In fact, classical music is what brings Fleck and his wife, Abigail Washburn (also a genre-defying, Grammy-award winning vocalist and banjo player), to Columbia's Koger Center for the Arts Feb.

This interview was conducted in 2015: Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck may be the undisputed royalty of the banjo world, but their journey together is anything but regal—it’s grounded ...

Its members include Abigail Washburn (banjo and voice), Bela Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and Ben Sollee (cello). The group is known for its mixture of old-time music with Chinese ...