Posts By: Kathleen Page

Rhiannon Giddens has created a website of COVID-19 resources for artists alongside Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman called Art is Alive.The site includes a comprehensive listing of grants for artists out of work to apply for (broken down by genre and region and some that are overarching – all links here go straight to the application sites, so Read more

Congratulations to our GRAMMY nominated artists! For Best Americana Roots Performance: “I’m On My Way” –Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi For Best Classical Compendium: “American Originals 1918” with a performance by Rhiannon Giddens For Best Americana Roots Song: “Black Myself” – Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters) For Best Americana Roots Song: “Crossing To Jerusalem” –Rosanne Cash & John Read more

Watch the Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Catch Rhiannon in Episode 1 of Country Music at PBS For more information, visit Rhiannon Giddens’ Artist page Read more | Watch the Tiny Desk Concert at NPR

Our Native Daughters graced Newport’s Folk Fest stage on Sunday afternoon, preaching about America’s 400-year-old story of black womanhood. The four-piece band comprising of Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell, and Leyla McCalla evoked an array of emotions for their hour-long set’s entirety. Their banjo-driven folk sound carried their cries of history to every ear Read more | Read Rolling Stone's full article here.

Our Native Daughters featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago), Amythyst Kiah, and Leyla McCalla to perform songs from their Smithsonian Folkways album, Songs of Our Native Daughters. Catch Our Native Daughters on the road:  July 23 Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts – Westport, CTJuly 24 Smithsonian Museum – Washington, DCJuly 25 Chautauqua Read more

Rhiannon Giddens was on the Today Show this Monday with Francesco Turrisi playing the song “I’m On My Way” from their album there is no Other (Nonesuch Records). Watch the full Today Show performance here Click for more information on Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi Read more | Watch the full Today Show performance here

For more information on Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, visit their artist page Read more | For more information on Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, visit their artist page

The Memphis Cook Convention Center was packed with blues musicians, fans, and music-world luminaries on May 9th to see who would be announced as winners at the 40th Annual Blues Music Awards. Ruthie Foster was the sole musician to retain their title as she again won the Koko Taylor Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist, her 9th  Blues Music Award win overall. For Read more

 “Rosanne Cash talks Channeling Feminist Rage on She Remembers Everything” – Read the article here! For more information on Rosanne Cash, visit her Artist Page Read more | Read the full article at Rolling Stone

Read more about “Attitude: Lucy Negro Redux” at The New York Times: Read more | Read about "Attitude: Lucy Negro Redux" at The New York Times