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My Music with Rhiannon Giddens

Swannanoa Tunnel

Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens tells a story of black convict labor in the post Civil War South, and how their dangerous work on a mountain railroad became the basis for a popular folk song whose lyrics got whitewashed and then recently rediscovered.
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Season 3 Episode 6
Karan Casey
Rhiannon joins Karan Casey and Niall Vallely at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City.
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Season 3 Episode 5
Niwel Tsumbu
Rhiannon visits guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on his family farm near Kinsale in County Cork.
Emer Mayock
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Season 3 Episode 4
Emer Mayock
Rhiannon joins Irish piper and flutist Emer Mayock in Castlebar, County Mayo.
Enda Scahill
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Season 3 Episode 3
Enda Scahill
Irish banjo master Enda Scahill is featured with step dancer Stephanie Keane.
Loah
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Season 3 Episode 2
Loah
Rhiannon visits with Loah at Connolly's of Leap, a 500-year-old pub in West Cork.
Róisín Elsafty
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Season 3 Episode 1
Róisín Elsafty
Rhiannon visits with Róisín Elsafty in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara.
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens Season 2
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Season 2 Episode 6
Episode 6
Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé is Rhiannon’s guest artist.
Episode 5
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Season 2 Episode 5
Episode 5
Rhiannon and Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii perform and chat.
Episode 4
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Season 2 Episode 4
Episode 4
Rhiannon Giddens and tabla master Sandeep Das share a visit in L.A.’s Union Station.
Episode 3
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Season 2 Episode 3
Episode 3
Violinist Mazz Swift shares songs and anecdotes with host Rhiannon Giddens.
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Season 2 Episode 2
Episode 2
Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist performs and visits with host Rhiannon Giddens.
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Season 2 Episode 1
Episode 1
Rhiannon’s guest artist is Wu Man, master of the pipa or “Chinese banjo.”
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