Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens performs at KOKO in London, with a band line-up drawn from the musicians named for this concert. The evening is a live show by the American singer and instrumentalist.

Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician, actress and author whose folk music draws on old-time music, puirt à beul and folk, and who has been active since 2005. Born in 1977 in Greensboro, Giddens was a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where they sang lead and played fiddle and banjo. The material for this concert describes a career that extends into composing opera, ballet and film, and focuses on bringing attention to musicians whose contributions to American music have been overlooked.

On stage, Giddens plays banjo and fiddle and sings, joined by Niwel Tsumbu on guitar and vocals, Jason Snyder on upright bass and Eamonn Cagney on percussion. The show takes place at KOKO, a London venue that hosts concerts and shows.

The programme suits listeners who follow folk, blues and country and want to hear a songwriter and instrumentalist who works across historical and contemporary material.