Songs »  Big Country

SONG STATS FOR: ALL TIME

Song:
Release/Category: Left of Cool
First Time Played: 1997-03-22
Last Time Played: 2025-11-26
Composed By: Béla Fleck
Song Details:

Widely regarded as one of Béla's most recognizable and popular songs, Big Country seems to appear in setlists frequently no matter who Béla is playing with.

Originally released on a collaboration album with Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall, Uncommon Ritual, in 1997. Later rerecorded and released on the Flecktones' Left of Cool album in 1998.

Béla has said that the melody for Big Country came to him quickly and the only way he could capture it was to call and sing it to his voicemail.



Plays by Year

Year Plays
1997 32
1998 64
1999 40
2000 75
2001 58
2002 25
2003 41
2004 32
2005 23
2006 12
2007 35
2008 17
2009 12
2010 3
2011 35
2014 1
2015 9
2016 2
2017 4
2019 7
2022 8
2023 2
2024 8
2025 8
Total 553

Plays by Artist

Artist Name Play Count
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones 499
My Bluegrass Heart 15
Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer 12
Acoustic Trio 12
Béla Fleck Concerto 10
Béla Fleck & Friends 3
Béla Fleck (solo) 1
Telluride House Band 1

Guest Personnel

Guest Name Times Guested
Casey Driessen 30
Paul Hanson 14
Paul McCandless 14
Andy Narell 10
Howard Levy 4
Chris Thile 3
Sierra Hull 3
John Clark 3
Colorado Symphony Orchestra 2
Justin Moses 2
Michael Cleveland 2
Bryan Sutton 2
Mark Schatz 2
Zakir Hussein 2
Bruce Hornsby 2
Hamilton de Holanda 2
David Grisman 1
Grand Rapids Ballet 1
John Popper 1
Scott O'Neil 1
Futureman 1
Béla Fleck 1
Victor Wooten 1
Jeff Coffin 1
Jerry Douglas 1
Abigail Washburn 1
OTHER STATS
Opened 91 shows
Closed 11 shows
Encore at 17 shows