Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn have announced a new EP! Titled Banjo Banjo, the album will feature 6 tracks, including three unreleased tracks, a live version of “Shotgun Blues” and an acoustic version of “The Final Countdown”. It’s due out digitally on August 21st, with a CD release slated for October 2nd and vinyl planned for October 30th.
Below, check out the video for “Shotgun Blues”, as premiered by the A.V. Club.
The duo’s full tour schedule can be seen below:
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Tour Dates
Aug 8 – Alta, WY Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Aug 9 – Denver, CO Botanic Gardens
Sept 9 – Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
Sept 10 – Madison, WI Union Theater
Oct 6 – Goshen, IN Goshen College
Oct 8 – Bethlehem, PA Artsquest Center at Steelstacks
Oct 9 – Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 10 – New London, CT Connecticut College
Oct 11 – York, PA Strand-Capitol PAC
Oct 22 – University Park, PA Penn State University
Oct 23 – Carmel, IN Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts
Oct 24 – S. Joseph, MN College of St. Benedict
Oct 25 – Skokie, IL North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 3 – Vienna, Austria Porgy & Bess
Nov 4 – Sofia, Bulgaria Music Club
Nov 5 – Bucharest, Romania Sala Radio
Nov 7 – Prague, Czech Republic Palace Akropolis
Nov 8 – Budapest, Hungary Palace of the Arts
Nov 10 – Milan, Italy Blue Note
Nov 11 – Barcelona, Spain Jazz Festival
Nov 13 – Leeds, ENG Yorkshire Howard Assembly Room
Nov 14 London, ENG EFG London Jazz Festival
Nov 15 – Bristol, ENG St. Georges
Nov 16 – Gateshead, ENG Sage
Nov 18 – Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street