Rhiannon Giddens: The American Grammy-winner who has made her home in Limerick
Rhiannon Giddens created They’re Calling Me Home with Francesco Turrisi.
Before crossing the Atlantic to make a new life in Ireland, Rhiannon Giddens associated 'Limerick' with comic verse. A decade on, the proud resident of Castletroy has an altogether different perspective.
“When I met my ex, he was from Limerick. I had never really thought about the fact Limerick is a place,” says the critically-acclaimed singer, actress and a recipient in 2017 of a prestigious $625,000 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant. “It was only after we connected and had kids, that I developed a strong connection.”
