These guys have revived a nearly lost chapter in American music, the Black String Band. Join me in expressing our gratitude...

@mgb5170

4 жыл бұрын

Including the women

@mikefoote2301

3 жыл бұрын

Goes without saying.

@spartacusmills3569

3 жыл бұрын

I came hear for awesome music, not a dirty snot wrag of wokeness 🤭

@spartacusmills3569

3 жыл бұрын

@@mgb5170 "thank you Stan"

@Elvenlord4

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

These are not just brilliant musicians, they are highly knowledgeable, humble historians. This simply blew my mind. The impact of this is made even greater when one takes the time to research a bit the roots of this music's history.

I came across it because of Rhiannon Giddens and I am just thrilled! This is the side of the United States that I love! Great musicians!

These folks thrill me to my soul. The real history of America is right here in this music. Amazing and moving. And a damn good show.

Whether you are a miner from Kentucky or a cowboy from Montana a retiree from Florida, a hippy from Oregan. Or Hanai farmer of China a European banker or a fisherman from Peru you got to like these people. These are the people who remind you that overall humankind isn't that bad. Matter of fact the human race can be full of joy and even in the depth of darktimes rise up and feel joy. When you've just about giving up on the human race you watch these fantastic musicians and feel good again.And they are one of thousands around the world.

@deerhound1952

7 жыл бұрын

Lovely comment and such a positive one! We all need reminding that there is an awful lot of good in the world as well as good people when we're bombarded with negativity daily.

@rujumisa

6 жыл бұрын

Yes...thats right !! Thank you for your words !!

@87sailorgirl

6 жыл бұрын

Amen brother, amen.

@guylebras9880

6 жыл бұрын

Amazing comment. I will quote you on my facebook page post devoted to this marvelous folk band

@funkymonkey1198

6 жыл бұрын

Donald Retherford Amen. As my musician friend said, "folk music is the same all over the world"

After 2020, we need this healing music.

@kystars

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@iowa887

3 жыл бұрын

what happend in 2020 didnt watch the news just hanging out in the yoop same old same old lol

@billsgarage1964

2 жыл бұрын

More than ever bring it on love it!!~~~~~

@jasonbaldwin273

2 жыл бұрын

*& 2021

Dude playing guitar and mandolin! I mean every one of them. But dude playing guitar and mandolin! I’m so grateful I just got a big ole sack of ear candy and I didn’t even have a penny. Thank you ❤️

@mosessupposes2571

2 жыл бұрын

And banjo. Dayum 😎

THESE FOLK ARE FREAKIN' AWESOME!! I WISH I WOULD'VE FOUND THEM LONG AGO!!

The most beautiful thing in this world is watching the light come on in these kids eyes as they play. I'm pretty sure God finds this sight pleasing from his point of view.

I host a weekly Folk Music show in the Canadian Maritimes and found these folks, and played them on my show starting back then. Never disappointed, and I absolutely love this live show. Thanks Carolina Chocolate Drops for your wonderful music that makes me and many others happy!! R.A. Lautenschlasger

not only is their music beautiful but their vibe and their expressive faces are breathtaking.

This is big medicine, which I needed today. Thank you all for sharing your gifts.

This is what makes America great.

@bernadettesullivan6036

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

It's SOOOOOO refreshing to experience history in the form of The Wonderful Carolina Chocolate Drops. Love it!!! Love it!!! Love it!!!

This is true, original country music, it's Americana, it is soul and you can hear it in their voices. These young people are gifted, talented and unique.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

I am glad they are reving real Americana, soul music. Hits your soul right in the gut.

Twenty seven minutes and three seconds of pure musical genius.

The Chieftains brought me to this group. Wow! What talent! Rhiannon's voice in the high ranges in Leaving Eden brings tears to my eyes. So glad I found this group.

@myrahealy238

2 ай бұрын

Tremendous music, musicians. The very best people to be bringing us these songs! Each is a master!

Music like this transcends cultural, national and language boundaries. Love it.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it does. It's great!!

