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Gabe "Gabbers" Witcher and the rest of the Punch Brothers did a fantastic job on this Roger Miller song at last night's concert at the Living Room.

Stay tuned for a set list and review...

(Click "Read more" for the Amazon Mp3 download link.)

Fleck to Answer Questions at Select Screenings (Heck yes)

Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck recently released an album and companion film containing highlights from his six week trip around Africa where he played with musicians from Mali, Uganda, Tanzania, the Gambia, Madagascar, South Africa, Senegal, and Cameroon. The album, Throw Down your Heart: Africa Sessions contains 18 of the 40 tracks recorded on this trip, which had been an idea of Fleck's for years.

“I developed the suspicion that some of the greatest acoustic music on earth is hidden in the small villages in Africa. Somehow it didn't seem to be making it out into my world, and even when amazing field recordings were made, how could I find out about them?”

From the 1959 album "Uncloudy Day" which was re-released with "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" as one album in 1991. This is actually more like the "track of last Monday."

From the album Handful of Beauty.

Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer and Jerry Douglas. Apparently they formed a group called "Strength in Numbers." This is from Austin City Limits and captures Jerry in the pre-goatee phase.

Damn! Edgar Meyer (bass) has a problem! I also really like the parts where Jerry Douglas and Mark O'Connor play the harmonized melody.

Featuring a younger sounding Jerry Douglas. Mark O' Connor (violin) blows me away.

This is cool.

http://www.pollstar.com

Useful for seeing which musical artists or comedians are coming to town, Pollstar is a consolidated artist tour schedule that allows you to view by artist, city or venue. Pollstar is a major agency which charges for inclusion in its lists, and the artist or venue you're looking for must be a paying member to be included. Their most useful feature is an e-mail notifier which alerts you when changes to an artist, city or venue on your list of interests occurs. Free accounts allow for up to 5 notification watches. Note that it's always a good idea to check the website(s) of the artist and venue, as discrepancies in content or posting time for different websites does occur.