Rachel Baiman

The genius of Common Nation of Sorrow is how Rachel Baiman can harness her songs in a way that generates something gently compelling, creating her calls to action, yet doing so in a way that never loses the appeal to the heart and common sense.

Rachel Baiman has shared her new video for Self Made Man, a re-write of a John Hartford song that features on her new album “Common Nation of Sorrow”. Don’t miss her extensive UK/US tour this spring.

Rachel Baiman and Kris Drever have announced a co-billed tour this spring across the UK. This week they are releasing a new single, a stunning remake of Eliza Gilkyson’s “Hard Times in Babylon”. The accompanying video premieres on Folk Radio UK.

An impressive step up from her debut, Rachel Baiman’s “Cycles” is bristling with confidence. Open and honest in its feelings, the album offers an insight into the dynamic of reconciling ambitions with the needs of a personal life.

Don’t miss Fall into Autumn Festival online this weekend ft. Jake Blount, Rachel Baiman, Vera van Heeringen, The Honey Dewdrops, Cara Luft & JD Edwards, Charlotte Carrivick, Mishra & more.

This week sees the release of Rachel Baiman’s new solo song ‘Wrong Way Round’, recorded with Philippe Bronchtein (Hip Hatchet), which was written in tribute to her late paternal grandmother. Listen here.

Featuring Christian Sedelmyer and Rachel Baiman, 10 String Symphony’s latest album finds them pushing the musical boundaries of their instrumentation with Kris Drever on production.

With Rachel Baiman & Molly Tuttle kicking off their UK & Eire tour this week, we celebrate with a double video session from them performing Banjo Pickin’ Girl / Hunting Around The Hill and Madison, Tennessee.

Rachel Baiman has just revealed this beautiful live version of “Something To Lose”. The session was recently recorded at the StarHouse in Boulder, CO and features on her latest album Shame. She hits the road with her band next week to open a run of Mandolin Orange shows across the Western US/Canada.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rachel Baiman’s ‘Shame’ is a defiant album full of riches, a departure from her previously stripped down offerings, there’s plenty of groove-based offerings here despite the weight of the subject matter.