Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck - The Fiddle and the Drum

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck - The Fiddle and the Drum

Author: Matt Hutchinson June 3, 2026 Duration: 46:19
My guests on the podcast this week have an astonishing 24 Grammy awards between them and they represent two musical world I love - the first is bluegrass and string band music and the second is opera. Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck join me to chat about their wonderful new collaboration The Fiddle and the Drum, a project which explores Renée's long-held love of American folk and Appalachian music. The album includes guest appearances from several musicians from in and around the string band wor...

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