Rhiannon Giddens ...



''I started singing at an ungodly age, standing in my crib and warbling at passing family members. I didn't really think of it as a career until I went to the School of Science and Math and realized that I never wanted to do another algorithm. So I went to Oberlin Conservatory and did the whole opera/recital thing, burned out and discovered the banjo! The rest is history''

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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is best known as the frontwoman of African-American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, whose 2010 album Genuine Negro Jig earned them a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. Raised in Piedmont, North Carolina, Giddensstudied opera at the Oberlin Conservatory before relocating back home, where she became immersed in the rural musical traditions of that region. A chance meeting with future bandmates Justin Robinson and Dom Flemons at the 2005 Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, North Carolina resulted in the formation of their first folk project, Sankofa Strings. Originally an outlet to perform various early African-American musical styles like blues, country, hot string jazz, and Caribbean, the bandmembers ended up learning much of their early repertoire from legendary old-time fiddler Joe Thompson. Adopting the name the Carolina Chocolate Drops, they released four eclectic and well-respected albums before signing with Nonesuch Records to release their wildly successful 2010 breakthrough album.

Following the success of Genuine Negro Jig, the band continued to tour and record with an ever-evolving lineup that remained centered around Giddens' powerful vocals and fiddle/banjo playing. Drafted by producer T-Bone Burnett to perform solo at the 2013 Another Day, Another Time concert (celebrating the musical era of the film Inside Llewyn Davis) in New York, she gave a showstopping performance of the Odetta classic "Waterboy," which was widely considered the highlight of the evening. Just a few months later in early 2014, she again worked with Burnett on the collaborative New Basement Tapes recording project, which featured Elvis Costello, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons), and Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) writing new music to recently discovered Bob Dylan lyrics. Her own Burnett-produced solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn, was released a year later in February 2015. At the end of the year, she released an EP called Factory Girl, which was culled from the same sessions as Tomorrow Is My Turn; its title track received a Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Performance in 2017, while the EP itself was nominated for Best Folk Album. Giddens released her second solo album, Freedom Highway, which she co-produced with Dirk Powell, in February 2017. 
(Artist Biography by Timothy Monger)

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 The New Basement Tapes - Spanish Mary (Live At Ricardo Montalban Theater)
TNBTVEVO
Spanish Mary - Lyrics by Bob Dylan & Lead Vocals by Rhiannon Giddens
Will & Deni Films
Rhiannon Giddens: "Julie" (original)
BBC
Rhiannon Giddens - Mouth Music (Live at Celtic Connections 2016)
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens - Come Love Come 
BBC Northern Ireland
Rhiannon Giddens - Wayfaring Stranger
At The Purchaser's Option - Rhiannon Giddens at Augusta Vocal Week 2016
Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College
AustinCityLimitsTV
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2015 | Rhiannon Giddens "Waterboy"
TED
Songs that bring history to life | Rhiannon Giddens
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Rhiannon Giddens - Hey Bébé
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Rhiannon Giddens - We Could Fly (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - Come Love Come (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - The Love We Almost Had (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - Baby Boy (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - At The Purchaser's Option


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Rhiannon Giddens - The Angels Laid Him Away (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - Better Get It Right the First Time (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - Following the North Star (Official Audio)
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Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow Is My Turn
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Rhiannon Giddens - Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
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Rhiannon Giddens - Shake Sugaree
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Rhiannon Giddens - She's Got You
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Rhiannon Giddens - Up Above My Head
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Rhiannon Giddens - O Love Is Teasin'
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Rhiannon Giddens - Waterboy
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Rhiannon Giddens - Angel City
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Rhiannon Giddens - Last Kind Words


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Rhiannon Giddens - Black Is the Color
 [Official Music Video]