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 - 1,004 downloads
02. On the Western Skyline
» 9.7 MiB - 980 downloads
03. Rainbow's Cadillac
» 7.1 MiB - 1,010 downloads
04. Sunset Road
» 8.6 MiB - 960 downloads
05. The Way It Is
» 9.3 MiB - 1,002 downloads
06. All the Things You Are
» 6.9 MiB - 909 downloads
07. Mandolin Rain
» 7.3 MiB - 1,030 downloads
08. Bela Fleck solo
» 7.6 MiB - 948 downloads
09. Star of the County Down
» 8.1 MiB - 821 downloads
10. White-Wheeled Limousine
» 9.0 MiB - 979 downloads
11. End of the Innocence
» 6.4 MiB - 929 downloads
12. Fields of Gray > (Terrapin Station)
» 4.5 MiB - 916 downloads
13. Across the River
» 6.1 MiB - 935 downloads
14. (Werewolves of London) > (Happy Birthday) > (The Entertainer)
» 2.4 MiB - 974 downloads
15. Cheeseballs in Cowtown
» 6.8 MiB - 909 downloads
16. Spider Fingers
» 9.3 MiB - 1,590 downloads
17: Encore: Valley Road
» 8.6 MiB - 1,131 downloads
Enjoy this Bruce Hornsby download – with Bela Fleck from Kalamazoo in 1996!