Rhiannon Giddens performed a special set as part of BBC Radio 2's live coverage from Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival: "Last Kind Words" from her album Tomorrow Is My Turn; "Mouth Music," from her new EP, Factory Girl, and the new song called "Come Love Come." Watch the set here. She plays her own Celtic Connections show tonight, then joins Transatlantic Sessions for two nights at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall and a five-concert tour of the UK. Giddens performs on BBC One TV's Andrew Marr Show this Sunday morning.
Rhiannon Giddens performed a special set at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland, as part of BBC Radio 2's live coverage from the Celtic Connections festival. Her set included her take on Geeshie Wiley's "Last Kind Words" from her Grammy-nominated solo debut album, Tomorrow Is My Turn; the traditional tune "Mouth Music," as heard on her new EP, Factory Girl; and a new song written by Giddens called "Come Love Come." You can watch the complete set below, and hear more live coverage from the event, including Giddens' interview with host Mark Radcliffe, at bbc.co.uk.
Giddens and her band perform their own, full Celtic Connections set at Old Fruit Market tonight, after which she joins the Transatlantic Sessions group of artists from both sides of the Atlantic for two nights at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall and a five-concert tour of the UK. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
Folks in the UK can also watch Giddens perform on BBC One TV's Andrew Marr Show this Sunday morning, January 31.
To pick up a copy of Tomorrow Is My Turn and Factory Girl, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete recording at checkout.
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