Celebrated American roots vocalist Rhiannon Giddens is set to perform on Friday, September 25 at Page Auditorium, Duke University. In February 2015, Giddens released her debut solo album Tomorrow is My Turn on Nonesuch Records. Produced by T Bone Burnett, the recording contains songs made popular by Patsy Cline, Odetta, Dolly Parton, and Nina Simone. Giddens will bring this repertoire to Page Auditorium, accompanied by a band that includes the current lineup of the Chocolate Drops.
North Carolinian Rhiannon Giddens first appeared at Duke Performances in 2007 with the award-winning string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops at Music in the Gardens. In the following years, she has returned to Duke Performances on numerous occasions and established herself as an international star.
After Giddens sang on the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis, producer T Bone Burnett invited the singer to join his New Basement Tapes project together with Elvis Costello, Jim James, and Marcus Mumford.
For more details go to dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar/rhiannon-giddens
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