Rhiannon Giddens's "Austin City Limits" Set to Air on PBS

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Rhiannon Giddens will make her Austin City Limits debut this weekend. The set, premiering on PBS stations across this US this Saturday, October 8, includes songs from her solo debut album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. She also performs "Spanish Mary," from The New Basement Tapes, which you can watch here. "The breadth of musical vision on Tomorrow is My Turn incorporates gospel, jazz, blues and country, plus a hint of proto-rock and roll," says Austin City Limits, "and Giddens displays an emotional range to match her dazzling vocal prowess throughout."

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Rhiannon Giddens will be featured on Austin City Limits (ACL) this coming weekend, marking her debut on the landmark series. Giddens's performance on ACL, the longest-running live music television series, premieres this Saturday, October 8, on PBS stations across the United States. The set, which she taped while on tour in April, includes songs from Giddens's solo debut album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. She also performs "Spanish Mary," a song she contributed to The New Basement Tapes project; you can watch that performance below.

"The breadth of musical vision on Tomorrow is My Turn incorporates gospel, jazz, blues and country, plus a hint of proto-rock and roll," says Austin City Limits, "and Giddens displays an emotional range to match her dazzling vocal prowess throughout."

For additional details and to find out when and where Austin City Limits is playing near you, visit acltv.com. Full episodes of the show are made available online for a limited time at video.pbs.org immediately following the initial broadcast.

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Rhiannon Giddens: "Austin City Limits" on PBS, October 2016
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    Rhiannon Giddens's "Austin City Limits" Set to Air on PBS
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    Rhiannon Giddens will be featured on Austin City Limits (ACL) this coming weekend, marking her debut on the landmark series. Giddens's performance on ACL, the longest-running live music television series, premieres this Saturday, October 8, on PBS stations across the United States. The set, which she taped while on tour in April, includes songs from Giddens's solo debut album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. She also performs "Spanish Mary," a song she contributed to The New Basement Tapes project; you can watch that performance below.

    "The breadth of musical vision on Tomorrow is My Turn incorporates gospel, jazz, blues and country, plus a hint of proto-rock and roll," says Austin City Limits, "and Giddens displays an emotional range to match her dazzling vocal prowess throughout."

    For additional details and to find out when and where Austin City Limits is playing near you, visit acltv.com. Full episodes of the show are made available online for a limited time at video.pbs.org immediately following the initial broadcast.

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