Bela Fleck and Ricky Mier - Berklee College Of Music - Banish Misfortune and Maid Behind The Bar

I was lucky enough to be asked by Bela Fleck to play a few tunes at one of Victor Wooten's workshops hosted by Berklee College of Music's bass department.
At the workshop, Bela remembered me from a festival of the previous summer. During that time, we hung, played banjos, and talked about Irish music. When he asked me to play at the workshop, I was quite frankly overwhelmed by the significance of the moment and tried hard to stay calm and collected. Anyway, it's awesome to share this with you and I thank you for reading.
Enjoy!
Rick

[@drewstur]

Ricky, thanks for sharing- The plaid shirt definitely tied the room together! Cheers

[@judwatkins9478]

I think the versatility that you show, Ricky, exemplifies virtuosity itself. You have elevated banjo to a new height, much like Bela did, innovating and introducing new banjo possibilities, many years ago.

[@azendaya]

Beautiful!!! Congrats!

[@brucejohnston6184]

What a blast! I imagine that memory will linger for a moment or two

[@RickyMier]

It's still lingering :D

[@kenshort5983]

Amazing! Thank you.

[@RickyMier]

Glad you liked it!

[@kenshort5983]

@@RickyMier you make some great music and video lessons. Can't thank you enough for your contributions!

[@RickyMier]

@@kenshort5983 Hey it's my pleasure buddy, thanks for your kind words

[@edgrundy216]

Absolute Greatness!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

That's awesome! Playing with Béla is my dream.

[@snapjackson78]

What a moment, man. Congrats.

[@kpnorkin]

Wonderful! What an experience. And what's with 7 thumbs down (as of Sept 2021)? WTF do people want? And can any of those 7 sit down with Bela and do this?

[@RickyMier]

Thanks man! Yeah it's a strange world

[@marcosmalueobanjo1199]

Ricky, you could do the next class, with examples of killer endings like this one! with the tabs, it would be great.

[@RickyMier]

Okay, I'll keep that in mind

[@michelerusso7515]

Wonderful, wonderful!

[@stratpac]

You did great there Ricky. Pressure to perform must have been intense. Bela - a genius, one of my favorite players since before his stint with NGR. - over to you now.

[@harmvonlintig7146]

remarkable. good rules and a duo.

[@RickyMier]

thanks buddy!

[@nomad74777]

So cool. What a day that must of been.

[@RickyMier]

Yeah I was about to pop out of my boots I was so excited

[@lorcanzepf7828]

its so strange to hear this on a 5 string and with that style of acompaniment, this is awesome

[@RickyMier]

thanks for listening buddy

[@adamzocchi]

Dude...that was fucking amazing.

[@banjofy]

Wow...

[@davidhellens7127]

nice to hear banjo into a microphone instead of the terrible pickups ..

[@RickyMier]

Pick ups can suck a fatty