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 and Justin Robinson, members of the groundbreaking Grammy-winning Americana, bluegrass, and folk trio The Carolina Chocolate Drops, have announced a new album, "What Did the Blackbird ...

Rhiannon Giddens is a terrific musician who rarely disappoints. Her ever-inquiring mind leads her in different and sometimes surprising directions and You’re the One, her third solo album and the ...

“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 ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Beyonce's new country album, "Cowboy Carter," was released today. A single from the album, "Texas Hold 'Em," went straight to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country ...

Recorded with partner Francesco Turrisi, the album won Best Folk Album. Rhiannon Giddens on her Grammy-winning album 'They're Calling Me Home' For the full story, click here. We revisit Peter O’Dowd’s ...

Joined by her live band, Giddens took the stage with a banjo in hand, picking away at the instrumental opening of the song. “You Louisiana Man” opens with rousing fiddle and banjo before Giddens ...

Invocation (Pura Fé Crescioni); Swannanoa Tunnel / Steel-Driving Man (Traditional, arr. Rhiannon Giddens); Rainy Day (Wu Man); Far Down Far (Maeve Gilchrist); Tamping Song (Haruka Fuji); Rela (Sandeep ...