Rhiannon Giddens and her former Carolina Chocolate Drops bandmate Justin Robinson are to reunite on ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’, an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music. Watch the video for the album track ‘Hook and Line’.
Rhiannon Giddens announces new solo album ‘You’re the One’. “Blues, jazz, Cajun, country, gospel, and rock—it’s all there” she says; listen to the title track and lead single, inspired by a moment she had with her son not long after he was born.
In a BBC Radio 4 series, Rhiannon Giddens looks at how African American roots music has been whitewashed from the history of American folk and country music. She looks at the contributions made by black musicians including Frank & Joe Thompson, Arnold Shultz & DeFord Bailey.
Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi’s new album is unlike anything else you will experience this year. They’re Calling Me Home is a metaphor for our times. We all need to find our way home. Let this album serve as your guide.
Taken from her forthcoming new album with Francesco Turrisi ‘They’re Calling Me Home’, Rhiannon Giddens shares the video for her new single ‘Waterbound’ on which they revisit a traditional fiddle tune first recorded in the 1920s.
Rhiannon Giddens and Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi join forces again for new album ‘They’re Calling Me Home’. Watch their title track video, a song written by Alice Gerrard.
Collaborating for the first time, Ben Harper and Rhiannon Giddens release new duet of Nick Drake song “Black Eyed Dog”, featuring Harper on lap steel and Giddens on banjo.
The impeccable pairing of Turrisi and Giddens is something few would have foreseen… This is music at its most honest and primal, you can almost feel the walls of the studio shaking. Rhiannon Giddens is the absolute real deal and so is this album.
Songs of Our Native Daughters is a cultural landmark both for these extraordinary musicians and hopefully for others inspired by them, as well as those of us fortunate enough to hear their work.
Rhiannon Giddens’ latest album ‘there is no Other’, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, is set for a May 3 release on Nonesuch Records. Watch the video for album track “I’m On My Way”.
In celebration of Black History Month, Smithsonian Folkways have released “Black Myself,” the latest single from Songs of Our Native Daughters. Written and performed by Amythyst Kiah, joined by Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell.
Accompanied by The Celtic Blues Orchestra Rhiannon Giddens delivered an exceptional performance at Celtic Connections, receiving no less than three standing ovations. An unforgettable evening.
