Rhiannon Giddens says, "...woke up yesterday morning to new music from @beyonce, featuring none other than my banjo and viola playing throughout. On the heels of her SUPER BOWL commercial album announcement, her single “Texas Hold ‘Em” is the first off her new country-inspired record, #actii.
The beginning is a solo riff on my minstrel banjo - and my only hope is that it might lead a few more intrepid folks into the exciting history of the banjo."
Love watching Giddens succeed.
#cosomusic
I can take the banjo, just want it outside Tennessee and away from a river.
I AIN'T SQUELIN' FOR NO ONE.
@Madken65 Just to say, Rhiannon Giddens is a whole other thing. She's pulling from the banjos African roots, updating with some Appalachia/American South/Indigenous heritage. Two Grammys, co-wrote an opera that got the Pulitzer Prize for Music, much more.
A taste: https://youtu.be/q0fIdFx3pbY?feature=shared&t=513
/nosanitize
@Madken65 @b4cks4w Funny you should mention the movie. I was thinking about that the other day, wondering why I haven't seen that playing on TV in years. Years!