pull together Irish and Scottish musicians to record music together.
Béla! I love this song, thank you for sharing it and giving me a chance to listen to it before bed tonight. What an absolute master of his instrument and genre. I've been lucky enough to see him...
Béla! I love this song, thank you for sharing it and giving me a chance to listen to it before bed tonight. What an absolute master of his instrument and genre. I've been lucky enough to see him live a few times, and it is something else every time. I feel like everything you need to know about Béla is in his little joyful smile during Jerry Douglas’s solo in this video. The man lives and breathes music. And he's even married to Abigail Washburn, an accomplished banjo player in her own right! I saw them play together when I was back in college.
Just in case you're looking for more, here's one of my favorites from Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QvqfZ6WuHds And for something pretty different from that, because...
And for something pretty different from that, because he has probably the most varied repertoire of any living musician, here's him and his wife, Abigail Washburn, playing "Railroad": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZYgc8fxcY
Oh cool, they have an accordion in there. (I don't think I would have noticed without the video, though.)
That's Phil Cunningham! This is part of Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain's project, Transatlantic Sessions, where they pull together Irish and Scottish musicians to record music together.
Here they are playing one of Phil's songs! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RBUDNJtX7bk
Phil was a common sight on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay show on well...Hogmanay.
Béla! I love this song, thank you for sharing it and giving me a chance to listen to it before bed tonight. What an absolute master of his instrument and genre. I've been lucky enough to see him live a few times, and it is something else every time. I feel like everything you need to know about Béla is in his little joyful smile during Jerry Douglas’s solo in this video. The man lives and breathes music. And he's even married to Abigail Washburn, an accomplished banjo player in her own right! I saw them play together when I was back in college.
Never heard of this musician before. I absolutely adored this track, thanks so much for sharing.
Just in case you're looking for more, here's one of my favorites from Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QvqfZ6WuHds
And for something pretty different from that, because he has probably the most varied repertoire of any living musician, here's him and his wife, Abigail Washburn, playing "Railroad": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZYgc8fxcY
If you liked this, check out Bela's album Tales From the Acoustic Planet. There are 2 volumes, both are great!
Recently saw him in a trio with Antonio Sánchez and Edmar Castañeda, who is a harpist. That was such a crazy cool combo, and totally unexpected.