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FROM NONESUCH RECORDS: Rhiannon Giddens’s Second Solo Album, “Freedom Highway,” Due February 24 on Nonesuch Records “Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you. Let it show you how the future can look, for nothing in this world has not come around before. These songs are based on slave narratives from the Read more | Read the press release at the Nonesuch website
John Doe has been nominated for “Best Spoken World Album” for Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk! Read about the memoir at L.A. Times For more info on John Doe and upcoming tour dates, visit his artist page Read more | Read about the memoir at L.A. Times
Carrie Rodriguez’s Lola is one of NPR‘s “Top 50 Albums of 2016” and Rolling Stone‘s “40 Best Country Albums of 2016”! Read about the album and see NPR’s full list here See Rolling Stone’s full list here Read more | Read about the album and see NPR's full list here
Rhiannon Giddens has been nominated for two 2017 GRAMMY awards! Her 2016 EP, Factory Girl (Nonesuch Records), is nominated for “Best Folk Album” and the song “Factory Girl is nominated for “Best American Roots Performance”. Stream Factory Girl on the Nonesuch Records website For more info and upcoming tour dates, visit her Artist Page Read more | Stream Factory Girl on the Nonesuch Records website
William Bell has been nominated for two 2017 GRAMMY awards! This Is Where I Live is nominated for “Best Americana Album” and his song “The Three Of Me” is nominated for “Best Traditional R&B performance”. Stream “The Three Of Me” at NPR: Songs We Love Visit William Bell’s Website Read more | Stream "The Three Of Me" at NPR: Songs We Love
Lowland Hum’s new album, Thin, is due out February 10, 2017. You can read about the making of this album at The Huffington Post! Read more | See the full article on the making of 'Thin' at Huffington Post
From Nonesuch Records: Rhiannon Giddens has unveiled a recording of “Freedom Highway,” the song written by Pops Staples and recorded by the Staples Singers in 1965, from her forthcoming album, which is due in early 2017. She is joined on the song by Bhi Bhiman. You can hear it below. Giddens writes: “I am a daughter Read more | Listen to "Freedom Highway" here
Concerted Efforts is proud to welcome Rising Appalachia to our roster for Europe. Sisters Leah & Chloe are the collective voice that leads Rising Appalachia, a melting pot of folk music simplicity, textured songwriting, and those bloodline harmonies that only siblings can pull off. Proudly born and raised in the concrete jungle of Atlanta, Georgia, Read more | Visit the Rising Appalachia website
The Carolina Chocolate Drops are one of this year’s North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees along with The Avett Brothers and others. Read more about this year’s inductees at Greensboro.com For More information about The Carolina Chocolate Drops, visit their artist page Read more | Read More About This Year's Inductees
We are pleased to announce the exclusive signing of Dhafer Youssef for North America. Considered to be the most inventive oud master today, Dhafer Youssef has been widely hailed internationally as a performer of the highest cultural importance, and is an author of a unique musical style that unites his native North African roots with Read more | Click here to watch the new album trailer