Bela fleck in london tonght

[pettyman]

Hi guys,

Just got back from seeing Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. That blew me away, not usually a fan of the electric stuff but the sheer musicianship of those guys is astounding!

I took my Dad, he's never been to anything but a classical concert and is particular about his tastes... He loved it, mouth wide open, impressed!

Anyone else get there?

Matt

[david blair]

A good Flecktones show is seatbelts required. London? England?

Cool. How did the audience respond?

[Ivan Kelsall]

I saw Bela & the Flecktones in 1992 at the old Manchester (England) Free Trade Hall.They were the supporting act for Bonnie Rait. All told the whole concert was awesome,Bela's Banjo playing was astounding. I was sat in the front row,about 12 feet away from him. The Wooten brothers are a sight to behold on their own.

[pettyman]

Yep London England!!

Yeah that bass was pretty awesome, never seen one played even half that speed and he even did a solo set at one point when Bela and the rest went off stage - sweet sweet music!

Belas solo set was amazing too - encorporated so much into it, every now and then I would pick up a bit of Bach, a fiddle tune or something else and just think - this guy rocks!!!

There ensemble work was faultless and was definately appreciated by the crowd.

All in all, one of the best £20 I've spent!

Got Willie Nelson (4 seats from the stage) in Glasgow (Scotland!!) next Sunday!!!

Matt

[Aran]

I'm seeing Bela in Dublin (Ireland) on Friday night! I'm bringing a Lithuanian girl who does not know anything about what she is going to see! I took her to see her first bluegrass band a couple of weeks ago "Special Concensus" and that blew her away so I'm looking forward to seeing her reaction on Friday.