CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS - CD LEAVING EDEN

Popis - LEAVING EDEN:
North Carolina–based Carolina Chocolate Drops follow up their critically
lauded label debut—2010’s Grammy Award–winning Genuine Negro
Jig, which reached #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart and #2 on the
Billboard Heatseekers and Folk Charts—with Leaving Eden. The group
returns with a record of original compositions, covers, and traditional
songs produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty
Griffin, Solomon Burke). 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.