Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician known for her eclectic folk music. Born on February 21, 1977, in Greensboro, North Carolina, Giddens rose to prominence as a founding member of the Grammy-winning band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops. In the band, she showcased her talents as a lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Alongside her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Giddens has released five solo albums, including Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015), Freedom Highway (2017), and the collaborative albums There Is No Other (2019) and They're Calling Me Home (2021) with Francesco Turrisi. She has also appeared in the Smithsonian Folkways collection documenting Mike Seeger's final trip through Appalachia in 2009. Furthermore, Giddens participated in the T Bone Burnett-produced project titled The New Basement Tapes in 2014.