Capital Public Radio

John Bullard breaks the banjo barrier in latest classical release

The banjo isn’t exactly the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of the classical concert hall, but Virginia native John Bullard has blended his background in bluegrass and Bach to bring ...
Marin Independent Journal

The banjo goes classical on Marin musician’s new album with a symphony orchestra

Tim Weed is used to the funny looks he gets when he tells people he plays classical music on the five-string banjo. In particular, he remembers the reaction he got from a European media mogul when he ...
Capital Public Radio

New Classical Tracks: Bluegrass Banjo Picking And Irish Fiddle Tunes Inspire Michael Torke's 'Sky'

"I felt, in writing this piece, that there was an openness, or a kind of a renewed freshness, I had working with music materials, because I was working in a new form. It took out all the cobwebs in ...
The Advocate

Composer works to make the classical world safer for banjo music

A banjo player named for three classical composers, Béla Anton Leos Fleck celebrates both bluegrass and classical sounds with his original music. Fleck will be the featured artist with the Louisiana ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Finger-pickin’ Good: American Banjo Classics

Classic Banjo, out August 6, features tracks by the best American banjo players over the past 60 years. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The banjo conjures American musical icons: the ...

Staten Island youth violin ensemble to host free Gratitude Concert

The youth ensemble's Gratitude Concert will feature classical and folk music with special guests, funded by the NY State ...
NBC Bay Area

Classical Banjo? Marin Musician Uses Time in Isolation to Release New Music

Tim Weed has heard all the banjo jokes -- the constant digs about the banjo in the movie Deliverance or the Beverly Hillbillies TV show. But a funny thing happens when Weed actually plays the ...
The State

Banjoist Béla Fleck is finding a home in the classical world

Banjo superstar and 16-time Grammy winner Béla Fleck can jam with just about anybody. With bluegrass icons like Earl Scruggs. With jazz musicians. With African thumb piano players. With Indian tabla ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Classical banjo?

It seems so appropriate for a man named Bela Anton Leos Fleck to put out a record of classical music. After all, his name pays tribute to composers Bartok, Dvorak and Janacek. But how does a banjo ...
Tucson Weekly

Banjo Miracles

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NOLA.com

Composer works to make the classical world safer for banjo music

A banjo player named for three classical composers, Béla Anton Leos Fleck celebrates both bluegrass and classical sounds with his original music, to be performed in the New Orleans area from Jan. 8-10 ...