Featuring Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife Oâ€™Donovan, & more

The Fiddle and the Drum brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano RenÃ©e Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso BÃ©la Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music. Produced by BÃ©la Fleck, the album mines a rich vein of Americaâ€™s musical heritage, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming's voice with the brilliance of Fleckâ€™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 Oâ€™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 Americaâ€™s 250th anniversary.

Tracklist:

He's Gone Away / Storms Are On the Ocean
In The Pines (feat. Dolly Parton)
The Fiddle and the Drum (feat. Jerry Douglas)
My Epitaph
The Scarlet Tide (feat. Vince Gill)
The Cuckoo (feat. Jerry Douglas)
Blackest Crow (feat. Aoife O'Donovan)
Scarlet Ribbons
he's gone away (reprise)
Pretty Bird (feat. Sierra Hull & Sarah Jarosz)

UPC: 732388026180
Label: Renee Fleming Recs
Release Date: 5.29.26
Format: CD

Renée Fleming - The Fiddle and the Drum (CD)