Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck - The Fiddle and the Drum (2026) [Official Digital Download 24/48-96]

Featuring Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and more The Fiddle and the Drum brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music.

Produced by Béla Fleck, the album mines a rich vein of America’s musical heritage, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming's voice with the brilliance of Fleck’s banjo, backed by an all-star bluegrass line up and special guests including Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Mike Bub, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Bryan Sutton.

Through mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns, The Fiddle and the Drum honors the roots and emotional power of Appalachia, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.

Tracklist
1. He's Gone Away / Storms Are On the Ocean (6:11)
2. In The Pines (feat. Dolly Parton) (4:48)
3. The Fiddle and the Drum (feat. Jerry Douglas) (5:09)
4. My Epitaph (3:23)
5. The Scarlet Tide (feat. Vince Gill) (3:41)
6. The Cuckoo (feat. Jerry Douglas) (4:49)
7. Blackest Crow (feat. Aoife O'Donovan) (4:47)
8. Scarlet Ribbons (3:38)
9. he's gone away (reprise) (1:49)
10. Pretty Bird (feat. Sierra Hull & Sarah Jarosz) (3:55)