bela fleck Archive

Asheville Amadeus Festival: Amadeus Goes Americana

Asheville Symphony launched the Amadeus Festival in 2015. Originally conceived as a way to honor and spotlight the works of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the semi-annual festival has grown […]

Che Apalache: Appalachia Meets Argentina

Joe Troop has a finely attuned ear. Seven years ago, the Winston-Salem native and former member of bluegrass group Town Mountain discovered the connections between Appalachian folk music and the […]

Béla Fleck in the Blue Ridge

One from the archives. Ahead of his 2018 residency at the Brevard Music Center, I interviewed Béla Fleck. Here’s the conversation. A 16-time Grammy Award winner, Béla Fleck is the […]