Inroads (album) explained

Inroads
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Béla Fleck
Cover:	1986_inroads.jpg
Released:	1986
Studio:	Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:	Americana, bluegrass, folk
Length:	38:01
Label:	Rounder
Producer:	Béla Fleck
Prev Title:	Double Time
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Daybreak
Next Year:	1987

Inroads is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1986.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Béla Fleck

1. "Toninio" – 4:09
2. "Somerset" – 3:09
3. "Cecata" – 0:55
4. "Four Wheel Drive" – 3:53
5. "Ireland" – 6:48
6. "Perplexed" – 6:21
7. "The Old Country" – 2:58
8. "Hudson's Bay" – 5:22
9. "Close to Home" – 4:02

The string chart on "The Old Country" was composed by Edgar Meyer. "Cecata" was a group improvisation. Kirby Shelstad's intro to "Perplexed" was also improvised.

Personnel

• Béla Fleck - banjo
• Timothy Britton - Uilleann pipes
• Sam Bush - mandolin
• John Cowan - bass
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Connie Heard - violin on "The Old Country"
• Kenny Malone - drums
• Edgar Meyer - bass
• Mark O'Connor - violin
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Mark Schatz - bass
• Kirby Shelstad - drums, vibraphone on "Close to Home"
• Recorded and mixed by Bil VornDick

Notes and References

1. http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=98&catalog_id=6057 Album info on www.rounder.com