Bela Fleck

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck “My Epitaph” – remember me this way

April 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

The Fiddle And The Drum is the new collaborative album from Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck, and My Epitaph is the latest single from it. Originally written and recorded by Appalachian folk artist Ola Belle Reed, […]

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026

March 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo supremo Béla Fleck announced The Fiddle and the Drum, a collaborative album celebrating Appalachian bluegrass and folk music to be released on 29th May 2026 via Thirty […]

Oh no, I don’t recall, I can’t remember anything at all – Jon Aird’s 2025 year in review

December 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

What a year 2025 has been, musically speaking. There’s been a lot outside of music that has been…hmm, disappointing – one way or another. No one was really expecting the dawn of a new socialist utopia, […]

Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026

December 10, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

BEATrio – the new project from banjo great Béla Fleck, renowned harpist Edmar Castañeda, and groundbreaking drummer Antonio Sánchez – will play a much-anticipated show on 31st January 2026 in Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre, during the Celtic […]

Live Review: BEATrio, Cadogan Hall, London – 9th & 10th July 2025

July 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Two rare opportunities to see BEATrio where Béla Fleck has joined forces with harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez to produce a new sound in his banjo repertoire – and apologies to all the drum […]

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