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My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
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Host Rhiannon Giddens performs and talks with pipa master Wu Man, a 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow who has been part of Silkroad Ensemble since its founding in 2000 by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. They talk about the origins of the pipa and discuss Silkroad’s multi-year “American Railroad” project.
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Rhiannon visits guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on his family farm near Kinsale in County Cork.
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Rhiannon joins Irish piper and flutist Emer Mayock in Castlebar, County Mayo.
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Irish banjo master Enda Scahill is featured with step dancer Stephanie Keane.
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Rhiannon visits with Róisín Elsafty in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara.
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Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé is Rhiannon’s guest artist.
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Rhiannon and Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii perform and chat.
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Rhiannon Giddens and tabla master Sandeep Das share a visit in L.A.’s Union Station.
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Violinist Mazz Swift shares songs and anecdotes with host Rhiannon Giddens.
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Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist performs and visits with host Rhiannon Giddens.
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Rhiannon’s guest artist is Wu Man, master of the pipa or “Chinese banjo.”
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Rhiannon performs and talks with her partner and musical collaborator, Francesco Turrisi.