Abigail Washburn
Musician | Bridging Folk and Global Sounds
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Abigail Washburn is a pioneering musician who blends American folk music with diverse international influences. As an acclaimed banjo player and singer-songwriter, she pairs venerable Appalachian folk elements with far-flung sounds, creating results that feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anyone's ever heard before. Washburn's captivating live performances and critically-acclaimed albums have earned her a loyal global following and a reputation as a boundary-pushing artist who celebrates cross-cultural connections through her music.
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Building US-China relations ... by banjo
Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. The TED Fellow tells a moving story of the connections she's formed touring across the US and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese.
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