Wes Corbett is a banjo player who wears many hats. The self-described “musically omnivorous bluegrass musician” is a true multi-hyphenate: 5-string aficionado (having released his solo album Cascade back in 2021), producer, former professor at Berklee College of Music, and musician with the likes of Joy Kills Sorrow, Molly Tuttle, and most recently Sam Bush Band.
Before hitting the road again with Sam Bush, the Washington native shared an exclusive playlist for BGS of “Wes Corbett’s Banjo Needs,” or as he puts it: the official home of all the songs that take him to his “happy place.”
âFortuneâ â Adam Hurt
âSliding Downâ â BĂ©la Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall
âSaint Elizabethâ â Kaia Kater
âThe Huntâ â Kristin Scott Benson
âMilford’s Reelâ â Noam Pikelny
âYour Love Is Like a Flowerâ â Flatt & Scruggs
âCome Back Darlin’â â The Bluegrass Album Band
âPoe’s Pickin’ Partyâ â Alison Brown
âThe Over Grown Waltzâ â BĂ©la Fleck
âGoodbye, Honey, You Call That Goneâ â Jake Blount
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