Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue

Name: Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue
Start: 2025-05-08T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-08T23:00:00-04:00
Location: Memorial Hall OTR

Schedule

Thu May 08 2025 at 06:30 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Memorial Hall OTR | Cincinnati, OH

Don't miss Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue, May 8, 2025, in the Longworth-Anderson Series at historic Memorial Hall!
Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue is Giddens' much anticipated return to her North Carolina roots and the old-time music tradition that launched her career. The 2x GRAMMY, MacArthur "Genius", and Pulitzer Prize winner has pulled together a remarkable band that represents an incredible array of talent and American musical traditions as a way to celebrate her new album What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, a fiddle-and-banjo record made with her old Carolina Chocolate Drop collaborator Justin Robinson. Joining Giddens and Robinson on stage will be celebrated multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, longtime bassist Jason Sypher, guitarist Amelia Powell, and bones player and rapper Demeanor. What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow features a mix of North Carolinian instrumentals and traditional songs, many learned from Giddens' late mentor, the legendary North Carolina Piedmont musician Joe Thompson. Thompson was one of the last musicians of his era and his community to carry on the southern Black string band tradition. Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue pay homage to that legacy and shepherd it into a new era.
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Be part of another Longworth-Anderson Series evening of great music, food, and drink! Complimentary pre-concert reception features live music from Jake Speed & The Freddies, light bites from Ollie's Trolley and N.Y.P.D. Pizza, and craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co.
Reception runs from 6:30-8 p.m. Concert begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets ($53.00 to $103.00) on sale Friday, February 7, 2025 at www.memorialhallotr.com. Or call the Memorial Hall box office at 513-977-8838.
Masks are optional for this concert. Confirmation of vaccination status is not required.
BIG THANKS to our Concert Sponsor, Bill & Janinne Thompson!
www.rhiannongiddens.com
www.freddiesmusic.com
www.longworth-andersonseries.com