Since co-founding the Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2005, Rhiannon Giddens has long since branched out on her own. NPR named her one of its “25 Most Influential Women Musicians of the 21st Century,” and American Songwriter called her “one of the most important musical minds currently walking the planet.”

The eclectic folk music artist is an opera-trained, two-time Grammy Award-winning singer; a reproduction instrumentalist; a MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient; the artistic director of Silkroad; and a prize-winning composer of opera, ballet, and film.

Giddens centers her work around advocating an understanding of the country’s musical origins by celebrating people whose contributions to American musical history have been overlooked or erased.

American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for this performance. Contact the Arts Ticket Center via email at artstix@psu.edu or by calling 814-863‑0255 to discuss ASL seating preferences.

Ticket prices from $5-59.