Rhiannon Giddens sings the traditional gospel song 'Wayfaring Stranger'. This was a live performance on the BBC (Northern Ireland) program Wayfaring Stranger. Phil Cunningham accompanies her. The song was early associated with Burl Ives and has been recorded by many folk, country and gospel artists including Joan Baez, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle. The song lyrics are in the video and listed below along with some notes from Wikipedia.

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Wayfaring Stranger

Singer - Rhiannon Giddens

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world alone
There is no sickness, toil or danger
In that fair land to which I go

I'm going home to see my mother
I'm going home no more to roam
I'm just going over Jordan
I'm just going over home

I know dark clouds will gather round me
I know my way is rough and steep
Golden fields lie just before me
Where the redeemed shall ever sleep

I'm going home to see my mother
I'm going home no more to roam
I'm just going over Jordan
I'm just going over home

I'm just a going over home
I'm just a going over home

Songwriter: Traditional gospel

[Lyrics adapted from Wikipedia]

Wikipedia states:

Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is known as the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member of the Grammy-winning country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops. She is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, an alumna of the elite North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and a 2000 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory where she studied opera. In addition to her work with the Drops, Giddens has released two solo albums: Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015) and Freedom Highway (2017).

"The Wayfaring Stranger" (a.k.a. "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" or "I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger"), Roud 3339, is a well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life. As with most folk songs, many variations of the lyrics exist. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

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