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Rhiannon Giddens Discusses New Album

Updated 2026-06-25 17:40 UTC 1 source Positive

Folk and roots artist Rhiannon Giddens previewed her upcoming album, 'Hope Is the Thing With Feathers,' describing it as a significant milestone in her 20-year career. The project marks a departure from her usual genre but remains rooted in her artistic identity.

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Rhiannon Giddens Previews New Album, ‘Hope Is the Thing With Feathers’: ‘It’s a Punctuation Point’ to ’20 Years of Me Being a Roots and Americana Artist’

If roots music in America has a poster woman, it’s Rhiannon Giddens, who we can always picture with her banjo, even if she’s doing projects as far afield from that as an opera. She has just announced her seventh album, “Hope Is the Thing With Feathers,” which she describes as

2026-06-25 17:36 UTC