Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn (born in Evanston, Illinois, on 10 November 1977) is an Am… Read Full Bio ↴Abigail Washburn (born in Evanston, Illinois, on 10 November 1977) is an American clawhammer banjo player and singer. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with old-time band Uncle Earl, as Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, in the experimental group The Wu Force, and as the duos Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (with her husband Béla Fleck) and Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn.
Washburn says she never set out to be a songwriter or a recording artist. In 2005 when she found herself on stage in a smoke-filled Beijing club playing her banjo and singing old-time Appalachian mountain music in Chinese to a packed house, she was as surprised as anyone. “A daring, definite talent, whose feel for the folk idiom results in moving material. Soulful is the word,” hailed the Wall Street Journal at the time. “On stage, her voice resonated with the power of a seasoned performer and her poetic hill tunes sounded all the more evocative in Chinese.”
It was in Tennessee in 2000 that Washburn met KC Groves, one of the founding members of the band Uncle Earl, and she went on to spend five years touring with the band. In 2005, in the midst of touring with Uncle Earl, Washburn released her first solo debut, and bilingual album, Song of the Traveling Daughter, (Nettwerk). At that point Washburn joined cellist, Ben Sollee, in performing her music around the globe. In 2005 Washburn, Sollee and a few friends—Béla Fleck on banjo, Casey Driessen on fiddle- toured China and recorded as Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet. In 2006, the US State Department and the American Center for Educational Exchange requested that the group come back to lead the first official tour of a US band in Tibet.
In 2010, Washburn released "City Of Refuge".
As a member of The Wu Force, they played their first show together at the Yugong Yishan music club in Beijing in late 2011 and came back together in early 2014.
Beginning in August 2013, Washburn began performing and recording as the duo Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn with her husband Béla Fleck.
In 2020, Washburn released an album as Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn.
Washburn says she never set out to be a songwriter or a recording artist. In 2005 when she found herself on stage in a smoke-filled Beijing club playing her banjo and singing old-time Appalachian mountain music in Chinese to a packed house, she was as surprised as anyone. “A daring, definite talent, whose feel for the folk idiom results in moving material. Soulful is the word,” hailed the Wall Street Journal at the time. “On stage, her voice resonated with the power of a seasoned performer and her poetic hill tunes sounded all the more evocative in Chinese.”
It was in Tennessee in 2000 that Washburn met KC Groves, one of the founding members of the band Uncle Earl, and she went on to spend five years touring with the band. In 2005, in the midst of touring with Uncle Earl, Washburn released her first solo debut, and bilingual album, Song of the Traveling Daughter, (Nettwerk). At that point Washburn joined cellist, Ben Sollee, in performing her music around the globe. In 2005 Washburn, Sollee and a few friends—Béla Fleck on banjo, Casey Driessen on fiddle- toured China and recorded as Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet. In 2006, the US State Department and the American Center for Educational Exchange requested that the group come back to lead the first official tour of a US band in Tibet.
In 2010, Washburn released "City Of Refuge".
As a member of The Wu Force, they played their first show together at the Yugong Yishan music club in Beijing in late 2011 and came back together in early 2014.
Beginning in August 2013, Washburn began performing and recording as the duo Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn with her husband Béla Fleck.
In 2020, Washburn released an album as Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn.
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Abigail Washburn Lyrics
A Fuller Wine Dark sky's here, no one's near Except I think…
Ballad Of Treason This kiss is a crime Let's not wast time The cover of…
Banjo Pickin' Girl goin' 'round this world, baby mine goin' 'round this world,…
Bright Morning Stars Bright morning stars are rising, Bright morning stars are ri…
Bring Me My Queen Take all my money Take all my dreams I'll swim all across …
Burn Thru Started out simple Started out clean Like a starlit night …
Captain Oh the water Oh the water Oh the water So clear And bl…
Chains Carried on a fire Like a spark in black smoke To a…
City Of Refuge I got a mother I got a father Diamond rations, stark white…
Coffee's Cold Some folks say the times are hard I just say oh…
Corner Girl Found you in a corner Why'd you close your eyes? I see…
Deep in the Night Deep in the night I hear the darkness Bones tell the body Re…
Dreams Of Nectar The first day I stand foot In this fair country Boarder man…
Eve Stole the Apple Old folks told me you're not coming home. Old folks told…
Everybody Does It Now Hear that music nice and sweet Come on baby let's warm…
Fall On My Knees I fall on my knees, pray to you Come and stay…
Great Big Wall In China You can tell a flower to bloom On the other side…
Halo Dark is the night Gray is the day It's cold outside But his…
His Eye Is On the Sparrow Why should I feel discouraged and why should the shadows…
It Ain't Easy I know I know I know you I know You know You know me …
Keys to the Kingdom I've got the keys to the kingdom, the world can't…
Last Train Rails don’t run in circles Like this gun they only shoot…
Momma Momma, please tell me truly Even though life ain't what it…
Red & Blazing I must've been fooled when you touched my heart Skies were…
Rockabye Dixie Me and Dixie, we'd waste away Sleep through the night and…
Single Drop of Honey If a single drop of honey Would bring you to me I'd…
Sometimes Lonely lake in Minnesota Dying tree in Ashtabula Rains came …
Song of the Traveling Daughter Trans: World sits outside the door Men wai you ge shijie …
Strange Things There are strange things that happen everyday I said there'r…
Sugar & Pie they been thinkin' all day and the day before but now th…
Taiyang Chulai 太阳出来罗儿/喜洋洋哦/朗罗 挑起扁担朗朗扯/光扯/上山岗吆 手里拿把罗儿/开山斧罗/朗罗 不怕虎豹朗朗扯/光扯/…
The Lost Lamb Trans: Zai na yaoyuan de guxiang In that far distant land …
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet Who's gonna glove …