Musician Rhiannon Giddens has won Grammys, a Pulitzer, and a MacArthur "Genius Grant." But her name might conjure something different depending on who you ask.
Fans may know her as a founding member of Black string band Carolina Chocolate Drops. They may also know her music from the popular video game "Red Dead Redemption." Or from the opera she co-wrote that won a Pulitzer in 2023. Maybe now, from her work on the soundtrack of Ryan Coogler's latest movie, "Sinners." She also has a handful of successful solo records under her belt.
But her new album is a true love letter to her North Carolina roots and features former Carolina Chocolate Drops bandmate Justin Robinson. The album is called "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow."
Giddens and Robinson join us to talk about North Carolina's musical past, taking the time to learn at the feet of a master, and what it means to call a place home.
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