The book, edited by Kelly McCartney and Rissi Palmer, pays tribute to Black women in the music industry, including Linda ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...

“If you’ve followed me this far and didn’t know I was a hippie, I don’t know what to tell you,” Rhiannon Giddens told the sold-out audience that gathered for her May 8 Old-Time Revue at Cincinnati, ...

There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens’ all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That much was assured, with Ed Helms hosting the evening, and with ...

Former Carolina Chocolate Drops member Rowan Corbett (left) and a shopper look at banjos inside a pop-up shop at the festival. It's hard to pick one because the "Sweet Molasses Juke Joint" party ...

Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens tells the story of working class people through her music — one she describes on her last solo album in 2023, “You’re the One,” as “American” music, ...

Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

Adia Victoria (right) and Mason Hickman (left) perform at the Pinhook during the first Biscuit & Banjos music festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Durham. “Everything Rhiannon Giddens touches turns ...

A renowned banjo player and a 2000 graduate of Oberlin College, Giddens has had quite the recent five-year run. Credit: (Ebru Yildiz/Submitted) Rhiannon Giddens is on her way to Tucson this month. She ...

*BRIC is pleased to announce that celebrated Americana singer Rhiannon Giddens will headline a free concert at the Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival (Prospect Park Bandshell, 9thSt. & ...

When a musician of Rhiannon Giddens’ stature comes to perform in your town for the first time, a celebration is in order. So, hey, Miami, how about a good, old-fashioned porch party? The MacArthur ...

Of course, an official Juneteenth event would probably not have included Steve Martin, although Giddens made her position clear that everybody should be able to make a claim on the banjo now, however ...