Bluegrass News

If you're not a bluegrass dork like me, you might not have heard of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.  They first came to my attention on a collection of Bob Dylan covers that the library owns, and then I heard them again on a collection of modern remakes of Civil War Songs (remember when I said I was a dork?).  Even though I don't love all their songs, I do love the voice of their lone female member, Rhiannon Giddens, and the interesting ways that she uses it in their songs. Here's an example:

So you can imagine my excitement when I found out that Ms. Giddens was coming out with a solo album, Tomorrow Is My Turn.  It's on the library shelves right now, if you'd like to check it out!