Rhiannon Giddens

[fredtoast]

Best combination of voice and musical ability ever by a woman.

The two videos I am posting show two of the extremes of her performance range. If you don't like classic French ballads or barefoot bluegrass jams then you can also find her on Youtube singing New Orleans Jazz/Blues with Tom Jones, or playing folk banjo with an Irish Symphony orchestra, or doing Patsy Cline covers or Joan Baez protest songs or almost anything else.

The third song is one of her originals that showcases her own unique style.

[The Gooney Rule]

This is great, Fred. Really glad to give that a listen and to find a new-to-me musician to follow.

She crushed that Vie en Rose, and all the way through to her own stuff on the third video, she's a tremendous talent; you're dead right.

I used to spend a lot of time down at UNC-Greensboro, and it's cool to read she's got roots there. Looks like her new husband / music partner is from Torino, which is another place I've spent a lot of time, so I'm digging the coincidences on top of the quality music too.

All in all, a big thanks for the thread!