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Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician known for her eclectic folk music. She is a founding member of the country, blues, and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she was the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina.
Official website for Grammy Award-winning Musician, MacArthur recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens.
Giddens is a published author; has written & performed music for the soundtrack of best-selling video game Red Dead Redemption II. She has appeared on the ABC hit drama Nashville & sang for the...
Rhiannon Giddens has made a singular, iconic career out of stretching her brand of folk music, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, into just about every field imaginable.
A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner, Giddens co-founded the GRAMMY Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and is now a two-time GRAMMY winner, with eight additional nominations for her work as a soloist and collaborator.
Nov 17, 2023 · Rhiannon Giddens added to her impressive list of accomplishments earlier this year, when the Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music as co-composer for the...
Aug 7, 2023 · 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 ...
May 13, 2019 · To grasp the significance of what the twenty-first-century folksinger Rhiannon Giddens has been attempting, it is necessary to know about another North Carolina musician, Frank Johnson, who was...
Oct 24, 2022 · With her spectacular banjo and fiddle playing, passionate vocals, and perceptive songwriting, Rhiannon Giddens embodies a boundless curiosity that explores untold stories and reclaims American musical traditions.
Rhiannon Giddens has made a singular, iconic career out of stretching her brand of folk music, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, into just about every...
