Los Angeles Times

Rhiannon Giddens is ready to meet a major moment of revival in Black music history, with banjo in hand

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 ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

Fresh off Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em,' musician Rhiannon Giddens heads to Knoxville

Quick: What do Beyoncé and Yo-Yo Ma have in common? Rhiannon Giddens, who is having a moment in the national spotlight thanks to her banjo-playing on Queen Bey's new country hit "Texas Hold 'Em." ...
The New York Times

They Came to See a Band Reunion. And Eat Biscuits.

A new North Carolina festival founded by the musician Rhiannon Giddens highlighted Black string music and flaky treats. The culmination of the Biscuits & Banjos ...
NPR

Rhiannon Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops put a modern twist on tradition

Giddens' banjo and viola are featured on Beyoncé's new country album. We listen back to a 2010 interview and in-studio performance by Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. This is FRESH AIR. I'm ...
Variety

Rhiannon Giddens’ All-Star Roots Revue at the Bowl Has Steve Martin, Our Native Daughters and Others Covering the Full Banjo Spectrum, From Black Consciousness to Comedy ...

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 ...