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The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a group of young African-American stringband musicians that have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolinas piedmont. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson both hail from the green hills of the North Carolina Piedmont while Dom Flemons is native to sunny Arizona. Although we have diverse musical backgrounds, we draw our musical heritage from the foothills of the North and South Carolina. We have been under the tutelage of Joe Thompson, said to be the last black traditional string band player, of Mebane, NC and we strive to carry on the long standing traditional music of the black and white communities. Joes musical heritage runs as deeply and fluidly as the many rivers and streams that traverse our landscape. We are proud to carry on the tradition of black musicians like Odell and Nate Thompson, Dink Roberts, John Snipes, Libba Cotten, Emp White, and countless others who have passed beyond memory and recognition.
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Member Since: 4/27/2006
Band Website: carolinachocolatedrops.com
Band Members: Dom Flemons, 4-string banjo, guitar, jug, harmonica, kazoo, snare drum, bones
Rhiannon Giddens, 5-string banjo, fiddle
Justin Robinson, fiddle, five-string banjo

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Influences: Joe and Odell Thompson, Etta Baker, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Mississippi Shieks, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Ma Rainey
Sounds Like: Nobody in particular! A bit like Joe, a bit like the first 'Drops, and a lot like ourselves.

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Record Label: Music Maker Relief Foundation
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Birmingham and the GRAND OLE OPRY this week!

What a wacky weekend - we went on down to Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday to get up bright and early Wednesday for Spoleto shenanigans.They kept us hopping pretty much straight through the next ...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST

Charleston, SC and Morehead, KY this week!

We had a great quickie tourlet through Maryland this past weekend- Laurel on Friday, and Easton on Saturday.In Laurel we saw our friends Rowan (of the double bones extravaganza showdown youtube video ...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:45:00 PST

After a lovely vacation, we’re off to Maryland!

Well, we all had a lovely time off!I had my honeymoon on Prince Edward Island, where we met some of the nicest people, and heard some of the best music. Justin had his hands in his garden for most of ...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

Big NC Show in August - New Merchandise For Sale Online!

We have a couple of big announcements to make!First of all, we have some new merchandise for sale in our Music Maker Relief Foundation webstore! Click here to find hats, custom-made bandannas (by Red ...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:11:00 PST

Thanks to LA, FL and CA - taking a couple weeks off..

Well it was a culinarily delightful weekend!(And we had a great time playing but you KNOW how we are about food!) First off it was off to New Orleans, for the NO Heritage Jazz Festival. The crowd in t...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:04:00 PST

New Orleans, St. Augustine, California!

Well, we had a relatively light week and then a heavy weekend!We had a great time on Tuesday in Wilmington, playing at Noble Middle School during the day and Snipes Academy of Art and Design at night ...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:47:00 PST

Thanks to KY, TN, TX and GA - Merlefest up next!

The week was full of gigs and travel but the car rides everyday weren't too bad...We started out in Covington, Kentucky for a lovely gig at Molly Malone's, where we ran into Rod "Jug Band Jubilee" Wen...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST

KY, TN, TX and GA + live on the radio this week!

What a great week - this was a wonderful week for meeting old musical friends and making new ones.We started off right north of DC, with the show put on by the Institute of Musical Traditions - we had...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:28:00 PST

Thanks Charlotte! VA, WV and OH up next..

After a week that seemed to go by way too fast, we had a wonderful show in Charlotte.There were lots of special things about this show, so I’m going to map them out in the following corporate ma...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

Charlotte, NC this week!

Well, well, well, here we are back in the States!We of course are now lamenting the dearth of proper cups of hot tea, but welcoming the chance to guzzle down glasses of cold sweet tea by the dozen - o...
Posted by Carolina Chocolate Drops on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST