Bela Fleck

Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

September 8, 2026 Jonathan Aird 2

Now, some may recall that we like to (when we have the opportunity) feature an instrumental track as the week reaches its mid-point, somewhere around Wednesday afternoon. So, what are we doing featuring this latest release […]

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 […]

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0

Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0

Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]

David Coller “Blue Water”

September 10, 2026 0

Stunning traditional songwriting on instant folk classic. This is the second full-length release by singer-songwriter David Coller this year. His first, When Summer Comes, was given a glowing write-up in these pages, and now comes Blue […]

Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

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

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

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

Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026

Fruition “Something More”

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

David Coller “Blue Water”

Bruce Springsteen releases film of “Land of Hope and Dreams” Tour – watch it all here!

MF Tomlinson “Now, I Am Free” – the reward of aging?