Sparrow Quartet

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Sparrow Quartet
Sparrow Quartet in Ashville, North Carolina, 2008
Background information
Origin	United States
Genre(s)	Bluegrass music, acoustic
Years active	2005–Present
Label(s)	Nettwerk
Associated acts	Uncle Earl Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Members
Abigail Washburn Bela Fleck Casey Driessen Ben Sollee

Sparrow Quartet is an American acoustic music group that formed in 2005. Its members include Abigail Washburn (banjo and voice), Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and Ben Sollee (cello). The group is known for its mixture of old-time music with Chinese lyrics and melodies, owing to Washburn's long-standing interest in Chinese culture.

The band released their debut album, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, on May 20, 2008 on Nettwerk Records.^[1] Following the album's release, the Sparrow Quartet embarked on a one-hundred plus date tour of North America.^[1]