The Royal Couple of the banjo community were featured artists at our local Blues & Roots & Barbecue Festival last week. The husband and wife duo of Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn skillfully performed a perfect and magical marriage of claw hammer and 3 finger Bluegrass picking styles to a spellbound and appreciative audience. Proud parents of a 4 month old boy, the two spouses enthralled their listeners with warm and joyful music, song, and humor in an sunny outdoor concert under a clear autumn sky.
Meanwhile, back at the Banjo Rehabilitation Center, students from the nearby university school of journalism interviewed the BRC founder in his workshop for a radio story on the 5 string, its music, and musicians- like those mentioned above.
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