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Rhiannon Giddens

Recording Artist · Active 2009–present · Greensboro · Also a musician
Old-Time (Traditional)

Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician and singer who works in old-time, folk, and roots music.

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  • Born in 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina, she trained as an opera singer at the Oberlin Conservatory.
  • Plays banjo and fiddle and sings.
  • Was a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, formed in 2005.
  • Won a Grammy Award with the group for the album “Genuine Negro Jig.”
  • Has built a wide-ranging solo career and received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize.

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