My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career. Abigail Washburn callcareermusic Change image and share on social
When I first started playing the banjo and miraculously fell into a record deal in Nashville, TN, there was a period when I didn't go to China. It hurt. Like a pain in my gut... that pain you feel when you know it's time to connect with your parents or your God or your child or your past or your future... and you don't do it. Abigail Washburn banjochildchina share on social
'Halo' I wrote with my grandpa in his nursing home. When I went to visit him, he'd often comment on my halo. But of course, I couldn't see. And he always - he had pictures of Jesus with these beautiful halos. And so I asked him if he'd write a song with me about Jesus' halo. Abigail Washburn askbeautifulcomment share on social
In China, I realized that if you visit often enough and learn the language, you will be assimilated, but you'll still be kept at arm's length; you'll always be looked on as a foreigner. Abigail Washburn armassimilatechina Change image and share on social
One thing I carried my whole life, especially from my grandparents in Chicago, was a huge idealism for the world. Abigail Washburn carrychicagograndparent Change image and share on social