New music release from Béla Fleck: ✨ The Fiddle and the Drum https://album.link/i/1884367970 #music #belafleck #musicsocial

The Best Bluegrass band ever! youtu.be/p2s4UztLuTo?...

Another Bela Fleck - My Bluegrass Heart date. This one in Mt. Gretna PA on Sep 2nd. Looks like tickets are already on sale so don't miss out! #banjo #bluegrass #livemusic

Friday night Bela Fleck joined an all-star cast of musicians to celebrate International Jazz Day in Chicago. Check out his performance of "Touch & Go" here. He also performed "Damn Right, I've Got the Blues" with Buddy Guy and "Imagine" with Herbie Hancock and the rest of the all-star group.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Penn's Landing-Jam on the River on 1999-05-31 https://archive.org/details/bfft1999-05-31.flac16

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Old Fiddler's Convention Center-Smilefest on 2001-06-08 https://archive.org/details/bfft2001-06-08.flac16

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Wilkes Community College-Merlefest on 2001-04-26 https://archive.org/details/bfft2001-04-26.flac16

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Wilkes Community College-Merlefest on 2003-04-25 https://archive.org/details/bfft2003-04-25.flac16

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Washington Park-Pinksterfest on 1993-05-08 https://archive.org/details/bfft1993-05-08.flac16

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Crossroads Concert Hall on 1995-03-21 https://archive.org/details/bfft1995-03-21.flac16

My Bluegrass Heart will also be appearing this December at the Strings & Sol festival in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Former MBH touring members, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull will also be making an appearance at the festival. Should make for a fun show.

Another chance to see the Renee Fleming/Bela Fleck collaboration, The Fiddle and the Drum, in support of their new album (out 5/29). Aug 21 @ Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, NY. See all dates here (only 5 so far): archivesincowtown.org/yearspec.php... #bluegrass #livemusic #banjo

Another Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart date. This one in Birmingham, AL on Oct 15th. Bela doesn't do bluegrass tours too often, don't miss it! We'll keep posting dates as they surface. #bluegrass #banjo #livemusic www.alysstephens.org/events/bela-...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Borders Books & Music on 2000-08-03 https://archive.org/details/bfft2000-08-03.stage-neumann-km140.mulvey.mgoldey.176088.flac1648

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Rooftop Ballroom on 1996-06-26 https://archive.org/details/bfft1996-06-26.Pfeil

There are currently 8 chances to catch Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart this year. 4 of them supporting his new album alongside Renee Fleming, The Fiddle & The Drum, which drops on May 29th. Check out all the 2026 dates here: archivesincowtown.org/yearspec.php...

🌙 The Moonshiner's Ball 2026 lineup features Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart, Fruition, BALTHVS, The Rumble and dozens more. Read on ...

Listen: Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck Release New Single 'My Epitaph'

Another 30+ year old uncirculated show. Includes a super early Earth Jam, a Maya Angelou inspired Futureman solo, and a rare Flecktones version of Distance/Winter's Edge - a medley of Bela tunes released on a Jerry Douglas album in the late 80's. Setlist here: archivesincowtown.org/showinfo.php...

This is a free festival BTW, where else are you going to hear Patti Labelle, Public Enemy, The Violent Femmes, Al Green and Bela Fleck with SF Symphony for free?

Bluegrass legends Béla Fleck, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas are headed to Mexico in December for Strings & Sol 2026. Check out the full lineup for the all-inclusive concert vacation's 13th edition ... www.jambase.com/article/stri...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Telluride Music Festival on 1994-06-17 https://archive.org/details/bfft1994-06-17.Pfeil

Not only did soprano Renée Fleming and banjo player Béla Fleck, two legendary virtuoso artists with multitudes of awards, decide to do an entire album of music together...which is awesome...but they also got Dolly Parton to join in on a song to make it EVEN MORE AWESOME!! youtu.be/cqlyUZL1yuc?...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Green Acres Music Hall on 1998-09-12 https://archive.org/details/bfft1998-09-12.flac16

Tonight: Tony Trishka curated a stellar bill of banjo players. From Bela Fleck to Steve Martin to my personal favorite, Nora Brown. Great balance of styles and everyone kind of killed it. Tony's band with Michael Daves and Brittany Haas was awesome. An […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Park West on 1995-08-16 https://archive.org/details/bfft1995-08-16.Pfeil

Not a new source, but a great duo show from Bela Fleck & Bruce Hornsby. Full set on our site: archivesincowtown.org/showinfo.php...

Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart will be part of the Earl Scruggs Music Festival out in North Carolina this Labor Day weekend. This is now the 5th 2026 date for My Bluegrass Heart, 3 of which are collaborations with Renee Fleming billed as The Fiddle and the Drum. www.earlscruggsmusicfest.com

[1/2] Just received a setlist dump that covers the Flecktones 1992 tour of Japan! This was (at least) Bela's 3rd time touring Japan and the first for the Flecktones. Bela also toured Japan in 1981 with Spectrum and in 1984 with NGR. Head over and check it out: archivesincowtown.org/yearspec.php...

