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"There's times I'm playing the banjo and I just feel the ancestors," Rhiannon Giddens says.
Karen Cox
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Rhiannon Giddens' banjo connects her to her ancestors: 'The spirits come through'
Terry Gross
A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.
An American Eagle plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in October 2025 in Burbank, California.
Mario Tama
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Joel Rose
David Ellison, Chairman & CEO, Paramount Skydance speaks on stage during New York Upfront Partnership Event 2026 at Storied NYC on April 22, 2026 in New York City.
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