Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Demonstrate Clawhammer & Three-Finger Banjo Styles

Last year, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn issued their second collaborative album Echo In The Valley. The husband-wife banjo pickers are featured in a new video produced by Reverb in which they demonstrate the differences between clawhammer and three-finger banjo picking styles.

The couple recorded the 11 songs on Echo In Valley entirely on seven different banjos, “ranging from a ukulele to an upright bass banjo.” The album was intended to be an exploration of the three-finger and clawhammer picking styles.

Washburn demonstrates her clawhammer approach to playing banjo and Fleck goes into his three-finger technique in the video shared by Reverb below:

Reverb also posted video of Washburn and Fleck performing the Echo In The Valley track “Over The Divide.” Watch that clip here: