Name: They're Calling Me Home
Brand: Rhiannon Giddens

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

NNS654203.1

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Black

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Download code: No

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-06-11

Signed copies

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Supplier US

WEA /­ ADA

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

075597915730

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

NNS654203.2

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2021-04-09

075597915709

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Rhiannon Giddens

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Nonesuch

Grammys 2022

Rhiannon Giddens, born on 21 February 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, is a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. She is a talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. With her diverse musical skills and captivating songwriting abilities, Rhiannon has made a significant impact on the music industry.

Having grown up in North Carolina, Rhiannon developed a deep appreciation for traditional American music. Her passion for this genre led her to co-found the renowned group Carolina Chocolate Drops. Through their performances and recordings, they have revived and celebrated African-American string band traditions.

In addition to being an accomplished musician, Rhiannon is also known for her powerful vocals that effortlessly blend folk, blues, gospel, and other genres. Her unique sound resonates with audiences worldwide and has earned her critical acclaim as well as numerous awards.

Rhiannon Giddens’ new album They’re Calling Me Home, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, comes via Nonesuch Records. Giddens and Turrisi, who both live in Ireland when they aren’t on tour, have been there since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The two expats found themselves drawn to the music of their native and adoptive countries of America, Italy, and Ireland during lockdown. Exploring the emotions brought up by the moment, Giddens and Turrisi decamped to Hellfire, a small studio on a working farm outside of Dublin, to record these songs over six days. The result is They’re Calling Me Home, a twelve-track album that speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death, which has been a tragic reality for so many during the COVID-19 crisis.

They’re Calling Me Home features several traditional songs that Giddens hasn't played for years, including some of the first old-time pieces she ever learned: "I Shall Not Be Moved," "Black As Crow (Dearest Dear)" and "Waterbound." The album also includes a new song Giddens wrote, “Avalon,” as well as an Italian lullaby, “Nenna Nenna,” that Turrisi used to sing to his infant daughter that took on new resonance during the lockdown.

Joining them at key moments are Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and Irish traditional musician Emer Mayock on flute, whistle, and pipes. Engineer Ben Rawlins was key to the shape and sound of the record while Giddens and Turrisi produced and Kim Rosen mastered.

They're Calling Me Home

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