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(l to r: Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, Hubby Jenkins) credit: Crackerfarm
The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ new album, Leaving Eden–the follow-up to their 2010 Grammy Award-winning Genuine Negro Jig–will be released on February 28 on Nonesuch Records. Produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke), the album is a mix of original compositions, covers, and traditional song.
Some background from the press release:
Carolina Chocolate Drops formed after founding members Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson met at a roots festival in 2005, and discovered a shared interest in traditional African-American string band music of the Piedmont region. In 2011 multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins joined Flemons and Giddens in the group upon Robinson’s departure. The members share singing duties and swap instruments throughout their sets. (Cellist Leyla McCalla also joins the band on the record and on their upcoming tour.)
Tour dates are as follows
January 26 Music Hall Portsmouth, NH
January 27 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, VT
January 28 Calvin Theater Northampton, NH
January 29 The Egg Albany, NY
January 31 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA
February 2 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
February 3 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
February 7 Butcher Auditorium Madisonville, TN
February 9 Henderson Fine Arts Center Henderson, KY
February 17 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
February 18 Library of Congress Washington, DC
February 19 Ruby Diamond Auditorium Tallahassee, FL
February 20 Ruby Diamond Auditorium Tallahassee, FL
February 23 Clifton Center Louisville, KY
February 24 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington, IN
February 25 Earlham College Richmond, IN
February 26 Stuart’s Opera House Nelsonville, OH
February 28 Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center York, PA
March 2 Schimmel Center for the Arts New York, NY
March 3 Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA
March 4 Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, MA
March 7 Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT
March 8 Strand Theatre Rockland, ME
March 9 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, ME
March 10 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, ME
April 3 Vagabond Blues Palmer, AK
April 4 Wendy Williamson Auditorium Anchorage, AK
April 6 UCLA Live Los Angeles, CA
April 11 Simms Auditorium Albuquerque, NM
April 15 McDowell Mountain Music Phoenix, AZ
April 28 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest New Orleans, LA
June 17 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Palisade, CO
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