Final show in a four-gig residency; the 'sisters' being Allison Russell (vocals, banjo), Amythyst Kiah (vocals, guitar, banjo), Toshi Reagon (guitar, electric guitar) and Lalenja Harrington (vocals and spoken word - also, Giddens's actual sister), all women of colour (notably: a large majority of the audience, however, was white) and all very proficient. A lot of the set was drawn from songs that Giddens, Russell and Kiah have written for a forthcoming Smithsonian Folkways record, and it sounds a barnstormer. The songs ranged across folk, soul, blues, gospel and rock and roll; live, Giddens is an electrifying singer and an endearingly intent-seeming musician.
