Béla Fleck - Drive

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The Breakdown

Emma John and Patrick McGonigle

14 episodes

9 months ago

Fiddler Patrick McGonigle and music journalist Emma John uncover bluegrass music one iconic record at a time in The Breakdown, a new limited series from The Bluegrass Situation. Peeling back the layers of a sometimes under appreciated genre, The Breakdown reveals the bizarre, compelling, and often completely mad stories from bluegrass players past and present.

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Béla Fleck - Drive

The Breakdown

43 minutes

6 years ago

Béla Fleck - Drive

Béla Fleck’s virtuosic 1988 instrumental album "Drive" is a touchstone of modern acoustic music, and has influenced every bluegrasser looking to break new ground since. Featuing new interviews with Béla, Jerry Douglas, and Mark Schatz, this episode reveals the untold stories of its studio recording – including how Bela got tough with Tony Rice, and why Jerry was often found in tears out in the studio hallway.