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Beijing Banjo: Abigail Washburn and Bela FleckPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Friday, November 18, 2005 at 12:02 PM
Bluegrass and the PLA From up and coming Beijing impresario Jon Campbell: The Return of the Travelling Daughter: Abigail Washburn Brings her Banjo Back to Beijing Those of you around last November might recall the brief Chinese-spiced bluegrass and old-time invasion of a four-piece outfit lead by banjo player and singer-songwriter (and former Beijing resident) Abigail Washburn. Those of you who weren’t may have heard of her imminent arrival. On this, her second China tour in just over a year, she’s backed up by a new full-length album (Song of the Traveling Daughter, on Nettwerk Records,) and a flurry of American (and Chinese) media attention Her original take on traditional folk and old-time American music has an added twist: A melding of the musical and linguistic traditions of the Middle Kingdom. Two songs on her solo debut are original compositions with Chinese lyrics including the title track, a riff on the classic Meng Jiao poem 游子吟 (‘Song of the Traveling Son’). This year, she'll be appearing with very special guest, eight-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck for a limited number of shows; at all four shows, Abigail will be joined by fiddler Casey Driessen (who also came last year) and cellist Ben Sollee. Gig schedule and links: Friday, November 18 Saturday, November 19 Wednesday, November 23 Thursday, November 24th Saturday November 26 Links and Sources
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