The Sparrow Quartet Pops Up on ABC.com

 posted by fiddlechik44 on 05.27.08 @ 11:35 pm
 

So…while I was browsing ABC news on my cell phone I noticed a great article about the Sparrow Quartet which features Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, and Casey Dreissen, and Ben Sollee. The article was very interesting and bridged a cool connection between chinese and American folk music.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4920675&page=1

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