Béla Fleck

Over the last four decades, Béla Fleck has made a point of boldly going where no banjo player has gone before, a musical journey that has earned him 15 Grammys in nine different fields, including Country, Pop, Jazz, Instrumental, Classical and World Music. But his roots are in bluegrass, and that’s where he returns with his first bluegrass tour in 24 years, My Bluegrass Heart.

GRAMMY-winning banjoist Béla Fleck, Mountain Song Productions, and Brevard Music Center have once again teamed up to present Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, taking place August 17-21, 2022 at the acclaimed music and arts institution. Applications are now open for intermediate to advanced players, with students being notified of acceptance in mid-April.

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Blue Ox Music Festival is proud to announce its initial lineup of artists, for the 8th annual Blue Ox Music Festival, to be held the first weekend of summer, on June 23, 24, 25, 2022.

Blue Ox Music Festival welcomes back the summer pilgrimage of Bluegrass, Americana, Roots, and Folk artists, and their devoted music festival fans; returning to the tall pines and hardwoods of northern Wisconsin.

Due to hazardous weather conditions in Nashville and out of an abundance of caution for fans, crew and performers, the Béla Fleck show originally scheduled for tonight at Ryman Auditorium has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Saturday, January 8th at 8 pm. All tickets for the original show date will be valid for the new performance date. Please reach out to point of purchase to request a refund if you are unable to make the new date. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks!

The show at the Ryman may be sold out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join in on the fun! Join me and some amazingly talented friends -- Sam Bush, Michael Cleveland, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Edgar Meyer, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton, Chris Thile, Molly Tuttle and more -- streaming live on Friday, January 7 at 9pm ET on Mandolin. Performing music from my new, Grammy-nominated album, My Bluegrass Heart, you won’t want to miss this one! Tickets include 24 hour replay access.

Béla, Sam, Jerry, Stuart, Edgar & Bryan Live From Denver. For the second leg of the My Bluegrass Heart Tour, I'm bringing some of the people I've played with the most. I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to see this lineup if it's not coming to your town.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Unit’s new benefit album, Georgia Blue, is out today with all proceeds supporting three non-profit organizations: Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight and Georgia STAND-UP. Stream/purchase HERE.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Unit will release a special new covers album, Georgia Blue, October 15 with all proceeds benefitting three non-profit organizations: Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight and Georgia STAND-UP.

Hi folks and welcome to My Bluegrass Heart.

I think of this project as the third chapter in a trilogy which began with 1988’s Drive, and continued with Bluegrass Sessions in 1999.

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A year or so back, I’d had a thought about doing some shows with Sierra Hull & Molly Tuttle, and we got together to jam. (Mostly I was thinking they’d be amazing together without me!) But, later in the recording of the album it became clear to me that I was propagating the boys club, while there were female players who were just as good. Even though I already had more than an album’s worth of music recorded, we did an awesome session with Molly, Sierra, and a couple of dudes -  Mark Schatz and Andy Leftwich - cutting three more tunes.

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