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Rhiannon Giddens can do it all : NPR
Rhiannon Giddens has won Grammys, a Pulitzer prize for her opera Omar, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She's composed music for ballet and video games. And her new album is called You're the One.
The Washington Post1y
Rhiannon Giddens just wants to talk about the banjo. Beyoncé was listening.
Rhiannon Giddens just wants to talk about the banjo. Beyoncé was listening. The Grammy- and Pulitzer Award-winning musician was tapped to collaborate on ‘Cowboy Carter’ ...
Yahoo4mon
Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson pair for timelessly inspired new folk album, more - Yahoo
Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson, members of the groundbreaking Grammy-winning Americana, bluegrass, and folk trio The Carolina Chocolate Drops, have announced a new album, "What Did the ...
Yahoo2mon
Rhiannon Giddens on Her New ‘Blackbird’ Album, the Impact of Her Beyoncé Banjo Cameo, and Why She Canceled Her Kennedy Center Show: ‘It’s Important to Be Clear Where I ...
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The New York Times1y
Rhiannon Giddens Is a Songwriter, Too - The New York Times
Rhiannon Giddens has earned a little fun. Giddens — the singer, songwriter, banjo player, fiddler and actress who won a MacArthur “genius grant” in 2017 — has devoted herself to serious ...
The Irish Times1y
Rhiannon Giddens: ‘I’m trying to add to what it means to be an American’ - The Irish Times
Rhiannon Giddens is trying to do less, but it’s not quite working out. The North Carolina-born, Limerick-based musician has always been the type of person who needs to have multiple pots on the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune1y
Rhiannon Giddens soars past Pulitzer win. ‘She is one of the greatest artists in the world,’ says Pat Metheny - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Rhiannon Giddens sounded understandably giddy the morning after receiving her 2022 Pulitzer Prize for music in New York two weeks ago. But the source of her giddiness wasn’t this banjo-playing ...
Newsday1y
Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she's showing her saucy side in a new album - Newsday
Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. That will change for anyone who hears “Hen in the Foxhouse” or the Nina Simone homage “You Put the Sugar in my Bowl” on her new album ...
Winston-Salem Journal2mon
Rihannon Giddens of Greensboro brings music festival to NC - Winston-Salem Journal
Rhiannon Giddens performs July 3, 2018, during a rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston. Michael Dwyer, Associated Press Rhiannon Giddens and members of her band play their ...
Indy Week2mon
For Rhiannon Giddens, Music Is All About the Throughline
An interview with Rhiannon Giddens ahead of Biscuits & Banjos, the landmark festival the Grammy Award-winning North Carolina musician brings to Durham this month. by Sarah Edwards 04/16/2025 04/21 ...
PBS2y
Singer Rhiannon Giddens becomes new artistic director of Yo-Yo Ma's Silkroad Ensemble - PBS
Rhiannon Giddens has been on her first tour this summer as artistic director of Silkroad Ensemble, which was founded in 1998 by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who joined her on stage at the Tanglewood ...
NJ.com1y
Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side. - nj.com
Giddens will be on stage Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Keswick Theatre in Glenside, ... Musician Rhiannon Giddens performs at National Sawdust on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in New York.