Here’s a rare one – besides the solo shows and the band shows and even the duet shows with Sonny Emory – this is a duet show with Bela Fleck on banjo.
This is a soundboard recording from 1996 and stands out as a highlight of the wonderful collaboration between Bruce and Bela… unsurprisingly, almost completely unrehearsed. They were both part of the Gilmore Festival and guested on a panel on improvisation. Later that night came this show, where they practiced what they had earlier preached.
Thanks to Kristin for the idea of the download on our Facebook group!
04/24/96 Miller Auditorium – Kalamazoo, MI
South Africa, Western Skyline > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Sunset Road, The Way It Is, All the Things You Are, Mandolin Rain > Brokedown Palace, Star of the County Down*, White Wheeled Limousine, End of the Innocence > Song A, Fields of Gray > Terrapin > Across the River, Dueling Banjo & Piano > (Happy Birthday) > Entertainer, Cheeseballs in Cowtown, Spider Fingers
Encore: Valley Road
Comments: w/ Bela Fleck. * denotes Bela Fleck solo
Download Bruce Hornsby and Bela Fleck, Kalamazoo, MI .. April 24 1996
01. South Africa
» 6.3 MiB - 1,032 downloads
02. On the Western Skyline
» 9.7 MiB - 996 downloads
03. Rainbow's Cadillac
» 7.1 MiB - 1,029 downloads
04. Sunset Road
» 8.6 MiB - 984 downloads
05. The Way It Is
» 9.3 MiB - 1,030 downloads
06. All the Things You Are
» 6.9 MiB - 926 downloads
07. Mandolin Rain
» 7.3 MiB - 1,043 downloads
08. Bela Fleck solo
» 7.6 MiB - 976 downloads
09. Star of the County Down
» 8.1 MiB - 840 downloads
10. White-Wheeled Limousine
» 9.0 MiB - 1,004 downloads
11. End of the Innocence
» 6.4 MiB - 951 downloads
12. Fields of Gray > (Terrapin Station)
» 4.5 MiB - 933 downloads
13. Across the River
» 6.1 MiB - 961 downloads
14. (Werewolves of London) > (Happy Birthday) > (The Entertainer)
» 2.4 MiB - 995 downloads
15. Cheeseballs in Cowtown
» 6.8 MiB - 928 downloads
16. Spider Fingers
» 9.3 MiB - 1,610 downloads
17: Encore: Valley Road
» 8.6 MiB - 1,153 downloads
Enjoy this Bruce Hornsby download – with Bela Fleck from Kalamazoo in 1996!