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On tour
Yes
Followers
4,033
Category
Americana, Bluegrass, Country
Concerts
Nov
06
Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg
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Nov
07
Union Transfer
Philadelphia
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Nov
09
Bowery Ballroom
New York
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Nov
10
Union Stage
Washington
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Nov
13
Bijou Theatre
Knoxville
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Nov
14
FAR Center for Contemporary Arts
Bloomington
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Nov
15
Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville
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Nov
16
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Owensboro
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Nov
17
Old Town School of Folk Music
Chicago
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Nov
18
The Ark
Ann Arbor
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Dec
12
City Sessions
Bentonville
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Dec
14
House Concerts Unlimited
Tulsa
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Dec
15
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
Hesston
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About Rachel Baiman
On Common Nation of Sorrow, Baiman’s third LP, she tells stories of American capitalism, and the individual and communal devastation it manifests. “The reality is that the vastmajority of us are being taken advantage of by the same brutal economic and political systems. Maybe that shared oppression is a place in which we can meet and fightback”, she explains.
Common Nation of Sorrow opens with “Some Strange Notion”, an anthemic song from which the album title is drawn. Featuring the distinct outlaw country drumming and vocals of Miles Miller (Sturgill Simpson/Tyler Childers), contrasted with a phased-out string section and seemingly socialist rallying cry, the track pulls together the many elements of the record in a way that eerily reflects its lyrical content; “But now, some strange notion has taken ahold of us/ It’s the common nation of sorrow, hear the boots march through the dust/ when so much pain is intertwined, there are none who can tear it down/ you cannot bury those already resting beneath the ground,” sings Baiman. “This song was deeply inspired by the idea of generational activism”, she says. “The realization that sometimes it takes several generations of work to see any change orprogress, and the tenacity and determination which that idea requires.”
In contrast with her previous work, Baiman is the sole producer of Common Nation of Sorrow, which she recorded in her hometown of Nashville. She leans heavily into her bluegrass and old-time sensibilities on this new record. “In some ways, this is a homecoming project for me”, she says. “I wanted to explore these songs based on who and where I am right now, with the town and the people who have raised me musically using the music from the place I’m singing about ”.
After recording for twelve days in Nashville with Grammy-Award-winning engineer Sean Sullivan, Baiman traveled to Portland, OR, where she spent two weeks mixing the record with famed engineer and producer Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket/The Decemberists/First Aid Kit). “Because I self-produced the project, I felt it was important to get a totally fresh, outside perspective during the mixing process” explains Baiman. “I am a longtime fan of Tucker’s work, and it was an honor that he took on this project”. Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being aprofessional fiddle player and has since released two solo records and an EP, alongside session and side-person work with Kacey Musgraves, Kevin Morby, and Molly Tuttle among many others. As a songwriter, she has garnered a reputation for her specific brand of political and personal lyricism, which Vice’s Noisey described as ‘Flipping off Authority one note at a time”. This album is no exception; On the stripped down, Welch and Rawlings inspired “Bitter”, she sings, “I had a vision, some kind of religion/ whatmakes life worth living should pay/ but I found no meaning, nothing to believe in/ just men getting rich in the shade”. On her re-write of John Hartford’s “Self Made Man”, she adds the lines “Will you tell him that he’s done everything right and that he could never take the blame/ for the people cast out and trampled on, just because they got in his way?”.
Despite the general outward focus of the songwriting, some of the album’s best moments turn inward. On “Lovers and Leavers”, Baiman addresses her battle with bipolar disorder, which she was diagnosed with in 2021. “There is no middle, only highs only lows / It’s a beast it’s a burden, it’s a bottle half full”, she sings. “I wrote this song long before I knew what was going on in my brain”, she explains, “but now I hear it back and think, wow, that’s a song about bipolar disorder, which I disguised, even to myself at the time, as a love song.”
For Baiman, this is all part of the same American story. “I have so many friends struggling with mental and physical health right now as we emerge from Pandemic lockdown,” she says. “Access and affordability of healthcare is a nearly universal struggle in this country, and as a freelance musician without employer health benefitsit’s even more difficult.”
While she has had no trouble with lyrical honesty in the past, Baiman’s previous records,“Shame,” and “Cycles,” have been experiments in musical growth and change. On “Common Nation of Sorrow”, she has found a production style to match her straightforward writing. Baiman displays a certain self-awareness and comfort with the inability to be all things, while simultaneously pushing to new heights with her message, and delivering a heartbreaking, albeit beautiful, assessment of her country.
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Genres
Americana, Bluegrass, Country
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Rachel Baiman Tour Cities
Chicago, IL
Bloomington, IN
Nelsonville, OH
Ann Arbor, MI
Tulsa, OK
Blacksburg, VA
Owensboro, KY
Bentonville, AR
Philadelphia, PA
Hesston, KS
Knoxville, TN
New York City, NY
Frequently Asked Questions About Rachel Baiman
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Rachel Baiman on tour?
Yes, Rachel Baiman is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Rachel Baiman concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Rachel Baiman tour
is scheduled for 13 dates across 12 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Rachel Baiman scheduled to play?
Rachel Baiman is scheduled to play 13 shows between 2024-2025. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the Rachel Baiman tour start?
Rachel Baiman’s tour starts Nov 06, 2024 and ends on Dec 15, 2024.
They will play 12 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Blacksburg at Lyric Theatre and their next upcoming concert
will be in Bloomington at FAR Center for Contemporary Arts.
What venues is Rachel Baiman performing at?
As part of the Rachel Baiman tour, Rachel Baiman is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 06 - Blacksburg,
VA @ Lyric Theatre
Nov 07 - Philadelphia,
PA @ Union Transfer
Nov 09 - New York,
NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Nov 10 - Washington,
DC @ Union Stage
Nov 13 - Knoxville,
TN @ Bijou Theatre
Nov 14 - Bloomington,
IN @ FAR Center for Contemporary Arts
Nov 15 - Nelsonville,
OH @ Stuart's Opera House
Nov 16 - Owensboro,
KY @ Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Nov 17 - Chicago,
IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov 18 - Ann Arbor,
MI @ The Ark
Dec 12 - Bentonville,
AR @ City Sessions
Dec 14 - Tulsa,
OK @ House Concerts Unlimited
Dec 15 - Hesston,
KS @ Dyck Arboretum of the Plains