Rachel Baiman
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Old time |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Singing, fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar |
Labels | Free Dirt Records |
Website | www |
Rachel Baiman is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography[]
Baiman grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She has described her father as a "radical economist" and her mother is a social worker.[1] When she was young, her parents took her to meetings at the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago.[1] She moved to Nashville at age 18 and held a number of odd jobs over the years including "serving lunch to the tech elite, and reading turn of the century novels involving the labor moment (a research gig for a sociologist)."[2] She became an Illinois State Fiddle champion at age 17.[3]
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.[1] She also performs in the fiddle duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer.
Her 2017 album Shame was produced by Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin.
Influences[]
Baiman has said her songwriting is influenced by Bluegrass and traditional music such as John Hartford as well as contemporary songwriters like Courtney Barnett.[1]
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."[4] Vice's Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."[5] American Standard Time said the record Shame is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."[6]
Discography[]
- Solo
- Speakeasy Man (2014), self-produced
- Shame (2017), Free Dirt Records
- Thanksgiving EP (2018), Free Dirt Records
- Cycles (2021), Signature Sounds Recordings
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'". NPR Music. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Rudie. "Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman". Americana UK. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Bee, Kate. "Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album". Ear to the Ground. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Ham, Robert. "Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Domenighini, Annalise. "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.
External links[]
- 21st-century American women singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- Country musicians from Illinois
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
- American women country singers
- Living people
- 21st-century American women guitarists
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American singers
- Singer-songwriters from Illinois