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Artist
Rachel Baiman
12+ albums
folksinger-songwritercountryAlt-countryamericana
about
Rachel Baiman (raised in in Chicago, IL) is an American fiddle/banjo player, singer, and songwriter based in Nashville, TN. Specializing in Old Time, Bluegrass, Scottish, and Folk music, her interests are diverse and range from the oldest fiddle traditions to the most innovative of collaborations. In addition to her solo recordings, Baiman is part of the duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer, and played as a member of Oh My Darling. Baiman’s debut album, “Speakeasy Man” is a fusion of Scottish and American folk and fiddle music. The album was nominated for IMA (Independent Music Awards) “Album of the Year” in the Americana category. Recorded half in Dunkeld, Scotland, under the production of Matheu Watson, and half in Nashville with Grammy-nominated engineer Erick Jaskowiak, the album explores both traditional and original material in a unique range of settings. In addition to her solo recordings, Baiman is part of the duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer. As part of the duo, she has toured the US extensively and played festivals such as ROMP (Owensboro, KY), The Strawberry Music Festival (Yosemite, CA), and the Auckland Folk Festival (Auckland, New Zealand). In 2012 and 2013, Baiman toured Germany, Belgium, Austria, France and the UK as a member of Oh My Darling, and Australia and New Zealand with Nashville-based bluegrass quartet: The New Worlds. With these groups she played festivals such as the JamGrass Festival (Melbourne, Australia),and Dorr
