Live from the sold-out first ever Biscuits and Banjos Festival, Rhiannon Giddens’ Carolina Breakdown celebrates the deep roots and enduring legacy of black string band music for an unforgettable evening! Curated by Giddens, the multi-act line up highlights the intergenerational passing down of tradition, including the much-anticipated reunion of trailblazing group the Carolina Chocolate Drops for their first performance together in more than a decade.
Featuring: Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue, Carolina Chocolate Drops Reunion (with Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Justin Robinson, Leyla McCalla, Hubby Jenkins, Súle Greg Wilson, & Rowan Corbett), Niwel Tsumbu, New Dangerfield with Demeanor & more!
About Rhiannon Giddens: Rhiannon Giddens is a two-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, Pulitzer Prize winner, and composer, whose work centers around the mission of lifting up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been overlooked or erased.