{"product_id":"the_fiddle_and_the_drum","title":"The Fiddle And The Drum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fiddle and the Drum is a collaborative studio album by five-time Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19-time Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, released on May 29, 2026 via Thirty Tigers \/ Renée Fleming Records. Recorded in Nashville between 2023 and 2025 and produced by Fleck, the 10-track, 42-minute album draws from the deep well of Appalachian and American folk tradition — mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns — arriving timed to the United States' 250th anniversary. The project had been discussed between the two artists for several years, with Fleming tracing the initial inspiration back to the success of the 2000 Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? and its T Bone Burnett-curated soundtrack, which reignited broad interest in traditional Southern folk and bluegrass. The album's title derives from a Joni Mitchell song she first recorded in 1969, reinterpreted here as a meditation on loss and conflict, with Jerry Douglas's dobro resonator guitar deepening the emotional weight of Fleming's vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album is richly appointed with guest appearances that read as a who's-who of American roots and bluegrass music. The lead single \"In the Pines\" features an affecting duet with Dolly Parton, who has sung the song since childhood in the Great Smoky Mountains; \"Blackest Crow\" includes vocals from three-time Grammy winner Aoife O'Donovan; and Vince Gill joins on \"The Scarlet Tide,\" a track originally written by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett for the film Cold Mountain. Jerry Douglas contributes dobro to two tracks, while Sierra Hull and Sarah Jarosz appear together on the closing \"Pretty Bird.\" Folk Alley praised the record for its \"elegant reimagining\" of songs that reflect \"the emotional gravity and persistence of both personal and public loss,\" and NPR described it as a heartfelt celebration of Appalachian musical heritage from two artists at the peak of their respective genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53626784579898,"sku":"38507","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Black Vinyl","offer_id":53626784612666,"sku":"38508","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-18_at_8.30.46_PM.jpeg?v=1781829280","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/the_fiddle_and_the_drum","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}