Bluegrass Today Feature

Béla on the Rocks with a heavy dose of class

“Béla Fleck gathered his inimitable soulmates at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the most bespoke spot for music in Colorado, on May 30 to present an evening of pure joy and elevation. With his fellow rocket men, Béla launched this year’s 30th anniversary tour of Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, and also surrounded himself with Abigail Washburn, Jerry Douglas, and, if you can believe it, The Colorado Symphony. He aptly cast the event as “Béla Fleck Friends & Family,” and it was not long into the evening that we all felt as friends, happily caught up in the wide net of music Fleck has flung over the genres.”