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Rhiannon Giddens provided banjo on the new song "Texas Hold 'Em," while steel guitarist Robert Randolph plays on "16 Carriages." "You just follow her lead and go," he says
“She’s definitely getting more kudos in her silver years,” Giddens says. “Let’s build on that”
Proceeds from sales of “It’s a Fire” will be donated to the Free Black University Fund
Hypnotic blues number follows Giddens’ collaborative Nick Drake cover with Ben Harper
Mountain ballad features Giddens on banjo and Harper on lap steel