This is what authentic country music should be: driving beat, great down-home singing -- all done with infectious enthusiasm. Two thumbs up!

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and no electronics!! They are just pure, good music.

I so miss this group! Glad we’re able to at least see and and hear them again on this platform.

Her gestures during "No Man's Mama" made me smile so hard. I loved it!

Still can't believe her VOICE!! I'm still blown away every time I listen.

Goosebumps when Dom starts singing the Milwaukee Blues. What a beautiful rendition.

They just got themselves a new fan! Holy crap, they're fantastic! No idea how I haven't heard of them before.

@rosejoy2007

3 жыл бұрын

I know that’s the truth!! Moved and loving every stanza!

@thomasgibbons353

2 жыл бұрын

It's a bigger worll now a days.

@pafree4402

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree

I can't believed I'm just now discovering these guys. Top notch.. Amazing!

First time hearing these folks - I'm a fan.

@mariapoutre8300

10 жыл бұрын

Flew to Kentucky last year to see them. Yep. That good. Dom left the band which sucks but the band seems to be running the same awesome course. Amazing musicians, all.

I'M Here after 5 years to view this again. Her voice is so beautiful! All of the performers here are truly great!

Thank GOD for CBS SUNDAY MORNING..... She was recently showcased in the morning. ..... I can listen to this stuff all all all day. No matter how pissed off I am..... That stuff changes.....

these guys are ridiculous...just going to sing with a voice that blows 90% of popular singers out of the water, switch to guitar and pick like a demon, pick up this ol' drum over here and knock out a steaming rhythm section on a single skin. All with joy and humility. It's nuts, they are soooo good.

@joannamiller33

10 жыл бұрын

yes, Yes, YES!!!!!!

@williamboyle5041

6 жыл бұрын

Rhiannon is a classically trained singer. She can sing opera as well as she sings old-time. :-) Her vocal range is amazing!

@gillygil8747

6 жыл бұрын

yaisum: Sorta makes one wonder about how the music business really works. Doesn't it.

@oppamaclare

6 жыл бұрын

Why did they break up?

@mobilechief

6 жыл бұрын

Old Time Music

Everything about this is so lovely! "Dying's just another way to leave the ones you love." Such a touching lyric, really stood out to me.

Last Chance is totally awesome. Amazing that four musicians can create such a lovely ruckus ❤

this is so much fun to watch. i had to smile at the 21 minute mark! i really need to get all their mucis very soon! so glad i got to see this.

Brilliant! Cheered my morning up no end. Much obliged folks!

"Leaving Eden"---I worked in a textile mill in Eden 25 years ago. That song really hits home

How fun!! How can you help but love those two ladies?

Had the good fortune of watching these guys perform at a music festival in 2011 in Allegheny county, PA. It was an amazing experience!

Love the passion of this group, they sound great but it seems more than that.....they are special in a way that is hard to explain......keep it up guys!

No fancy words necessary, this group is a joy.

I know I'm 6 yrs late but where have you all been in our music world and where are you now???? love your music. gigi

this recording, the sounds, the pickups, acoustics, whatever it is is unbelievable. Great sound detail.

Anyone ever heard of "Bessie Smith"? I have researched Bessie as I am a singer and influenced by so many Black singers and musicians! The sound these musicians are getting reminds me of Bessie and the music from the early 1920's. This is the most authentic sound from those years I have ever heard. These young people, surprisingly have adopted the sound and are doing wonderful things! Keep on singing and playing as the world needs to hear you. Best of Luck and God Bless

@reliefaswas

9 жыл бұрын

mslinda freeman Right on Sister !

@pfroge

9 жыл бұрын

mslinda freeman I'm from St. Louis. I am spoiled. We have this kind of music here all the time. I am addicted. Was raised on it and I love it. I appreciate all kinds of music.....but this is where my heart is at. American roots music is making a bit of a comeback and I love it.

