'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' is out this Friday on Nonesuch Records! To celebrate, Justin Robinson and I are sharing a new tune from the album each day this week, along with a video captured by Alexei Mejouev at the recording. First up today is "Country Waltz," made at Mill Prong Preservation in Red Springs, NC. I love this tune—it’s so simple. Justin’s timbre feels like it reaches back into the mists of time when the only thing we could do at the end of the work day was dance. You

"When we could fly, we could fly We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high We could fly across the mountains Together, hand in hand Searching, always searching for the promised land" My second children's book, We Could Fly, is out October 10, 2023 from Candlewick Press. Pre-order your copy now! rhiannongiddens.com/we-could-fly | Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens on the Unknown Black Legacy of the Banjo, and Why a New Generation Is Reclaiming It

So much fun to play with Seckou Keita and Francesco Turrisi. You can learn the banjo tab and history of this song, plus many more in my new book “Go Back and Fetch It Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo." | Rhiannon Giddens