American folk music has always been heavily influenced by black musicians, many of whom have been largely forgotten — especially the women. Rhiannon Giddens is aiming to change that by using her phenomenal voice as a spotlight and shining it on the artists that came before her. In this episode, Amanda leads the Discord & Rhyme team through Giddens’ 2015 album Tomorrow Is My Turn, a mix of well-known standards and obscure gems. The album is not only fantastic on its own, but serves as a wonderful starting point for a larger discussion of the music that has come out of American history and the women who helped to shape it.

Cohosts: Amanda Rodgers, Rich Bunnell, Chris Willie Williams, B. Heard

Complete show notes: http://discordpod.com/listen/012-rhiannon-giddens-tomorrow-is-my-turn-2015

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