Rhiannon Giddens

Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning folk artist Rhiannon Giddens announced that there will not be a Biscuits & Banjos Festival in 2026. In its place, she announced Biscuits & Banjos presents: Rhiannon Giddens' Beloved Community, a one-night event at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

At the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos festival in Durham, founded by North Carolina’s own Rhiannon Giddens, WUNC music reporter Brian Burns hopped between more than a dozen performances and events. He gives us a lowdown on what was truly a magical weekend of live music and a celebration of southern Black culture.

A guide to the free events happening during the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival in downtown Durham.

The Biscuits & Banjos Festival will take place in Durham in April of 2025.

Greensboro native Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy-award-winning musician. She returned to North Carolina recently with an opera that she co-composed about the life of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man who was enslaved in the state in the 1800s.

Grammy Award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens is a North Carolina gem. Though she splits her time between the U.S and Ireland, her commitment to the music,…

Grammy Award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens is a North Carolina gem. Though she splits her time between the U.S and Ireland, her commitment to the music,…

We've teamed up with Come Hear NC on a podcast series that explores North Carolina music one song at a time. On this week's episode Music Maker Relief…

The public face of Bluegrass in North Carolina has long been male and white, but the genre is now undergoing a transformation. The star-power of Rhiannon…

The public face of Bluegrass in North Carolina has long been male and white, but the genre is now undergoing a transformation. The star-power of Rhiannon…