THEY'RE CALLING ME HOME

Rhiannon Giddens they Re Calling Me Home (CD NEW)Label: Nonesuch Format: CD Release Date: 09 Apr 2021 No. of Discs: 1 UPC: 075597915709 Album Tracks 1. Calling Me Home (with Francesco Turrisi) 2. Avalon 3. Si Dolce F l Tormento 4. I Shall Not Be Moved 5. Black as Crow 6. O Death 7. Niwel Goes to Town 8. When I Was in My Prime 9. Waterbound 10. Bully for You 11. Nenna Nenna 12. Amazing Grace 2021 release. Rhiannon Giddens They re Calling Me Home was recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turris. Giddens and Turrisi who both live in Ireland when they aren t on tour have been there since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The two expats found themselves drawn to the music of their native and adoptive countries of America Italy and Ireland during lockdown. Exploring the emotions brought up by the moment Giddens and Turrisi decamped to Hellfire a small studio on a working farm outside of Dublin to record these songs over six days. The result is They re Calling Me Home a twelve-track album that speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical call home of death which has been a tragic reality for so many during the COVID-19 crisis. Artist: Rhiannon Giddens Format: CD Release Date: 4/9/2021 LABEL: Nonesuch GENRE: Folk THEME: Women in Music RELEASE DATE: 4/9/2021.