Béla Fleck News and Photos

Show of the Week: Victor Wooten at the Howlin’ Wolf tonight, 10/3

Wed, October 03 2012 4:56pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The Five-time Grammy®-winning musician brings his captivating band to the Warehouse District.

From Graceland to the Himalayas: Music That Builds Bridges

Wed, June 20 2012 8:10pm - Source: Pop Dose

I turned 12 years old in 1986, and started seventh grade with a picture of Billy Joel slipped proudly behind the clear plastic cover of my binder.

Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio – Across The Imaginary Divide (2012)

Thu, June 07 2012 10:49am - Source: Something Else!

Sometimes music is about hearing two masters of their craft jam together, amazing listeners with their sheer artistry.

Jerry Douglas 'Traveler' Album Features All-Star Cast of Musical Friends

Wed, May 23 2012 2:41pm - Source: The Boot

Although he's a gifted multi-instrumentalist, Jerry Douglas has become world-renowned for his mastery of the resonator guitar a/k/a the Dobro.

Wednesday with Sara

Wed, May 09 2012 11:53pm - Source: MOG

Sun Midnight Sun, the second solo album from acclaimed singer, songwriter, and fiddle player Sara Watkins, will be released May 8th on Nonesuch Records.

Zero1: Actor/Comedian Hal Sparks on Growing Up a Metalhead in a Kentucky Small Town

Thu, February 23 2012 4:03pm - Source: Noisecreep

Zero1 , the hard rock band featuring actor/comedian Hal Sparks , will be reissuing their self-titled debut album next month.

Something Else! on the 2012 Grammys: Adele sweeps … so why didn’t we love 21 more?

Mon, February 13 2012 1:59pm - Source: Something Else!

We love Adele's poise, her earthy attitude, the roiling emotion in her voice.

Ben Evans: A Discussion With Béla Fleck

Tue, June 28 2011 2:56pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Ever since I was sixteen, the music of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones has consistently served as my summer soundtrack.

Festival Review: CoS at Bonnaroo 2011

Wed, June 15 2011 6:37am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Year by year, over 80,000 people make the pilgrimage to a field in the middle of nowhere, Tennessee to camp for four days in the blistering heat with little to no refuge and more dust than anyone should be able to handle.

Bonnaroo 2011 taps Eminem, Arcade Fire, Buffalo Springfield

Tue, February 15 2011 5:17pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Bonnaroo celebrates 10 years in 2011, and the Manchester, TN-based extravaganza has tapped has tapped music's biggest rapper, a reunited super group, and this year's Album of the Year recipients to head the festivities.

Jake Shimabukuro, an Un-Hawaiian Ukulele Virtuoso, Is Finding His Hawaiian Side

Tue, December 21 2010 7:48pm - Source: Spinner

He's revolutionized the ukulele – the simple four-stringed mini-axe that is more or less the state instrument – with virtuoso technique and imagination far beyond anything that could have been conceived before.