Carolina Chocolate Drops live in concert.
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Carolina Chocolate Drops

15
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
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15
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Critic Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Carolina Chocolate Drops is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Carolina Chocolate Drops concert reviews describe live shows and performances as unforgettable.

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Latest Release

Country Girl (April 2, 2012)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Durham, United States (2005 - present) (2005 – present) (2005 Рpresent)
Bio
Carolina Chocolate Drops is an American old-time string band from Durham, North Carolina. Their 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, and was number 9 in fRoots magazine's top 10 albums of 2010.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Country Standard Time (USA)

March 31, 2014
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Rhiannon Giddens, who plays fiddle and does the largest chunk of the singing, is the lone original CCDer left from when the group formed following the first Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, N.

Jambands (USA)

April 9, 2013
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The Chocolate Drops took the stage and immediately burst into the old time classic, Black Annie which they recorded on their first album, Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind.

Relix (USA)

April 9, 2013
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The Chocolate Drops took the stage and immediately burst into the old time classic, Black Annie which they recorded on their first album, Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind.

Ink 19 (USA)

August 28, 2012
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This unforgettable scene, and Penleric’s passion for discovering the origins of musical genres, are pure inspiration to any music lover.

Consequence (USA)

May 6, 2012
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So many musicians play exclusively one instrumentor no instrument in the case of DJsthat anyone who can work more than one piece of equipment is revered.

Country Standard Time (USA)

March 3, 2012
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Based on the very large number of hands that punctuated the air, one might have thought the band would have had their work cut out for them.

Dallas Observer (USA)

September 19, 2011
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Carolina Chocolate Drops When at their best, concerts are far more than a simple equation of an artist performing while people watch them.

Past critic reviews published in

PLAYBACK Stl (USA), Houston Music Review (USA), Creative Loafing Charlotte (USA), The Austin Chronicle (USA), The Phoenix (USA) and more

Image Credit

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