Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson "What Did the Blackbird Say" 2023-09-15 writes and produces her music

writes and produces her music alongside a small group of collaborators

" achieved his biggest debut yet

Songs like "Unfamiliar

careening wildly from dirty jokes to wounded ballads

are a family

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson "What Did the Blackbird Say" 2023-09-15 writes and produces her musicJustin Robinson and Rhiannon Giddens are two of the few people from the Black community caretaking Joe Thompsons family tradition of fiddle and banjo music. For both, their Black banjo bodylands are primarily rooted in the North Carolina Piedmont, where Joe mentored them. The term Black banjo bodylands describes the deep connection between banjos, land, and the Black musicians who breathe life into them. Intimate engagements with place, nature, and