A fun backstage moment at Biscuits and Banjos Festival last year, jamming with old friends.
Now there’s almost 2 months until Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community on April 27 at DPAC. Get tickets: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
Now there’s almost 2 months until Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community on April 27 at DPAC. Get tickets: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
February 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A fun backstage moment at Biscuits and Banjos Festival last year, jamming with old friends.
Now there’s almost 2 months until Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community on April 27 at DPAC. Get tickets: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
Now there’s almost 2 months until Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community on April 27 at DPAC. Get tickets: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
Biscuits & Banjos is now featured at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in their ‘American Currents’ exhibit! Such a full circle moment to look back as we prepare for Biscuits & Banjos Presents: Beloved Community this Sunday and Monday.
April 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Biscuits & Banjos is now featured at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in their ‘American Currents’ exhibit! Such a full circle moment to look back as we prepare for Biscuits & Banjos Presents: Beloved Community this Sunday and Monday.
Join us 4/26 for the Carolina Chocolate Drops reunion & performances from The Old-Time Revue, New Dangerfield, Niwel Tsumbu and many other friends! Livestream tickets are now available: veeps.com/biscuitsandbanjos
Biscuits & Banjos Festival Livestreams - VEEPS
Buy tickets to Biscuits & Banjos Festival livestreams.
veeps.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us 4/26 for the Carolina Chocolate Drops reunion & performances from The Old-Time Revue, New Dangerfield, Niwel Tsumbu and many other friends! Livestream tickets are now available: veeps.com/biscuitsandbanjos
Win a trip to join me for a breakfast & baking hang at Biscuits & Banjos Festival in Durham, NC!
Donate now for your chance to win round-trip travel, a 3-night hotel stay, weekend passes to Biscuits & Banjos in Durham, NC, from April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025,
Donate now for your chance to win round-trip travel, a 3-night hotel stay, weekend passes to Biscuits & Banjos in Durham, NC, from April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025,
March 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Win a trip to join me for a breakfast & baking hang at Biscuits & Banjos Festival in Durham, NC!
Donate now for your chance to win round-trip travel, a 3-night hotel stay, weekend passes to Biscuits & Banjos in Durham, NC, from April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025,
Donate now for your chance to win round-trip travel, a 3-night hotel stay, weekend passes to Biscuits & Banjos in Durham, NC, from April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025,
Y’all have been asking about what’s next for Biscuits and Banjos, and I’m so glad we can finally share it with you!
Introducing: the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation! Join us in celebrating the African diaspora's role in shaping American identity and culture through music, literature, food & community.
Introducing: the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation! Join us in celebrating the African diaspora's role in shaping American identity and culture through music, literature, food & community.
April 28, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Y’all have been asking about what’s next for Biscuits and Banjos, and I’m so glad we can finally share it with you!
Introducing: the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation! Join us in celebrating the African diaspora's role in shaping American identity and culture through music, literature, food & community.
Introducing: the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation! Join us in celebrating the African diaspora's role in shaping American identity and culture through music, literature, food & community.
Watch @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social’s Carolina Chocolate Drops reunite at her own Biscuits & Banjos festival
Watch Carolina Chocolate Drops Reunite At Biscuits & Banjos Festival
Rhiannon Giddens’ Carolina Chocolate Drops just performed at her own Biscuits & Banjos festival in Durham, North Carolina Saturday night, marking the string band’s first performance in almost a decade...
www.stereogum.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Watch @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social’s Carolina Chocolate Drops reunite at her own Biscuits & Banjos festival
Happy Birthday, mom! Thanks to @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social for giving her a great birthday present at Biscuits and Banjos.
April 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy Birthday, mom! Thanks to @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social for giving her a great birthday present at Biscuits and Banjos.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social Librarians have “the power of refusal”. Bringing the message @ biscuits&banjos in Durham,NC
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social Librarians have “the power of refusal”. Bringing the message @ biscuits&banjos in Durham,NC
"Freedom is so much better than authority, I promise you." @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at Biscuits & Banjos.
YES GIRL! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
YES GIRL! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
April 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Freedom is so much better than authority, I promise you." @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at Biscuits & Banjos.
YES GIRL! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
YES GIRL! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Check it out: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/schedule
Schedule — Biscuits & Banjos
www.biscuitsandbanjos.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Check it out: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/schedule
HOWEVER, if you’re cool and the right kind of weird and you will be at Biscuits and Banjos this weekend, I’m very interested in convening a discussion at a bar.
April 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
HOWEVER, if you’re cool and the right kind of weird and you will be at Biscuits and Banjos this weekend, I’m very interested in convening a discussion at a bar.
