Biography

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is best known as the frontwoman of African-American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, whose 2010 album Genuine Negro Jig earned them a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. Raised in Piedmont, North Carolina, Giddens studied opera at the Oberlin Conservatory before relocating back home, where she became immersed in the rural musical traditions of that region. A chance meeting with future bandmates Justin Robinson and Dom Flemons at the 2005 Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, North Carolina resulted in the formation of their first folk project, Sankofa Strings. Originally an outlet to perform various early African-American musical styles like blues, country, hot string jazz, and Caribbean, the bandmembers ended up learning much of their early repertoire from legendary old-time fiddler Joe Thompson. Adopting the name the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the group released four eclectic and well-respected albums before signing with Nonesuch Records to release its wildly successful 2010 breakthrough album. Following the success of Genuine Negro Jig, the band continued to tour and record with an ever-evolving lineup that remained centered around Giddens' powerful vocals and fiddle/banjo playing. Drafted by producer T-Bone Burnett to perform solo at the 2013 Another Day, Another Time concert (celebrating the musical era of the film Inside Llewyn Davis) in New York, she gave a show-stopping performance of the Odetta classic "Waterboy," which was widely considered the highlight of the evening. Just a few months later in early 2014, she again worked with Burnett on the collaborative New Basement Tapes recording project, which featured Elvis Costello, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons), and Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) writing new music to recently discovered Bob Dylan lyrics. Her own Burnett-produced solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn, was released a year later in February 2015. ~ Timothy Monger

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1.	She's Got You	Tomorrow Is My Turn	4:17	$1.29
2.	Black Is the Color	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:45	$1.29
3.	Forever Young (From NBC's Parent..	Forever Young (From NBC'..	4:21	$1.29
4.	Up Above My Head	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:09	$1.29
5.	Tomorrow is My Turn	Tomorrow Is My Turn	4:37	$1.29
6.	Shake Sugaree	Tomorrow Is My Turn	4:24	$1.29
7.	Waterboy	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:45	$1.29
8.	Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:39	$1.29
9.	Angel City	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:52	$1.29
10.	That Lonesome Road	Factory Girl - EP	3:05	$1.29
11.	Moonshiner's Daughter	Factory Girl - EP	3:58	$1.29
12.	'S iomadh rud tha dhìth orm / C..	Another Day, Another Time: ..	4:23	$1.29
13.	Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby	Another Day, Another Time: ..	2:06	$1.29
14.	O Love Is Teasin'	Tomorrow Is My Turn	4:32	$1.29
15.	We Rise	We Rise - EP	3:22	$1.29
16.	Underneath the Harlem Moon	Factory Girl - EP	3:49	$1.29
17.	Factory Girl	Factory Girl - EP	6:58	$1.29
18.	Last Kind Words	Tomorrow Is My Turn	4:13	$1.29
19.	Waterboy	Another Day, Another Time: ..	3:50	$1.29
20.	O Holy Night	Gathering	4:03	$0.99
21.	Round About the Mountain	Tomorrow Is My Turn	3:30	$1.29
22.	String of Pearls (feat. Laurelyn Dos..	Gathering	4:10	$0.99
23.	Mouth Music	Factory Girl - EP	2:52	$1.29
24.	We Rise	We Are Not for Sale: Songs ..	3:22	$1.29
25.	Vanishing Race	Look Again to the Wind: Joh..	6:14	$1.29

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