Rhiannon Giddens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rhiannon Giddens

American musician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1977

Place of Birth: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Profession: singer, banjoist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician.
She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, an alumna of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and a 2000 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory at Oberlin College, where she studied opera.In addition to her work with the Grammy-winning Chocolate Drops, Giddens has released two solo albums: Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015) and Freedom Highway (2017).
Her latest album, There Is No Other, is a collaboration with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi released in May 2019.
She will also be appearing on a new Smithsonian Folkways collection documenting Mike Seeger's final trip through Appalachia in 2009, Just Around The Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles – Mike Seeger’s Last Documentary, which is planned for release in late September 2019.