Thanks so much for covering that talk, Sarah Edwards and @indyweek.bsky.social
It’s become one that is deeply personal and resonant for me. And shout out aging to the amazing Biscuits & Banjos festival
It’s become one that is deeply personal and resonant for me. And shout out aging to the amazing Biscuits & Banjos festival
“Libraries are not cute, twee places,” Cottom told the crowd at a talk. “If you did not think libraries were important before today, consider how important they are to the people who want to destroy them.” (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social)
Line Dancing, Accordion Fans, and Reunions: A Dispatch from Biscuits & Banjos
An easy, joyful energy coursed through Durham at the inaugural run of the festival, founded by musician Rhiannon Giddens.
indyweek.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thanks so much for covering that talk, Sarah Edwards and @indyweek.bsky.social
It’s become one that is deeply personal and resonant for me. And shout out aging to the amazing Biscuits & Banjos festival
It’s become one that is deeply personal and resonant for me. And shout out aging to the amazing Biscuits & Banjos festival
Singing this North Carolina gospel tune with my sister Lalenja at Biscuits & Banjos was a deeply moving moment for me. Lalenja and I have been singing together since I was about 4, and I don’t think I’ve ever done a show in North Carolina that she hasn’t sung on since.
August 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Singing this North Carolina gospel tune with my sister Lalenja at Biscuits & Banjos was a deeply moving moment for me. Lalenja and I have been singing together since I was about 4, and I don’t think I’ve ever done a show in North Carolina that she hasn’t sung on since.
Tickets are now on sale for Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community! Join us on April 27 at DPAC: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Tickets are now on sale for Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Rhiannon Giddens’ Beloved Community! Join us on April 27 at DPAC: bit.ly/3Z7WZBK
I saw Mychal the Librarian on a live panel with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social’s Biscuits and Banjos a few months ago! How awesome!
💓💓 reading rainbow is back 💓💓
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I saw Mychal the Librarian on a live panel with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social’s Biscuits and Banjos a few months ago! How awesome!
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social putting the biscuits in Biscuits & Banjos Festival! 😋
April 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social putting the biscuits in Biscuits & Banjos Festival! 😋
I can still feel the Durham earth beneath my feet! So fun to relive one of the most incredible weekends of my life. What were your favorite memories from Biscuits and Banjos?
May 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I can still feel the Durham earth beneath my feet! So fun to relive one of the most incredible weekends of my life. What were your favorite memories from Biscuits and Banjos?
Building community is at the heart of Biscuits & Banjos, that's why we have free programming happening all over downtown Durham! These events can be accessed by everyone, not just ticket-holders.
Learn more: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/free-programming
Learn more: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/free-programming
April 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Building community is at the heart of Biscuits & Banjos, that's why we have free programming happening all over downtown Durham! These events can be accessed by everyone, not just ticket-holders.
Learn more: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/free-programming
Learn more: www.biscuitsandbanjos.com/free-programming
Love this photo essay on Rhiannon Giddens' "Biscuits & Banjos" festival. The joy is impossible to ignore.
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Rhiannon Giddens' new music festival celebrates Black music, art, culture in N.C.
Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens brings Biscuits & Banjos, a music festival that features Black musicians on guitars, fiddles and banjos, history, dancing and more, to Durham, N.C.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love this photo essay on Rhiannon Giddens' "Biscuits & Banjos" festival. The joy is impossible to ignore.
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Thank you @nytimes.com for featuring the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival!
As I said in the article, we are a link in the chain, not the end of the chain, so let’s keep growing this movement together.
Read more: bit.ly/4d70Xk6
As I said in the article, we are a link in the chain, not the end of the chain, so let’s keep growing this movement together.
Read more: bit.ly/4d70Xk6
May 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thank you @nytimes.com for featuring the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival!
As I said in the article, we are a link in the chain, not the end of the chain, so let’s keep growing this movement together.
Read more: bit.ly/4d70Xk6
As I said in the article, we are a link in the chain, not the end of the chain, so let’s keep growing this movement together.
Read more: bit.ly/4d70Xk6
“We have to make it safe for our librarians to refuse - we have to make the refusal inevitable, says @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at a packed (sprawling) Biscuits & Banjos library talk.
April 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“We have to make it safe for our librarians to refuse - we have to make the refusal inevitable, says @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at a packed (sprawling) Biscuits & Banjos library talk.
Very few limited seats just released for the big Saturday show at Biscuits & Banjos
www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0061...
www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0061...
www.ticketmaster.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very few limited seats just released for the big Saturday show at Biscuits & Banjos
www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0061...
www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0061...
The wait is over! I’m beyond thrilled to share the full lineup for the very first Biscuits & Banjos Festival—happening April 25-27, 2025 in Downtown Durham, NC!
This festival is a love letter to the sounds, stories, and traditions that have shaped American music,
This festival is a love letter to the sounds, stories, and traditions that have shaped American music,
March 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The wait is over! I’m beyond thrilled to share the full lineup for the very first Biscuits & Banjos Festival—happening April 25-27, 2025 in Downtown Durham, NC!
This festival is a love letter to the sounds, stories, and traditions that have shaped American music,
This festival is a love letter to the sounds, stories, and traditions that have shaped American music,
Donate now to support Biscuits & Banjos’ mission to celebrate the African diaspora’s role in shaping American identity and culture.
fandiem.com
March 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Donate now to support Biscuits & Banjos’ mission to celebrate the African diaspora’s role in shaping American identity and culture.
The first day of the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival exceeded my wildest dreams. It was a beautiful day of community, and music, and dance and joy and laughter, and a beautiful set up for the weekend.
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
April 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The first day of the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival exceeded my wildest dreams. It was a beautiful day of community, and music, and dance and joy and laughter, and a beautiful set up for the weekend.
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)