Swannanoa Tunnel / Steel-Driving Man, by Silkroad Ensemble, Rhiannon Giddens
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The Appalachian folk song “Swannanoa Tunnel” is a cornerstone of Silkroad's American Railroad project. Born out of the work of unpaid and mistreated Black convict railroad workers, its origins have been largely lost as it became known as a white bluegrass standard. While filming season 2 of #MyMusicPBS, we took a deeper look into the story of “Swannanoa Tunnel,” from its origins to its erasure to its inclusion on the American Railroad tour. Watch the full video on Silkroad’s YouTube channel or a
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“Swannanoa Tunnel / Steel-Driving Man” is out today – the first single off the upcoming album ‘American Railroad’ with the Silkroad Ensemble. The song was written by wrongfully imprisoned Black men and women who unwillingly risked their lives building the Swannanoa Tunnel in North Carolina. Hundreds of them died, and many of them were buried along the very tracks they built. It serves as a tribute to them, along with “Steel-Driving Man,” a rendition of the popular traditional tune “John Henry,”
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