Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

If you like Bela Fleck, look up his recordings with guys like Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall, and Sam Bush. They pioneer a music genre called "Clasical Grass" that was featured on Peter Jennings ABC Prime Time News recently. Among the "Classical Grass players are Joshua Bell and Yo Yo Ma. Great stuff. Bela also did stuff with Indian and Chinese musicians (Water Lilly label) that are excellent. Also, Victor Wooten, the Flecktones bassist has several recordings that are worth checking into. For live recordings, check the "Live Art" album by the Flecktones. Also check www.flecktones.com for info on their concert tours. They tour about 50 weeks a year. If you like "Outbound", wait until you see them live in concert.

I second Sndsel on "Uncommon Ritual". I had the good fortune to see those three live on their tour. Defintely the best acoustic concert I have ever gone to. Listening to track #7, and seeing Edgar Meyer on the bass live, you can understand how he won a fiddle contest playing the double bass!!! Swallace, check out the "Live Art" CD if you want to hear them live. One more thing, every concert I have gone to, they always have had a special guest. Used to be Paul McCandless of Oregon, and now Jeff Coffin (he may be counted as a regular now), but the last one I saw, there was this guy from Mongolia singing "tuvan throat singing" (he sings duet by himself) that was quite a site. He is featured on track #3 of "Outbound". My only objection to Bela concerts is that they play very loud (all concert soundmen are deaf I think) and some unruly fans occasionally. And my only regret is that I never got to see Howard Levy (of the original Flecktones).

I second Sndsel on "Uncommon Ritual". I had the good fortune to see those three live on their tour. Defintely the best acoustic concert I have ever gone to. Listening to track #7, and seeing Edgar Meyer on the bass live, you can understand how he won a fiddle contest playing the double bass!!! Swallace, check out the "Live Art" CD if you want to hear them live. One more thing, every concert I have gone to, they always have had a special guest. Used to be Paul McCandless of Oregon, and now Jeff Coffin (he may be counted as a regular now), but the last one I saw, there was this guy from Mongolia singing "tuvan throat singing" (he sings duet by himself) that was quite a site. He is featured on track #3 of "Outbound". My only objection to Bela concerts is that they play very loud (all concert soundmen are deaf I think) and some unruly fans occasionally. And my only regret is that I never got to see Howard Levy (of the original Flecktones).