American Railroad

Nonesuch release Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad album this autumn as part of Silkroad’s multi-year American Railroad initiative, which sets out to make the history and stories behind the project accessible to broader audiences.

The American Railroad album reflects the programme for Silkroad’s inaugural American Railroad tour in 2023. Its 13 tracks include commissioned pieces by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Suzanne Kite, and Silkroad artist Wu Man, as well as new arrangements of songs by Rhiannon Giddens and fellow Silkroad artists Haruka Fujii, Maeve Gilchrist, and Mazz Swift. Rounding out the album are original compositions and arrangements by Silkroad artists Pura Fé, Sandeep Das, Niwel Tsumbu, and Kaoru Watanabe. American Railroad was recorded live during tour stops at the Green Music Center in Sonoma, CA and Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA.