On April 25, they and four other string musicians — including the multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell — will embark on a tour ...

The festival is a celebration of Black music and culture, with a lineup that features Americana, country, folk, jazz, blues, ...

An interview with Rhiannon Giddens ahead of Biscuits & Banjos, the landmark festival the musician is bringing to Durham this ...

"I got stopped in Japan at a temple by Black American women who said, 'We love your work,' " Giddens said with a laugh. "It doesn't happen all the time, ...

Rhiannon Giddens on stage with Francesco Turrisi ... Giddens tells me, “My life used to be record, tour, record, tour. You can never say no as a freelance musician. I was on the road 200 ...

The important pieces [are] about what music is and what it does for a community, what it does for people and what it does for ...

April 24, 2025 — My Music with Rhiannon Giddens returns to PBS in May with six new episodes. Produced by the Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation, the season was filmed at various iconic venues around ...

When Beyoncé teased her country-tinged album Cowboy Carter last February, the first sound anyone heard was Rhiannon Giddens’ banjo. Giddens, who lent her distinctive instrument to the single ...

Among the many other highlights slated around the city are free sets from Rhiannon Giddens, Femi Kuti with The Positive Force, The Roots, Lettuce with Styles P, Ron Carter’s Great Big Band ...

As part of the RCM's Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage series, Giddens will perform alongside Justin Robinson (vocals, fiddle and banjo), Dirk Powell (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle and ...

Rhiannon Giddens got back on the porch with a few familiar ... With the grant, she could work on her projects without needing to tour. “It allowed me to do all the things I wanted to do ...