Rhiannon Giddens - Wikipedia
WEBRhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician known for her eclectic folk music. She is a founding member of the country, blues, and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she was the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina.
Rhiannon Giddens - Official Website
WEBOfficial website for Grammy Award-winning Musician, MacArthur recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens.
Rhiannon Giddens
WEBA MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner, Giddens co-founded the GRAMMY Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and is now a two-time GRAMMY winner, with eight additional nominations for her work as a soloist and collaborator.
Rhiannon Giddens’ 21st-Century Sound Has a Long History
WEBShe married (and later separated from) an Irishman and is raising a daughter, Aoife, and a son, Caoimhín, in Limerick. Among her regular numbers is a cover of the 1962 weepie “She’s Got You” by...
Who Is Rhiannon Giddens? 3 Things To Know About The Banjoist …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Rhiannon Giddens has been esteemed in various folk circles for years — and her appearance on Beyoncé’s "TEXAS HOLD ‘EM" just broke her into the mainstream. Here are three things to know about the eclectic singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Meet Rhiannon Giddens | Skaneateles Festival - skanfest.org
WEBMar 1, 2024 · Rhiannon Giddens has made a singular, iconic career out of stretching her brand of folk music, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, into just about every field imaginable. A two-time GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singer and instrumentalist, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, and composer of opera ...
Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means | The New Yorker
WEBMay 13, 2019 · When Giddens and Thompson met, at the festival, Giddens mentioned that her grandmother Armintha (Mint) Morrow, who helped raise her, came from Mebane, too. From then on, Giddens said, “I was ...
An Interview with Rhiannon Giddens - Carnegie Hall
WEBOct 24, 2022 · 2022–2023 Perspectives Artist. With her spectacular banjo and fiddle playing, passionate vocals, and perceptive songwriting, Rhiannon Giddens embodies a boundless curiosity that explores untold stories and reclaims American musical traditions.
Going Home With Rhiannon Giddens : World Cafe - NPR
WEBJul 23, 2021 · In this episode of World Cafe, Rhiannon Giddens discusses the locations that influenced her latest album — They're Calling Me Home — from her hometown of Greensboro, N.C., to her adopted home...
Meet Rhiannon Giddens, the Musician Leading the Nation in …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · While attending the first Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, North Carolina, Giddens met a musician from The Gambia playing the akonting, an instrument originating in Senegal that has sonic and visual similarities …