Abigail Washburn

Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei are masters of Appalachian and Chinese folk music, respectively. On their self-titled debut album they combine traditional songs from across the U.S. and China. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage/West Virginia Public Broadcasting hide caption

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn perform bluegrass and Mandarin folk music for Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

Nels Cline and Julian Lage's new collaborative album is called Room. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn's new self-titled album, their first as a duo, is out Oct. 7. Jim McGuire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn's new self-titled album comes out Oct. 7. Jim McGuire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Devo meets Davy Crockett: a member of the furry-hatted Ukrainian "folk-punk" band DakhaBrakha onstage Sunday during globalFEST at New York's Webster Hall. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

Banjo master Abigail Washburn, part of an Appalachian-Chinese mash-up called The Wu Force, performs at New York City's Webster Hall as a part of globalFEST on Jan. 12, 2014. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

Abigail Washburn performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser hide caption

Abigail Washburn recently performed on World Cafe. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Abigail Washburn. Jason Black Wilkins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption