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==Biography==
==Biography==
Baiman grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She has described her father as a "radical economist" and her mother is a social worker.<ref name="NPR Music">{{cite web|last1=Hight|first1=Jewly|title=Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/05/02/526069220/songs-we-love-rachel-baiman-shame|website=NPR Music|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> When she was young, her parents took her to meetings at the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago.<ref name="NPR Music" /> She moved to Nashville at age 18 and held a number of odd jobs over the years including "serving lunch to the tech elite, and reading turn of the century novels involving the labor moment (a research gig for a sociologist)."<ref name="Americana UK">{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Rudie|title=Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman|url=http://americana-uk.com/rachel-baiman|website=Americana UK|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> She became an Illinois State Fiddle champion at age 17.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bee|first1=Kate|title=Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album|url=http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2014/02/12/guest-review-kate-logsdon-on-rachel-baiman-speakeasy-man-beautiful-and-emotive-bluegrass-debut-solo-album/|website=Ear to the Ground|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref>
Baiman grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. She has described her father as a "radical economist" and her mother is a social worker.<ref name="NPR Music">{{cite web|last1=Hight|first1=Jewly|title=Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/05/02/526069220/songs-we-love-rachel-baiman-shame|website=NPR Music|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> When she was young, her parents took her to meetings at the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago.<ref name="NPR Music" /> She moved to Nashville at age 18 to attend [[Vanderbilt University]]<ref name="Americana UK">{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Rudie|title=Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman|url=http://americana-uk.com/rachel-baiman|website=Americana UK|date=July 31, 2017 |accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> She became an Illinois State Fiddle champion at age 17.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bee|first1=Kate|title=Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album|url=http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2014/02/12/guest-review-kate-logsdon-on-rachel-baiman-speakeasy-man-beautiful-and-emotive-bluegrass-debut-solo-album/|website=Ear to the Ground|date=February 12, 2014 |accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref>


Baiman is the co-founder of Folk Fights Back, a musician-led national organization that puts together benefit concerts and awareness events in response to the Trump administration.<ref name="NPR Music" /> She also performs in the fiddle duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer.
Baiman is the co-founder of Folk Fights Back, a musician-led national organization that puts together benefit concerts and awareness events in response to the Trump administration.<ref name="NPR Music" /> She also performs in the fiddle duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer.

She is married to George Jackson, a Nashville-based fiddle player from Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=Rachel Baiman On The String: A Fiddler Emerges As A Songwriter Investigating 'Cycles' |url=https://www.wmot.org/roots-radio-news/2021-06-16/rachel-baiman-on-the-string-a-fiddler-emerges-as-a-songwriter-investigating-cycles |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=WMOT |language=en}}</ref>


Her 2017 album ''Shame'' was produced by [[Mandolin Orange]]'s Andrew Marlin.
Her 2017 album ''Shame'' was produced by [[Mandolin Orange]]'s Andrew Marlin.
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Baiman has said her songwriting is influenced by [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] and traditional music such as [[John Hartford]] as well as contemporary songwriters like [[Courtney Barnett]].<ref name="NPR Music" />
Baiman has said her songwriting is influenced by [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] and traditional music such as [[John Hartford]] as well as contemporary songwriters like [[Courtney Barnett]].<ref name="NPR Music" />


''[[NPR Music|NPR]]'' has said her music "captures the spirit of wry truth-telling" and ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' called her song "Shame" "a potent message from an especially powerful messenger."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ham|first1=Robert|title=Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/daily-dose-rachel-baiman---shame.html|website=Paste Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vice Media|Vice]]'''s Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."<ref name="Noisey">{{cite web|last1=Domenighini|first1=Annalise|title=Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/kzev7v/rachel-baimans-shame-will-have-you-flipping-authority-off-one-song-at-a-time|website=Noisey|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> ''American Standard Time'' said the record ''Shame'' is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."<ref name="American Standard Time">{{cite web|last1=Jewell|first1=Sean|title=Rachel Baiman – Shame|url=http://www.americanstandardtime.com/music/rachel-baiman-shame/|website=American Standard Time|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref>
''[[NPR Music|NPR]]'' has said her music "captures the spirit of wry truth-telling" and ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' called her song "Shame" "a potent message from an especially powerful messenger."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ham|first1=Robert|title=Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/daily-dose-rachel-baiman---shame.html|website=Paste Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vice Media|Vice]]'''s Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."<ref name="Noisey">{{cite web|last1=Domenighini|first1=Annalise|title=Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/kzev7v/rachel-baimans-shame-will-have-you-flipping-authority-off-one-song-at-a-time|website=Noisey|date=May 25, 2017 |accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> ''American Standard Time'' said the record ''Shame'' is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."<ref name="American Standard Time">{{cite web|last1=Jewell|first1=Sean|title=Rachel Baiman – Shame|url=http://www.americanstandardtime.com/music/rachel-baiman-shame/|website=American Standard Time|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''Speakeasy Man'' (2014), self-produced

*''Thanksgiving'' EP (2018), [[Free Dirt Records]]
* ''Shame'' (2017), [[Free Dirt Records]]
*''Shame'' (2017), [[Free Dirt Records]]
* ''Thanksgiving'' EP (2018), Free Dirt Records
* ''Cycles'' (2021), [[Signature Sounds Recordings]]
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*''Speakeasy Man'' (2014), self-produced
* ''Common Nation of Sorrow'' (2023), Signature Sounds Recordings


==References==
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Rachel Baiman
OriginOak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
Labels
Websiterachelbaiman.com

Rachel Baiman is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Biography

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Baiman grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. She has described her father as a "radical economist" and her mother is a social worker.[1] When she was young, her parents took her to meetings at the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago.[1] She moved to Nashville at age 18 to attend Vanderbilt University[2] She became an Illinois State Fiddle champion at age 17.[3]

Baiman is the co-founder of Folk Fights Back, a musician-led national organization that puts together benefit concerts and awareness events in response to the Trump administration.[1] She also performs in the fiddle duo 10 String Symphony with Christian Sedelmyer.

She is married to George Jackson, a Nashville-based fiddle player from Australia.[4]

Her 2017 album Shame was produced by Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin.

Influences

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Baiman has said her songwriting is influenced by Bluegrass and traditional music such as John Hartford as well as contemporary songwriters like Courtney Barnett.[1]

NPR has said her music "captures the spirit of wry truth-telling" and Paste Magazine called her song "Shame" "a potent message from an especially powerful messenger."[5] Vice's Noisey highlighted her political songwriting saying "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time."[6] American Standard Time said the record Shame is "iconoclastic folk that will be handed down in song and record for generations."[7]

Discography

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Solo

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Rachel Baiman, 'Shame'". NPR Music. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Hayes, Rudie (July 31, 2017). "Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman". Americana UK. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Bee, Kate (February 12, 2014). "Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album". Ear to the Ground. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Rachel Baiman On The String: A Fiddler Emerges As A Songwriter Investigating 'Cycles'". WMOT. June 16, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Ham, Robert. "Daily Dose: Rachel Baiman – "Shame"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Domenighini, Annalise (May 25, 2017). "Rachel Baiman's 'Shame' Will Have You Flipping Authority off One Song at a Time". Noisey. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Jewell, Sean. "Rachel Baiman – Shame". American Standard Time. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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