Rhiannon Giddens- Bluefest Touring
Rhiannon Giddens indisputably stole the show at the T Bone Burnett–curated 2013 Another Day, Another Time concert—a celebration of the early ’60s folk revival at New York City’s Town Hall.
The Grammy Award–winning lead singer of African-American folk interpreters Carolina Chocolate Drops, having stepped out on her own, brought the star-studded audience to its feet with her elegant bearing, prodigious voice, and fierce spirit. It was, as the As the New York Times put it, “the fervor of a spiritual, the yips of a folk holler, and the sultry insinuation of the blues”.
On her Nonesuch solo debut Tomorrow Is My Turn, Giddens delivers striking renditions of Dolly Parton’s ‘Don’t Let It Trouble Your Mind’, & Hank Cochran’s ‘She’s Got You’,popularised by Patsy Cline. The album incorporates Gospel, Jazz, Blues, and Country, plus a hint of proto-Rock’n’Roll, and Giddens displays an emotional range to match her dazzling vocal prowess throughout.
“Giddens on her own can wrap her voice around songs in a way few 21st-century vocalists can.”– The Colorado Springs Independent
Tomorrow Is My Turn was recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, with a multi-generational group of players whom Burnett assembled. The songs here, says Giddens, “are all facets of the human condition.” Tomorrow Is My Turn is a composite portrait of “Ruby,” of America, and of Giddens herself, whose turn is clearly right now.
Bluesfest Touring is delighted to bring Rhiannon Giddens to Australia for the first time and we just know you are going to love her – and you will experience a live performance from one of the brightest rising stars in music today.
This is for Paris, and Beirut, and Kenya, and Charleston, and so many others; for countless innocent people devastated by terrorism- which is just a word for organized hatred and inhumanity. We have to keep seeing the world in shades of rose- we have to keep hoping for peace and working for change and believing that with our art, our love, our knowledge, and most of all, our empathy and understanding for our fellow human beings, we can make a difference. – Rhiannon
Make sure not to miss this wonderful opportunity for your chance to hear Rhiannon Giddens newest hits from her latest album Tomorrow Is My Turn. Tickets are available on the Bluefest Website or even on the Factory Theatre website.
Who: Rhiannon Giddens
Where: Factory Theatre
When: 21 March 2016