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- Grammy winner and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient Rhiannon Giddens hosts a half-hour PBS series of musical performance and conversation with outstanding guest artists.
- Four-time Grammy winner David Holt has spent his life learning and performing traditional American music. In "David Holt's State of Music" he shares tunes and stories with modern masters of this historic music that has a growing legion of contemporary fans.
- SAVING THE HANSEN HOUSE is the story of a mild-mannered college professor from the Midwest who buys a dilapidated18th-century farmhouse in a small North Carolina town. Originally he plans to just restore it and then maybe sell it and move on. But the house turns out to be something special, and the town is even more special. Before he knows it, he is putting down roots. This one-hour documentary chronicles the unique challenges and rewards of saving a 250-year-old house.
- 2023–TV EpisodeRhiannon Giddens shares a musical visit with three lifelong friends: Justin Robinson, a co-founder of Carolina Chocolate Drops; her sister, singer Lalenja Harrington; and singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens shares a musical visit with longtime friend and collaborator Allison Russell, the Canadian singer-songwriter and activist whose 2021 album "Outside Child" received three Grammy nominations and many international accolades.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens visits with Rissi Palmer, a passionate voice for country music artists of color and those who have been marginalized by the mainstream music establishment. Rissi performs her first hit song, "Country Girl," and 2019's "Seeds."
- Charly Lowry is an indigenous singer and songwriter of Lumbee/Tuscarora descent whose native American roots and experiences inform her music. Host Rhiannon Giddens visits Charly's tribal homeland of Robeson County, NC for songs and conversation.
- Indie artist Adia Victoria grew up not far from Nina Simone's childhood home in Tryon, NC. Host Rhiannon Giddens meets her there to share music and hear stories about her strict religious upbringing and her self-discovery through the blues.
- New Orleans native Joy Clark is a lyrical guitarist and rising singer/songwriter on the Americana music scene. She and host Rhiannon Giddens share music and talk about her religious upbringing and her lifelong love affair with the guitar.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens sits down with her partner and collaborator, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, for a look back at their meeting, the discovery of their musical affinities, and their shared vision of musical heritage that crosses borders.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens performs and talks with pipa master Wu Man, a 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow. They talk about the origins of the pipa and discuss Silk Road's multi-year "American Railroad" project.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens shares a musical visit with Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist. They discuss the harp's place in musical traditions and talk about Maeve's original composition for Silk Road Ensemble's "American Railroad" project.
- Host Rhiannon Giddens visits with Mazz Swift, a violinist, vocalist, and improvisational conductor whose musical journey includes education at Juilliard, playing music in the New York subway, and working with goats on a farm.
- Sandeep Das is a virtuoso on the northern India drums called tabla. Sandeep and host Rhiannon share a visit in L.A.'s Union Station that concludes with a Silk Road Ensemble performance at U.C. Berkeley featuring the tabla.
- Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii talks with Rhiannon about Silkroad's "American Railroad" project and the surprising history of the marimba in Japan. The episode includes a performance of Fujii's original composition "Tamping Song".
- Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé has both Tuscarora and Taino blood in her veins and generations of ancestors in her voice. She shares musical performances and her journey with host Rhiannon Giddens.