@mslindafreeman

9 жыл бұрын

hi sharon, these young people are having such a good time with their music, and the beautiful lady has such a GRRRReat voice!!! Lucky YOU Sharon, I had no idea this was prevelant in St. Louis. Thanks for telling me what genre' also.

@pfroge

9 жыл бұрын

mslinda freeman Yes, they refer to it as American Roots music. It sort of envelops all musical styles that are uniquely born in America. Both blues and jazz were born here in St. Louis...so there is a lot of people here who try to keep that alive in the newer generations. There is a club here called Off Broadway....another called Blues City Deli....and a radio station called KDHX 88.1 that plays and tries to nurture the local music scene. We also have record stores that are putting out new albums and encouraging talented newcomers to perform there. If you like the Carolina Chocolate Drops you may like a St. Louis group called Pokey LaFarge (currently on world tour),.....check out his Central Time, Middle of Everywhere, and Something in the Water albums. Also, check out the Loot Rock Gang.....both of these bands are DYNAMITE in their live performance. If you get the chance GO! Take a huge group with you. A guaranteed good time.

@karinablacktie

9 жыл бұрын

mslinda freeman I can't help but smile at your question and (oh, please don't get this wrong) its innocence. Have I heard of Bessie Smith? That reminds me of when my daughter was about thirteen discovering some "old" music and asked me if I had ever heard of Jimi Hendrix. Mslinda, continue your personal research. You are discovering some vital musicians of our past. Please also listen to Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Sippie Wallace, Son House, .... oh, I hope I got you started. Have fun. Lots of it.

This has to be one of the most amazing livesets on the internet. Incredible talents. Tears me up.

You four are the most beautiful talented musician singer players I have ever seen , I love your music ,Down to earth music basic music for me ,,thank you so much . I just love you all clean good music.

THIS must be soul music, because it resonates in me and fills me with joy.

This is one of my favorite bands ever. I just recently discovered them on the Amazon Music Bluegrass channel. That Cornbread and Butterbeans song is just so catchy. I had to look them up here. I love these guys. They're fantastic live in this video. ❤

@janahiker9091

8 ай бұрын

I love that one too!!

@user-ky2jx1ju7k

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they broke up and no longer perform together.

I am from Peru and I love them,Carolina Chocolate Drops !!

They always send energy thru my soul when I listen to the beautiful music of the Carolina Chocolate Drops :)

This is one of the greatest things I have seen in a while. And, I'm always looking.

You folks are fantastic! I play Banjo, bluegrass Gospel, and it's wonderful to hear where what I love came from. Can't stop watching your video! Please never stop!!!!!

Not a man of movement when it comes to dance. This group got me moving. Beautiful sound you guys make. Thank you and blessings to all.

I love this music type of music it makes me happy during this dreadful, stressful, depressing pandemic. No matter what the world, governments, and inconsiderate people bring, I can be on my death bed and when I hear this type of music it makes me alive with joy. Thank you Chocolate drops. I am going to purchase your albums on Amazon.

i love "no man's mamma now" - Rhiannon can SING! (and play guitar, banjo, etc.) So nice to hear and see this "roots" band in action.

Great sound. Belong on the Grand Ole Opry stage instead of some of the so called country singers of today.

@Jerichocafe1

3 жыл бұрын

there is some amazing music out there, one must not overlook the huge industry called the music festival, the corporation took out the art-culture. and roll out another one just like the other one...." paint me another starry night man"...

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Very true!!

how could somebody vote negative???? jealous!! i m stuck listening..i cant stop! been waiting 10 years for this!!! love this vibe!

I'm not a fan of country but I love the sound of this band and have just bought Rhiannon Giddens debut album. Just wish they would come to the UK and play some gigs.

Get these magnificent musicians to the Edinburgh Festival!!

This is why I spend so much time "You Tube Surfing". I've gone from Maceo Parker, to Esperanza Spalding; Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, and now Carolina Chocolate Drops (whom I didn't know until stumbling upon this video -- Grammy in 2010, huh?). Music, the international language. Politics separate us; religion separate us; social issues separate us; ahhh, but music -- everybody loves good music ...

