Silkroad Ensemble

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• Music Review: The Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens – ‘American Railroad’ | Blogcritics | Nov. 20, 2024, 8:56 a.m.
American Railroad American Railroad is one of those recordings that only come along once in a while.

• Album: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - American Railroad | theartsdesk.com | Nov. 14, 2024, 12:08 a.m.
Conceived in 1998 by the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to remind the world of the benefits of globalisation in bringing people together, Silkroad is a non-profit organisation with a mission to create “music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning for a more hopeful and inclusive world”.

• Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - American Railroad | The 13th Floor | Nov. 18, 2024, 8:35 p.m.
American Railroad is a compelling album by the Silkroad Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Rhiannon Giddens. Produced by Giddens alongside Jody Elff

• Silkroad Ensemble explores untold history of workers in American Railroad Nov. 12 in Rogers | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Arkansas Online | Nov. 3, 2024, midnight
Silkroad Ensemble's Rhiannon Giddens didn't intend to release her haunting arrangement of the early 19th century work song, "Swannanoa Tunnel/Steel Driving Man," just days after Hurricane Helene ripped through the same region mentioned in the song.

• Silkroad Ensemble's New Album "American Railroad" | World's Leading Classical Music Platform | Nov. 15, 2024, 7:21 p.m.
World's Leading Classical Music Platform

• From Carolina Ballads to Global Stages: Rhiannon Giddens’ Rise to Fame | University Musical Society
University Musical Society

• Album: American Railroad Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens | theartsdesk.com | Nov. 14, 2024, 12:08 a.m.
Conceived in 1998 by the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to remind the world of the benefits of globalisation in bringing people together, Silkroad is a non-profit organisation with a mission to create “music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning for a more hopeful and inclusive world”.

• Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens release album inspired by the American railroad — review | Financial Times | Nov. 13, 2024, noon
New and adapted songs pay tribute to immigrants who built the tracks

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