America Quote by Rhiannon Giddens

“The truth, the real history, is way more interesting and representative of what America actually is.”

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My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and…

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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.

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For me the bare feet are grounding. I'm connected to the Earth in a way that I cannot be any other way.

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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…

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

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

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

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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…

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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…

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

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

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

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I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes]

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I'm gonna bring America together.

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We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that.

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