Inroads is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1986.[1]

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Inroads
Studio album by Béla Fleck
Released	1986
Studio	Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Americana, bluegrass, folk
Label	Rounder
Producer	Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck chronology
Double Time (1984) Inroads (1986) Daybreak (1987)

Track listing

All tracks written by Béla Fleck

1. "Toninio" – 4:09
2. "Somerset" – 3:09
3. "Cecata" – 0:55
4. "Four Wheel Drive" – 3:53
5. "Ireland" – 6:48
6. "Perplexed" – 6:21
7. "The Old Country" – 2:58
8. "Hudson's Bay" – 5:22
9. "Close to Home" – 4:02

The string chart on "The Old Country" was composed by Edgar Meyer. "Cecata" was a group improvisation. Kirby Shelstad's intro to "Perplexed" was also improvised.

Personnel

• Béla Fleck - banjo
• Timothy Britton - Uilleann pipes
• Sam Bush - mandolin
• John Cowan - bass
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Connie Heard - violin on "The Old Country"
• Kenny Malone - drums
• Edgar Meyer - bass
• Mark O'Connor - violin
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Mark Schatz - bass
• Kirby Shelstad - drums, vibraphone on "Close to Home"
• Recorded and mixed by Bil VornDick

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