@ricksilva4544

10 жыл бұрын

Check out The Wood Brothers and Lake Street Dive..........two more bands I discovered "You Tube Surfing".

@lisahill4386

5 жыл бұрын

Try Tuba Skinny, New Orleans music, early blues, a little ragtime too.

@EricLayland1

4 жыл бұрын

100% but I'd add good food and drink to the mix. Along with good music and you've got a party.

@KaitoShinja

3 жыл бұрын

I would also recommend to y'all the Ebony Hillbillies. Great stuff they play.

They should be all over the radio.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they should!!!

@kennyb4871

Жыл бұрын

They are....if you are listening to the right station ;-) It's KNiCE to find Magic when you are least expecting to find it

As a recent convert to old fashioned country music and a long time fan of acoustic music, this band is really excellent. Love Rhiannon's singing and fiddle playing.

This is so beautiful music they play. Thank you all for this.

This was a delightful session to stumble upon while falling down the KZread rabbit hole. Great job to everyone involved in this production! 😍

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!! WOW! Can't believe she's actually singing this not in a studio. Sounds way to good.

Wow, these folks sound like they just stepped out of the 20's! Cool stuff!

Saw them five years ago near home here. A real treat. I've been listening to traditional music bands for decades & this is a class act.

La diversitat de música als Estats Units és sorprenent. Sempre descobreixo grups talentosos com aquest de Carolina del Nord. Sóc fan des d'avui, són genials. Gràcies des de Barcelona

What a great North Carolina Band.

She has such a classic style of singing! I love it!

Best 27 musical minutes I've spent in a long gtime! I'm an official fan now. Thank you for preserving this amazing music with your awesome individual talents. You are all extremely gifted 'master class' musicians imho.

I loved every minute of it! Beautiful music and truly amazing talent on display!!

It's so 1920's I love them and their music brilliant

I love this music and what a group of talented musicians! I so appreciate the delicate beauty of these tunes! Rhiannon's voice brings tears to my eyes.

This is real living music - lovely group of musicians, wish them all the best.

Thank you, Ken Burns, for introducing me to Rhiannon Giddens, and from her the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Unbelievably beautiful sound and such gifted musicians.

@EliteNinjaTurtle

4 жыл бұрын

Which Ken Burns do they feature in??

@annmccarthy177

4 жыл бұрын

@@EliteNinjaTurtle His series on country music. On the concert performance that goes with it.

çà fait bien une cinquantaine de fois que je regarde cette vidéo, et je ne m'en lasse toujours pas. Super super super.

I'm so thankful for watching this, truly fantastic!!!

18 people have signalled their disapprobation!What is wrong with them?Who could dislike this wonderful music?

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Predjudiced people with closed minds.

I like em,,, !!! Just discovered them --- love the sound !!!!

@mcgee227

9 жыл бұрын

+John Reynolds to bad they are already broke up...

@danielwallach8265

9 жыл бұрын

+Curtis Blanton They didn't breakup! They were on a short hiatus because of Rhiannon's solo project, but are still trucking on, though without dom flemons...

@jeanieb1942

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Wallach Thats good to know since i just now discovered them

I got to see them perform a couple years in Dayton, Ohio. I had never heard of them but I was thoroughly impressed, entertained & excited that they have real passion for the genesis of blues & jazz. The beat box specialist: don't know how he did what he did but I was completely blown away! Very authentic & talented group!

These young folks are awesome!! I was the firstborn 'up North' in Jersey. This music brought back memories of spending my summers, from ten years old and into my teens (1970 to '76) on my mother's family farm in N. Carolina. Playing in the dirt out front, running through the cotton, corn and peanut rows; feeding the horses and pigs, shucking peas and corn, fresh butter and milk straight from the cow and peanut punch. Jumping from the the top of the barn into the mountains of drying tobacco and hoping out picking round worms off. The outhouse waaaay in the back. The pump behind the house where we filled buckets with sweet underground aquifer water. Heading to an uncle's house to listen to the radio and crusty old characters jamming on into the night playing banjos, guitars and clacking rusty spoons. Amen!!

