Rising Appalachia - Texas Hold 'Em (Beyoncé Cover) [Official Audio]

Well, what can we say? This one was the most obvious inroad into the wild and prolific work of Queen B; Beyonce herself. We were beyond ourselves with excitement when Beyonce brought clawhammer banjo into the first single of her recent country album, Cowboy Carter, showcasing the incredibly rich history of the black banjo, and its roots in Africa and the African American south. She speaks about her music as being a collection of country, zydeco, neo soul and blues , and these crossroads of Southern music have always been a wellspring for us . The song Texas Hold ‘Em includes a banjo riff by longtime friend and collaborator Rhiannon Giddens (who we met in our early days playing tunes at the West Virginia String Band festival and have shared shows together with her earlier band the Carolina Chocolate Drops). Her music and cultural education around the Black banjo renaissance continues to inspire us tremendously. For our version of Texas Hold ‘Em we decided to lean into a very simple sister rendition, just 2 voices and a banjo, giving it that real old-time feel.
Folk & Anchor is a collection of covers. All arrangements by Rising Appalachia
Produced by Leah Song & Chloe Smith
Recorded and mixed Julian Dreyer, Echo Mountain
Mastered by Jason Richmond, Independent Mastering
Photography and videography Earthbased Media www.earthbased.media/
Album design by Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Vocals: Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Banjo: Leah Song
Acoustic Guitar: David Brown
Bass: David Brown
Fiddle: Duncan Wickel, Chloe Smith
Cello Duncan Wickel
Percussion: Biko Casini
Trumpet: Branden J Lewis
Bodhran: Leah Song
Harmony vocals: Duncan Wickel, David Brown

[@Jinglesong]

Brilliant cover...I just love the harmony!

[@stephentyler9697]

Wow! The sunshine has truly come to the world today... Thankyou.

[@sabinemadlencnik1547]

Oh Girls❤Thank u🤗🎶 ...in Austria it's morning and u spend me this Song🌷 ...my day is starting sooo wonderful...⚘🤸🏽‍♀️🌞💖

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

Absolutely LOVELY, ladies

[@oilpntr]

Rising Appalachia - your the best

[@northupupgrages09]

❤🌿⚠️🎶 The only version of this song 🎵 that matters to me!!! 😂 Well done ladies, East Tennessee USA sending you lots of LOVE ❤️

[@annaliviful]

Beautiful, soft, real….❤

[@TheBigBlueHouseHomestead]

This was beautiful!

[@AuroraOctane]

Not going to run me to the left, or spin me in the middle, i'm going to push you out towards the right and then down. Never let it take dominion over you, or the light that resides in your consciousness.

[@Ema1329]

i love it.

[@cdpoolgirl2813]

Oooo💃❤️💃, I love you girls rendition🫶🙌💃

[@MayaLove1976]

Got shivers……. So much better than the original! 🙏🏼🦋💙

[@laurentogetatx]

such a sweet tribute to her majesty

[@shoshenden2031]

When I first heard this song, I immediately felt like they'd ripped off your tunes. I like your version.

[@V3ganBr33]

This is a much better version

[@DavidStrain1953]

Love your essence

[@RickHardcore]

wow great sound!

[@jillmcglone3342]

YES 🙌🏻

[@keek0389]

This was so lovely to wake up to this morning ❤

[@nikitorres6852]

I didn’t have this on my 2024 bingo card. I appreciate it though.

[@luielulu39]

As always love your voices

[@paperprincess1050]

Marvelous

[@anniewest7835]

Very pretty. My granddaughter calls you "The Singing Sisters" she's 7 and really likes your music. ❤

[@citizensgain]

Wow❤

[@DebraCozad]

Beautiful

[@MaureenJonesSmithArts]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@the_savageshaman]

Well done 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@jennamarie2481]

Beautyful

[@katg6048]

Awesome 👌 🆒️ ❤

[@nliving6429]

💖✨💖

[@marilynclayton3430]

💚

[@papabear1417]

As DoomCannon'Renaissance is a better lp, this is a far superior version of the song. Chapeau Chloe and Leah.

[@christinefink7724]

Thank you ❤

[@oslatron]

❤❤❤❤

[@German131]

❤

[@WoodyT101]

this is damn near better then the original

[@katiecurtis3464]

WOW 🤯 I didn't really like this song... until now. No disrespect to Beyonce of course. But my girls killed this 🔥

[@nelmabrasil5923]

🌹🌹🍃🍃🌻🎼🎼🎼❣️🙏

[@PixieTayls]

~❤

[@syd_santon]

The only way you would catch me listening to a Beyoncé song😂

[@jacquesvanwykfuturist]

How it should be done.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

What do you mean by 'should'? Rather than?

[@V3ganBr33]

​@@HitchcockTheSnail Rather than Beyonce's version. This is how you do it. Not that computer pop crap

[@marylafountain9392]

Beyoncé is one of the composers and lyricist. Wonderful if you prefer this version, just noting Beyoncé track is the original and this is a version of her work… re “ rather than Beyoncé version”

[@theservantsofthesoul1606]

This sounds so good. Way better than Beyonce in my opinion... Hey, if you get a moment, come and check our latest song. It is very Spiritual in nature, just the way I find a lot of your guys music.