Rhiannon Giddens stopped by NPR, joined by multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi and bassist Jason Sypher, to perform a Tiny Desk Concert of songs from her new album, there is no Other, and her previous album, Freedom Highway. You can watch it here. "Despite its weightiness, Rhiannon Giddens' music is entertaining, and her voice, the melodies, and her accompaniment are engaging," says host Bob Boilen. "But it is music infused with lessons and deep purpose—something all too rare in popular music in my opinion."
Rhiannon Giddens stopped by the NPR offices in Washington, DC, earlier this year to perform a Tiny Desk Concert for Bob Boilen and the staff of NPR and NPR Music. She was joined by multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi and bassist Jason Sypher to perform three songs from her new album, there is no Other—"Ten Thousand Voices," "I'm on My Way," and "He Will See You Through"—as well as "At the Purchaser's Option," from her previous album, Freedom Highway. You can watch the full set below.
"There is an intensity to Rhiannon Giddens I could feel from the moment she arrived at the Tiny Desk, and her songs reflect that spirit," says Boilen. "Despite its weightiness, Rhiannon Giddens' music is entertaining, and her voice, the melodies, and her accompaniment are engaging. But it is music infused with lessons and deep purpose—something all too rare in popular music in my opinion." You can read more at npr.org/music.
To pick up a copy of there is no Other, including the just-released two-LP vinyl edition, visit the Nonesuch Store. The album is also available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, and everywhere fine music can be found.
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi begin their US tour at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, Alabama, this Thursday. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
RHIANNON GIDDENS & FRANCESCO TURRISI ON TOUR
| Sep 19 | Alys Stephens Center | Birmingham, AL |
| Sep 20 | City Winery* | Atlanta, GA |
| Sep 21 | City Winery* | Nashville, TN |
| Sep 22 | Diana Wortham Theatre* | Asheville, NC |
| Sep 23 | McGlohan Theatre at Spirit Square | Charlotte, NC |
| Sep 25 | North Carolina Museum of Art | Raleigh, NC |
| Sep 26 | Kennedy Center Terrace Theater* | Washington, DC |
| Sep 27 | McCarter Theater | Princeton, NH |
| Sep 28 | Grand Opera House | Wimington, DE |
| Sep 29 | Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | Burlington, VT |
| Oct 1 | Stone Mountain Arts Center* | Brownfield, ME |
| Oct 2 | The Opera House* | Boothbay Harbor, ME |
| Oct 3 | Sanders Theatre* | Cambridge, MA |
| Oct 4&5 | Metropolitan Museum of Art* | New York, NY |
| Oct 19&20 | Pico Union Project* | Los Angeles, CA |
| Oct 23 | The Kent Stage | Kent, OH |
| Oct 24 | Koerner Hall* | Toronto, ON |
| Oct 25 | The Ark* | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Oct 26&27 | City Winery* | Chicago, IL |
| Oct 29 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater | Bloomington, IN |
| Oct 30 | The Englert Theatre | Iowa City, IA |
| Oct 31&Nov 1 | The Dakota* | Minneapolis, MN |
| Nov 2&3 | Stoughton Opera House* | Stoughton, WI |
| Nov 21 | HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs | London, UK |
| Nov 22 | Royal Festival Hall | London, UK |
| Nov 23 | St Georges Church | Brighton, UK |
| Nov 24 | The Anvil | Basingstoke, UK |
| Nov 26 | Forum | Bath, UK |
| Nov 27 | Opera House | Buxton, UK |
| Nov 28 | Grand Central | Liverpool, UK |
| Nov 29 | The Sage | Gateshead, UK |
| Dec 1 | Usher Hall | Edinburgh, UK |
| Dec 3 | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, NETHERLANDS |
| Dec 4 | Fabrik | Hamburg, GERMANY |
| Dec 5 | Centralstation | Darmstadt, GERMANY |
| Dec 7 | Kulturkirche | Cologne, GERMANY |
| Dec 8 | Het Depot | Leuven, BELGIUM |
| Dec 9 | Café de la Danse | Paris, FRANCE |
| Dec 10 | De Duif | Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS |
| Jan 17&18 | Torino Folk Club | Turin, ITALY |
| Feb 7 | Bing Concert Hall | Stanford, CA |
| Feb 13-16 | SFJAZZ Center | San Francisco, CA |
* sold out
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