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Indie Concert
Star performer

Rhiannon Giddens

November 1 at 7pm

At Walker Art Center

Calhoun Isles, Minneapolis

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Historian’s curiosity drives American roots music, spotlighting Black musicians and traditions in a performance by singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens at the Walker Art Center.

American roots music
Grammy-winning artist
Walker Art Center
Pulitzer Prize winner
Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens

American roots folk singer‑songwriter and banjo/fiddle scholar, Greensboro, NC tradition

Headliner


Rhiannon Giddens is an American singer, multi‑instrumentalist and scholar who co‑founded the Grammy‑winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, reviving Black string‑band traditions. She blends Americana, folk, blues and opera in solo work such as Freedom Highway and collaborations with Francesco Turrisi, and her 2023 album You’re the One. The Walker Art Center event highlights her historian’s curiosity for American roots music.

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  • American roots music
  • Grammy-winning artist
  • Walker Art Center
  • Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Calhoun Isles
  • Minneapolis

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