Album Reviews

Album reviews: Rhiannon Giddens’ You’re the One is a versatile mishmash of American song styles

Limerick-based multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has released her first solo record since 2017’s Freedom Highway, but it’s somewhat lacking the spark found on her collaborative work

Multi-talented: Rhiannon Giddens, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Music, connects intuitively with many genres

Rhiannon Giddens, You’re the One (Nonesuch)

North Carolina-born, Limerick-based multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is incapable of hiding her talents under the proverbial bushel – frankly, she has too many to even think of pushing them aside. From creating an opera based on the Arabic language autobiography of 19th century Muslim cleric Omar Said to winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music, she has intuitively connected with many genres: Americana, blues, traditional folk, gospel, country, world and anything ...