Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00 pm
With a combined 18 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year awards, these two phenoms have joined forces for a new duo project that is already taking the industry by storm. Their first single “Give It Away” reached #1 on Bluegrass Today’s charts, and weeks after its release, the duo received two standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry (along with a quick invitation to return). From late-night jam sessions and unforgettable stage performances to recording on each other’s solo projects, the idea of a joint collaboration began taking shape each time Carter and Cleveland visited. Michael Cleveland is a Grammy Award winner and NEA National Heritage Fellow who began playing professionally after high school with Dale Ann Bradley and Rhonda Vincent. He fronts the instrumental powerhouse Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and has performed with Béla Fleck, Tommy Emmanuel, Billy Strings and Vince Gill, among others. For over three decades, Jason Carter has been a cornerstone of the bluegrass world, serving as the fiddler for the renowned Del McCoury Band and as co-founder of the Travelin’ McCourys. Carter has won three Grammy Awards, and has also recorded and performed with an impressive array of bluegrass and country music artists. In 2015, the prolific fiddler and baritone’s name was added to The Country Music Highway in Eastern Kentucky, alongside artists including Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle and Chris Stapleton.
