Giddens is of multiracial ancestry. Her father, David Giddens, is European-American. Her mother, Deborah Jamieson, is a descendant of African Americans and 展开

In 2017 and 2018, Giddens appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the CMT's Nashville as Hannah Lee "Hallie" Jordan, a social worker and gospel … 展开

Rhiannon Giddens has announced that she will have four children's books published by Candlewick Press. The first two books, scheduled for … 展开

Giddens married Irish traditional musician Michael Laffan in 2007. They have a daughter born in 2009 and a son born in 2013. They had separated as of 2018.
Giddens currently lives in 展开

Giddens is a 1995 alumna of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and a 2000 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory at Oberlin College, where she studied opera.
In 2005, Giddens, who at that time was spending time … 展开

Giddens is featured in the 2024 documentary Cover Your Ears produced by Prairie Coast Films and directed by Sean Patrick Shaul, discussing music censorship.
Giddens is featured in the 2022 documentary 展开

Solo
Studio albums
• Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015)
• Freedom Highway (2017)
• There Is No Other with Francesco Turrisi (2019) 展开