Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens Instagram – I wrote a little thing for @guardian – I wish I could have included more but there was a 800 word limit – so no mention of the commercial side of Bristol, or the white supremacy-laden early folk movement, or of say, Leslie Riddle and DeFord Bailey – but with help from my banjo brain trust (amazing minds who have done a ton of research on the banjo), I figured out a way to make every word count for the thing I know best – black string band music and the world BEFORE commerical country. And that’s the world you rarely see mentioned when people talk about Black folk in country music. Anyway, check it out. Link in stories! | Posted on 27/Feb/2024 22:19:23