This is somewhere beyond brilliant. My breath is taken away. I'd only wish for a fraction of the talent seen here.

Wow how have I not heard of them until now?! I love their sound and gosh they are so talented. Bringing back that old Americana flavor....! Love it.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

Me, too.

It is both wonderful and terrible to arrive so late to the party - to love it so much and realise, google search, that's it's all over. Such bitter sweet. But this? This is the bomb! :DD

@duncanb410

11 ай бұрын

Same here. I just recently discovered them.

@myrahealy238

2 ай бұрын

Truly out of this world! Amazing!

This band is incredible! Please never change. First time I ever heard blues played on a mandolin, or funk in a country song (Country Girl).

I can't get enough of this! It's just beautiful, & so soulful. Thank you so much!!

How did I never hear Rhi Giddons when she was with Chocolate Drops? Hottest, strongest woman on the planet. These four are a profoundly deep well of talent.

@bernadettesullivan6036

2 ай бұрын

Didn’t she sing at Obama’s White House gospel concert??

You all are so talented I cannot believe I had not heard of you before! Amazing! Added to my favorite videos!

One sound! So tight, with each instrument's part distinct, yet perfectly blended. Really amazing orchestration.

I want these guys back!!!

KZread is like a creek up in mountains where you pan for gold. It can often be disappointing but sometimes I find a big nugget, like this! I wish more young people would discover this fine music.

That banjo playing is incredible..!

Love Rhiannon’s voice. Great band, we need more of this kind of music on the radio.

DAMN! WHAT SHEER JOY, EXUBERANCE AND TALENT! WONDERFUL! I'm lost for superlatives, so shouting in caps it is!

I love authentic music that takes us back to our roots. In today's divided world some people are quick to project their own insecurities and hate by assuming that "country" music is racist or only geared towards a certain race or segment of society. In reality, this music has its roots in Africa, which is where the banjo originated. Black people played this sort of music generations ago and it then was adopted by the rest of the country during the 19th and 20th centuries. Glad to see there is a segment of black society that understands and acknowledges those who came before them and wants to share the untold stories of an earlier time, both the good and the bad. A refreshing change from the ADHD mentality of many youth today who think the world began the day they were born and have no respect for their elders, and care nothing for learning where they came from.

@kirkbaddley7439

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment! I agree wholeheartedly.

@MyGrassIsGreenest

7 жыл бұрын

If you're digging CCD, then you've definitely got to check out Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton. I'd recommend the songs 'When an Ugly Woman Tells you No' and 'Texas Traveler'.

@rogercouleau3521

7 жыл бұрын

Gordon Mari us

@tubemagpie

7 жыл бұрын

Mm! I think it would be more accurate to say that much of this music was the music of the poor people and the different races of the various states in which it evolved. Influences came from a variety of sources including England, France and Africa. This is part of the roots of what is now called country music.

@harryf200

6 жыл бұрын

I don't hear 'black', I don't hear 'white'. What I hear is great music and fantastic musicians, one of the best I've heard playing music like this.

i'm late by a few years........but hey better late than never......thats my excuse.....and a bad one it is.......this session is a national treasure......it exist as a unique american experience

One of my very favorite bands. I love these people!

I've had the pleasure of seeing/hearing them play a couple of times---once out in San Francisco, at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest....and I think the other one was on the Blues Cruise.....I'm getting dementia......LOL...I totally adore their music and their hearts and their style! They are so incredibly talented and full of love!

Rhiannon Giddens and the whole group are multi talented..

I can't get enough! Please play on.

@reliefaswas

9 жыл бұрын

mike walls The band almost always plays on...follow where they go...

The voices, the instrumentation, perfect together.

Wonderful ! Thanks to each of you for saving the old tunes and making them jump again. Amazing talent gathered in one group.