Abigail Washburn 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.
Washburn at the Smithsonian Folk Festival, 2014
Abby Washburn at Merlefest 2007
Sparrow Quartet in Asheville, North Carolina, 2008
Uncle Earl is an American old-time music group, formed in 2000 by KC Groves and Jo Serrapere. Currently the lineup consists of four women, all of whom share vocal duties: KC Groves, Kristin Andreassen, Abigail Washburn, and Rayna Gellert. They have released three albums and two EPs, and their fifth album Waterloo, Tennessee was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.
Uncle Earl in 2007; from left to right: Rayna Gellert, Abigail Washburn, KC Groves and Kristin Andreassen
European tour 2010 at Kult, Niederstetten; from left to right: Rachel Eddy, KC Groves, Kristin Andreassen, Stephanie Coleman and Paula Bradley