Here is an edited version of our conversation with Giddens. No two albums in a row are the same for you. But your fans probably know that if you do an album like [2023’s Grammy-nominated] “You’re the ...

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 ...

As part of our Juneteenth special broadcast, we feature our interview with pioneering musical artist Rhiannon Giddens, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her opera Omar, about Omar ibn Said, a Muslim ...

The University Musical Society (UMS) at the University of Michigan has announced its 147th season, featuring more than 50 eclectic performances across 2025 and 2026. Those include Rhiannon Giddens, an ...

“I’m interested in the throughline. That’s always what I’m interested in.” Rhiannon Giddens is speaking from her home office in Ireland, stacks of books and skeins of yarn piled on a shelf behind her.

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 ...

Rhiannon Giddens' Biscuits & Banjos Festival is taking over downtown Durham this weekend. The festival is sold out, but if you didn't grab a ticket, don't worry, because there's plenty of free events ...

Rhiannon Giddens‘ new music festival Biscuits & Banjos happens this weekend, Friday (4/25)-Sunday (4/27) at various venues in downtown Durham, North Carolina, with a lineup that includes Taj Majal, ...

“Texas Hold ‘Em” was the world’s first introduction to Beyoncé’s highly anticipated and equally divisive country crossover album, Cowboy Carter, and that introduction was ushered in by a plucky banjo ...

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 ...