Rhiannon Giddens, Yo-Yo Ma, and the Silkroad Ensemble

Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for April 12, 2025
Hour 1: Yo-Yo Ma, Rhiannon Giddens, & The Silkroad Ensemble

First Set

Rhiannon Giddens & Yo-Yo Ma, “Build a House” 3:38

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Swannanoa Tunnel,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 4:17 Nonesuch

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, “Marching Jaybird,” What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, 2:12 Nonesuch

Second Set

Goat Rodeo, “Voila!” Not Our First Goat Rodeo, 3:11 Sony Music

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Five Finnish Folk Songs,” Silk Road Journeys, 1:58 Sony Classical

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Far Down Far,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 6:52 Nonesuch

Third Set

Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, & Mark O’Connor, “Emily’s Reel,” Appalachian Journey, 2:40 Sony Classical

Rhiannon Giddens, “Waterbound,” They’re Calling Me Home, 3:54 Nonesuch

Goat Rodeo, “Hill Justice,” The Goat Rodeo Sessions, 4:29 Sony Music

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, “Hook and Line,” What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, 2:19 Nonesuch

Fourth Set

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Tamping Song,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 8:15 Nonesuch

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Fukagu Sanjurokkei,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 4:00 Nonesuch

First Set

Jeremy Dutcher & Yo-Yo Ma, “Honor Song,” Notes for the Future, 4:47 Sony

Rhiannon Giddens, Pura Fé, & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Mahk Jchi,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 6:00 Nonesuch

Second Set

Rhiannon Giddens, “Ten Thousand Voices,” There Is No Other, 2:57 Nonesuch

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Galloping Horses,” New Impossibilities, 1:57 Sony Classical

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Rainy Day,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 6:48 Nonesuch

Third Set

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Mido Mountain,” Silk Road Journeys, 3:53 Sony Classical

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Vocussion,” New Impossibilities, 2:29 Sony Classical

Rhiannon Giddens & The Silkroad Ensemble, “Milimo,” American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation, 6:23 Nonesuch

Fourth Set

Goat Rodeo, “757,” Not Our First Goat Rodeo, 5:08 Sony Music

Rhiannon Giddens, “American Tune” (live), 5:50

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, “Going to Raleigh,” What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, 2:18 Nonesuch