Carolina Chocolate Drops

It may not be as much fun as its artwork implies, but that's pretty much a matter of course when you're talking about an album titled Genuine Negro Jig from a band named the Carolina Chocolate Drops — a combination that promises more hours of floor-stomping, jug-blowing, washboard-rubbing fun than any group of mere mortals could deliver. Read More

Willard Jenkins continues his investigations of successful grassroots jazz programs around the United States. Read More

It's wonderful to hear a band so devoted to sourcing the Americana roots of their music and allowing their audience to hear what they discover. Read More

Nonesuch Records is set to release the label debut of North Carolina-based string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops on February 16. Read More

The band focuses on reviving the music of African American artists who predate the blues, including North Carolina string band musician Joe Thompson (one of the Chocolate Drops' earliest teachers) and Kensington, Md., fiddler Will Adams. Read More