Another 30 yr old Flecktones show surfaced today. A lot of trio-era tunes w/Paul McCandless guesting. Check out the super rare "F# Tune": only ~20 plays, never released Also unreleased, "D 6/8": played 3 times as much & even closed a few shows So...is the Live Art era the greatest Flecktones era?

Confirmation of another My Bluegrass Heart show. Looks like the rumors of a tour later this year might be true. This is also the first 2026 My BG Heart date we’ve seen without Renee Fleming.

This is the 3rd date for the Béla Fleck/Reneé Flemming collaboration. Could we see a full tour over the summer...? This will be (at least) the 26th different project Fleck has brought to Telluride over the last 44 years, not including the numerous house band/all-star jams he's taken part in.

Thirty years ago, "A Show of Hands" changed the bass world. Now Victor Wooten is celebrating with a limited-edition Yin-Yang bass statue. Only 75 available. www.notreble.com/buzz/2026/02...

Apparently Bela Fleck & the Flecktones opened for Pat Benatar in 1991 at Universal Amp in LA. Add Benatar to the list of legends the Flecktones supported in their first few years alongside Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, The Band, Grateful Dead, Take 6, Kenny Loggins, Crosby & Nash, Dr. John, Phish, + more.

« Bounce, Part1 » performed by Nate Smith, featuring Cory Wong & Victor Wooten, Live! Enjoy, have a nice day everyone! youtube.com/watch?v=Y8_3...

Today we shared Bela Fleck & the Flecktones appearance on Jay Leno from back in 1992. They actually played 2 songs on the show and Bela even got a small interview in between. Set: 1. Life Without Elvis 2. Sex in a Pan featuring Branford Marsalis Enjoy!

A cosmic hippo cameo in the latest comic from @cgricks.bsky.social

Here's info on the other date with Bela Fleck & Renee Fleming on May 23rd in Charleston, SC. This celebration of Appalachian folk music is titled The Fiddle and the Drum. We'll see if they add more dates with this lineup or if it's just a one-off event. spoletousa.org/events/renee...

Should be an interesting evening. Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart band will return for this project. This is not the first collaboration with Fleck & Fleming, they performed together in March of 2022 alongside Abigail Washburn and others at a COAL+ICE Exhibit in New York.

Also with our most recent updates is a setlist from the only Tasty Licks recording we have found. A short set from the Redgate BG Festival back in 1979! Check it out on YouTube and let us know if you recognize the 3rd song (instrumental) as we can't quite place it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Gy...

Digging deep into Bela Fleck history. Recent additions: 130+ shows from his 1st post-high school band, Boston-based Tasty Licks, and 35+ shows from his time in Spectrum, a KY-based bluegrass band. Now over 4,700 Fleck shows and counting! Check it all out here: archivesincowtown.org/guestinfo.ph...

It's Grammy weekend! Good luck to Béla & the BEATrio! Looking for a weekend soundtrack? Check out our Spotify playlist with all of Béla's Grammy nominated songs: open.spotify.com/playlist/2v4... Or, if you're up for a challenge, try our Sporcle quiz first: www.sporcle.com/games/Archiv...

DMBs new live release includes a 16 minute version of #41 with the Flecktones and several Bela Fleck guest spots, most notably the 3 songs he appeared on from DMBs 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets which was played in full for the first time ever at this show.

Fantastic show! These guys had just wrapped up recording Béla's album Drive about a month prior. Easily some of the best in the business. You can find the setlist for both this show and night 2 here: archivesincowtown.org/showinfo.php...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at Riverfront Amphitheater on 1995-07-21 https://archive.org/details/bfft1995-07-21.Pfeil

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones - Stomping Grounds 1996 (en vivo) 🙌 youtu.be/UoLXtj0aCiM?...

Béla Fleck and BEATrio are up for a Grammy this year for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album! This marks Béla's 46th nomination overall, across 21 different categories. This is also the 12th nomination for BEATrio drummer Antonio Sánchez and the first for harpist Edmar Castañeda.

The BEATrio is headed back out to tour Europe this February before returning to the States for a short run in April. If you get a chance to catch these guys (Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sanchez), don't miss it! Check here for dates: archivesincowtown.org/yearspec.php...

Check the latest video from our archives: New Grass Revival's 1987 appearance on New Country. The NGR lineup included Sam Bush, John Cowan, Béla Fleck, and Pat Flynn from Nov 1981 until their final show on Dec 31, 1989. Want more NGR history? Start here archivesincowtown.org/allartinfo.p...

Selling fast! Special guests Nora Brown, Béla Fleck, @stevemartinreally.bsky.social, and Jerron Paxton join Tony Trischka for a high-energy celebration of New York’s vibrant banjo scene. Get your tix now for Mar 12! bit.ly/4qpmnPu