Ben Freed has been playing Bluegrass banjo for over 35 years. His playing is on the soundtrack of the Coen brothers feature film, "Raising Arizona" and on numerous commercial soundtracks. Among Ben's widely praised three CDs of original banjo instrumentals, Bluegrass Unlimited called Speed of Sound "both infectious and very creative.... Highly recommended," and Peter Wernick called Ben's CD Suite for Bluegrass Banjo "one of the best banjo records, ever." In addition to American Flyer, Ben is a member of Mike Burns and North Country.