Abigail Washburn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abigail Washburn
Occupation	Banjo Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 10, 1977(1977-11-10)
Age	47
Birthplace	Illinois
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Scorpio

Abigail Washburn Biography

Abigail Washburn is one of the most popular and richest Banjo Player who was born on November 10, 1977 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. Illinois-born banjo player most famous for her work with the bands Sparrow Quartet and Uncle Earl. As a solo artist she is known for albums like “City of Refuge”, which hit #2 on the U.S. Bluegrass Charts in 2011.

Her and Uncle Earl’s album “Waterloo, TN” was produced by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones.

Washburn was born in Evanston, Illinois, and spent her elementary and part of her junior high school years in a suburb of Washington, D.C.. She attended high school in Minnesota, then attended Colorado College, where she was the school’s first East Asian studies major. She learned Mandarin during the summers in intensive programs at Middlebury College, Vermont. Following this, she spent some time living in China, where she had dreams of being a lawyer (having first visited that nation in 1996). After living in Vermont for three years, Washburn traveled down south before a planned trip to China to become a lawyer. She stopped at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and spent five days meditating. After what became a life-changing experience, Washburn left the Center ready to pursue her musical career and was quickly offered a record deal in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2005, Washburn returned to China with a group called the Sparrow Quartet, composed of Sollee, Fleck and Grammy Award nominated fiddler Casey Driessen. The group then recorded an EP, Abigail Washburn The Sparrow Quartet. Two songs on the album were recorded in the Mandarin Chinese language, which she learned while living in China.

She married renowned banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

Abigail Washburn Net Worth

Abigail Washburn is one of the richest Banjo Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abigail Washburn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was the first person to major in East Asian Studies at Colorado College.

She and Sparrow Quartet became the first American band ever to tour Tibet.

Abigail Washburn (born November 10, 1977) is an American clawhammer banjo player and singer. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with the old-time bands Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet, experimental group The Wu Force, and as a duo with her husband Béla Fleck.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Abigail Washburn Dating?

According to our records, Abigail Washburn married to Béla Fleck. As of December 1, 2023, Abigail Washburn’s is not dating anyone.

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In early 2010, Washburn began recording her second solo album with producer Tucker Martine and collaborator Kai Welch.

Facts & Trivia

Abigail Ranked on the list of most popular Banjo Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Abigail Washburn celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

Washburn, along with 24 other innovative and creative thinkers worldwide, was named a TED fellow and gave a talk at the 2012 TED Convention in Long Beach about building US-China relations through music. On November 19, 2013 Washburn was officially named the first US-China Center Fellow of Vanderbilt University because of her work as an ambassador of American culture to China and her enthusiasm and willingness to help the US-China Center at Vanderbilt University in any way possible.

How did Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn meet?

Fleck and Washburn met at a square dance and began playing music together a dozen years ago, beginning with the Sparrow Quartet. They married shortly thereafter and became parents to a cute little tot.

When did Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck get married?

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn have been called “banjo royalty” since their marriage in 2009 that officially harmonized two of the instrument’s finest players.

How old is Abigail Washburn?

44 years (November 10, 1977)

Where is Abigail Washburn from?

Evanston, IL

Who is Bela Fleck's wife?

Abigail Washburn