Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, "the unofficial First Family of the Banjo" (NPR), releases their eponymous debut album on Rounder Records. Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn is a front porch banjo and vocal album of new music, Appalachian murder ballads, gospel, chamber and blues; the culmination of a year-long tour as a duo in 2013, following the birth of their son, Juno.

Both widely credited for revitalising and revolutionising the banjo, Fleck and Washburn decided they were ready to collaborate. "We didn't want any other instruments on there, because we're into this idea that we're banjo players, and that should be enough," says Béla. "Sometimes when you add other instruments, you take away from the ability of the banjo to show all its colors, which are actually quite beautiful."