Rhiannon Giddens: The American Grammy-winner who has made her home in Limerick 

Rhiannon Giddens talks homesickness, why she gets annoyed at some people's attitudes to Limerick, and her extraordinary new album with Francesco Turrisi

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.”