Rhiannon Giddens - Avalon
Here is a little bit of joy to start the New Year - and I know I need it!
With the 2022 Grammy Awards coming up sometime soon (after everyone in Los Angeles recovers from Omicron, I guess), I want to share some of the great music and artists from 2021 that are up for awards.
First up is Rhiannon Giddens, nominated for Best Folk Album, They're Calling Me Home, and for Best American Roots Song (Avalon).
Recorded over six days in the early phase of the pandemic in a small studio outside of Dublin, Ireland, where both Giddens and Turrisi live, They’re Calling Me Home manages to effortlessly blend the music of their native and adoptive countries: America, Italy, and Ireland. "Avalon" speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death.
The Avalon video features two wonderful dancers, Stephanie Dufresne and Mintesinot Wolde. Filmed and edited by Laura Sheeran in Co. Galway, Ireland
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