Ben Krakauer is a banjo player and composer rooted in bluegrass, jazz, and new acoustic music. He has toured and recorded with David Grisman, was a founding member of Old School Freight Train, and has won awards at Merlefest, RockyGrass, and Telluride. His debut solo album, Heart Lake, features twelve original tunes with playful, interactive, and unusual textures. Ben is a professor of music at Warren Wilson College, where he teaches ethnomusicology, music theory, bluegrass, and banjo.