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Swannanoa Tunnel

14m 12s

Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens tells a story of black convict labor in the post Civil War South, and how their dangerous work on a mountain railroad became the basis for a popular folk song whose lyrics got whitewashed and then recently rediscovered.

Extras
Niwel Tsumbu and Rhiannon Giddens perform "Hope is the Thing with Feathers."
Emer Mayock and Rhiannon Giddens perform "The Miads of Mitchelstown."
Loah and Rhiannon Giddens perform "Cortège".
Rhiannon Giddens interviews and performs with outstanding stars of Irish acoustic music.
Rhiannon Giddens sings the traditional 'Cherry Tree Carol' at historic Kylemore Abbey.
Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé is Rhiannon’s guest artist.
Rhiannon and Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii perform and chat.
Rhiannon Giddens and tabla master Sandeep Das share a visit in L.A.’s Union Station.
Violinist Mazz Swift shares songs and anecdotes with host Rhiannon Giddens.
Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist performs and visits with host Rhiannon Giddens.
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Rhiannon visits guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on his family farm near Kinsale in County Cork.
Rhiannon joins Irish piper and flutist Emer Mayock in Castlebar, County Mayo.
Irish banjo master Enda Scahill is featured with step dancer Stephanie Keane.
Rhiannon visits with Loah at Connolly's of Leap, a 500-year-old pub in West Cork.
Rhiannon visits with Róisín Elsafty in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara.
Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé is Rhiannon’s guest artist.
Rhiannon and Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii perform and chat.
Rhiannon Giddens and tabla master Sandeep Das share a visit in L.A.’s Union Station.
Violinist Mazz Swift shares songs and anecdotes with host Rhiannon Giddens.
Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist performs and visits with host Rhiannon Giddens.