Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

Rhiannon Gidden is a musical polymath. As someone who started out studying opera vocals, she’s best known for her skills as a formidable banjo player (an instrument she came to at the late age of 24).

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens brings 'Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual' to Zellerbach Hall on March 19-20. (Photo by Adam Gurczak Almanak Creative) For 25 years, Silkroad’s path ...

Recall the sound that set the salty, downhome tone for Beyoncé's history-making single "Texas Hold 'Em." The first notes you hear on the first track by a Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country ...