Pop music spotlight: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

February 21, 2015 at 8:00PM
Provided by the Kurland Agency Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck.
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN

Wednesday: The First Couple of the Banjo, Fleck and Edina High School alum Washburn are not only touring for the first time together — but also for the first time with their son, Juno, 20 months. Last year, their self-titled album brought both adventurers back to their bluegrass roots, with more rhythmic and tonal complexity than one might expect. That material will be the focus of the show, along with tunes from their solo careers and the kind of repartee only married couples can offer once their toddler has gone to bed. Read an interview with Fleck and Washburn in Wednesday's Variety. (7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. $35-$65. The O'Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Av., St. Paul. 651-690-6700, www.oshag.stkate.edu)

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