Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn, born November 10, 1977, in Evanston, Illinois, United States,
is an American clawhammer banjo player and singer. Washburn attended Colorado
College as its first East Asian studies major and studied Mandarin Chinese at
Middlebury College in Vermont. Her musical career gained momentum in 2004 when
her song “Rockabye Dixie” won 2nd place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest
at MerleFest, leading to a recording contract with Nettwerk. Washburn released
her debut solo studio album, Song of the Traveling Daughter, in 2005, produced
by Béla Fleck. Her subsequent sol...
