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Rachel Baiman

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Rachel Baiman
OriginOak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
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Websiterachelbaiman.com

Rachel Baiman is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Biography

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Baiman grew up in Oak Park, 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 to attend Vanderbilt University[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.

She is married to George Jackson, a Nashville-based fiddle player from Australia.[4]

Her 2017 album Shame was produced by Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin.

Influences

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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."[5] Vice's Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."[6] American Standard Time said the record Shame is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."[7]

Discography

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Solo

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'". NPR Music. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Hayes, Rudie (July 31, 2017). "Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman". Americana UK. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Rachel Baiman On The String: A Fiddler Emerges As A Songwriter Investigating 'Cycles'". WMOT. June 16, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Ham, Robert. "Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Jewell, Sean. "Rachel Baiman – Shame". American Standard Time. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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