Rachel Baiman
Rachel Baiman | |
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| Origin | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Website | rachelbaiman |
Rachel Darby Baiman[1] is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography
[edit]Baiman grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. She has described her father as a "radical economist" and her mother is a social worker.[2] When she was young, her parents took her to meetings at the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago.[2] She moved to Nashville at age 18 to attend Vanderbilt University[3] She became an Illinois State Fiddle champion at age 17.[4]
Baiman is the co-founder of Folk Fights Back, a musician-led national organization that puts together benefit concerts and awareness events in response to the Trump administration.[2] She also performs in the fiddle duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer.
She is married to George Jackson, a Nashville-based fiddle player from Australia.[5]
Her 2017 album Shame was produced by Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin.
Influences
[edit]Baiman has said her songwriting is influenced by Bluegrass and traditional music such as John Hartford as well as contemporary songwriters like Courtney Barnett.[2]
NPR has said her music "captures the spirit of wry truth-telling" and Paste Magazine called her song "Shame" "a potent message from an especially powerful messenger."[6] Vice's Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."[7] American Standard Time said the record Shame is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."[8]
Discography
[edit]Solo
- Speakeasy Man (2014), self-produced
- Shame (2017), Free Dirt Records
- Thanksgiving EP (2018), Free Dirt Records
- Cycles (2021), Signature Sounds Recordings
- Common Nation of Sorrow (2023), Signature Sounds Recordings
References
[edit]- ^ "ANNA JANE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'". NPR Music. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Rudie (July 31, 2017). "Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman". Americana UK. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Bee, Kate (February 12, 2014). "Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album". Ear to the Ground. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Rachel Baiman On The String: A Fiddler Emerges As A Songwriter Investigating 'Cycles'". WMOT. June 16, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Ham, Robert. "Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Domenighini, Annalise (May 25, 2017). "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time". Noisey. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Jewell, Sean. "Rachel Baiman – Shame". American Standard Time. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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