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Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet

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Biography

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet is an American acoustic group that was established in 2005. The band consists of Abigail Washburn on banjo and vocals, Béla Fleck on banjo, Casey Driessen on violin, and Ben Sollee on cello. Drawing on old-time music and Chinese melodic and lyrical elements, the group’s sound reflects Washburn’s long-standing connection to Chinese culture. Their debut album, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, was released on May 20, 2008, through Nettwerk Records. After the album’s release, the group set out on a North American tour spanning more than one hundred dates, which included an opening performance for Earl Scruggs in Seattle, where Fleck also appeared onstage with Scruggs.
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Albums


Top Tracks

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  2.   Kangding Qingge / Old Timey Dance Party featuring Ben Sollee
  3.   Great Big Wall in China featuring Ben Sollee
  4.   Strange Things featuring Ben Sollee
  5.   A Fuller Wine featuring Ben Sollee
  6.   It Ain't Easy featuring Ben Sollee
  7.   Overture featuring Ben Sollee
  8.   Sugar & Pie featuring Ben Sollee
  9.   Journey Home featuring Casey Driessen
  10.   Journey Home featuring Ben Sollee
  11.   Banjo Pickin' Girl featuring Ben Sollee
  12.   A Kazakh Melody featuring Ben Sollee
  13.   Captain featuring Ben Sollee
  14.   Oh Me, Oh My featuring Ben Sollee
  15.   Taiyang Chulai featuring Ben Sollee

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