Song Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

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

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

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

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

I had this dream like years ago. I had this dream - I wanted to be in an all-black string band.

— Rhiannon Giddens

I'm not an urban black person. I'm a country black person.

— Rhiannon Giddens

To sit in my concert and be uncomfortable is brave. Because you could always leave, you know?

— Rhiannon Giddens

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

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

There is a black folk music audience. They're just very small.

— Rhiannon Giddens

When I got into college, I got into operatic vocalists, like Leontyne Price.

— Rhiannon Giddens

People seem ready for a more in-depth idea of folk music, culture and history.

— Rhiannon Giddens

Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you.

— Rhiannon Giddens

Othering people is something that humans have done for ever.

— Rhiannon Giddens

When I first heard the minstrel banjo - I played a gourd first - I almost lost my mind. I was like, Oh, my…

— Rhiannon Giddens