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The three fulltime members of the string band known as the carolina chocolate drops dom flemons on guitar, jug, and harmonica, rhiannon giddens on banjo and fiddle, and justin robinson on banjo and fiddle sule greg wilson sometimes sits in on percussion met in 2005 at the black banjo gathering at appalachian state university in north carolina, drawn together by. Dixie by carolina chocolate drops song free music, listen. Here is an archive of all of the carolina chooclate drops related videos that one can find on youtube. Turtle island quartet finds new cellist in carolina chocolate. The record is a collaboration with the new york citybased romanian gypsy punk band luminescent orchestrii. Carolina chocolate dropss songs stream online music. Its 2010 album, genuine negro jig, won the grammy award for best traditional folk album at the 53rd annual grammy awards, and.
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These kids may not have been born into this tradition singer rhiannon giddens went to the oberlin conservatory for voice but theyve spent enough time at the feet of oldtime fiddler joe thompson to start earning their place as inheritors of the littleknown but surprisingly powerful africanamerican string tradition. Rhiannon giddens, justin robinson and dom flemons kindly share an intimate taste of their music, a few stories and a look at life on the road. Check out carolina chocolate drops on amazon music. Carolina chocolate drops aint gonna be treated this. Jun 16, 2015 a cello change is coming to the turtle island quartet, a 30yearold ensemble that has become known for crossover classical performances that reimagine works by artists as varied as john coltrane and jimi hendrix for string quartet. Carolina chocolate drops have found countless plaudits for their take on traditional jug band folk music of their native north carolina, us, whilst also reinterpreting contemporary hits with their oldtime sound. To say that carolina chocolate drops are an anomaly in the 21st century would be a huge understatement. Here are three twentysomething africanamericans playing a brand of acoustic, banjo and fiddledriven string band music that is nearly extinct today, and in. Carolina chocolate drops luminescent orchestrii ep. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Nonesuch releases its second record from north carolinabased string band the carolina chocolate dropsa foursong epon january 25.
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