My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
When you hear composer, you think, like, Beethoven: guy in a powdered wig, at a piano, furiously scribbling on manuscript paper. That's… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
I've been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn't, particularly around the Civil War… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
I love the U.K. folk scene. In the States, nobody knows what to do with me. There's still a very narrow definition of Americana. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
For me the bare feet are grounding. I'm connected to the Earth in a way that I cannot be any other way. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
We have been fed so many false narratives, many of them racialized to deliberately feed a racist agenda. It's important to address and dig… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
I had this dream like years ago. I had this dream - I wanted to be in an all-black string band. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
To sit in my concert and be uncomfortable is brave. Because you could always leave, you know? — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in history and when I looked into the settlers who came to my home state, North Carolina, I found that the… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
That was the special thing about the Carolina Chocolate Drops. We didn't want to do music full-time. We weren't looking to get rich, which… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
When I got into college, I got into operatic vocalists, like Leontyne Price. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
People seem ready for a more in-depth idea of folk music, culture and history. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
