{"product_id":"rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","title":"Rhiannon Giddens - Hope Is The Thing With Feathers","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePulitzer and Grammy-winning artist \u003cb\u003eRhiannon \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e new album \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHope\u003c\/span\u003e is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was inspired by the beauty of people coming together and drawing strength from each other. It was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure and essential music that captures the feeling of community, clarity, as well as the joy and power of creating together. From exploring the lineages that make American music to the community-oriented spirit in which it was conceived and recorded, in many ways the album tells the story of the last 20 years of \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e’ life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHope\u003c\/span\u003e is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e’ key collaborators from throughout her career. \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e (lead vocals, minstrel banjo, fiddle) is joined by longtime bassist Jason Sypher, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, Congolese artist Niwel Tsumbu (guitars), and Louisiana native Dirk Powell on multiple instruments, as well as her very first bandmate and fellow North Carolinian Justin Robinson, her nephew Justin Harrington, Dirk’s daughter Amelia Powell, Charly Lowry, and \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e’ sister Lalenja Harrington. Says \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGiddens\u003c\/span\u003e: “Louisiana, the Congo, Italy, the Carolinas - all of these influences and people coming together to make something: that is American music. It’s how American music came to be, and that was the original thought of creating a band with the musicians that I’ve been playing with for years, and featured on this album.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ventnor Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57496631378295,"sku":"0075597891935","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/6841\/8725\/files\/HopeIstheThingwithFeathers.jpg?v=1790588839","url":"https:\/\/store.ventnorexchange.co.uk\/products\/rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","provider":"Ventnor Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}