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the latest news • 12th Aug, 2026 • 0 Comments

The Oxford American: The Twang of Black Resilience - Blackbirding by Queen Esther

“Blackbirding” is a term dating back to the antebellum era in the United States, for the practice of capturing free and escaped Black people to use them as labor, sanctioned…

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the latest news • 31st Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

The latest interview: The Bluegrass Situation

"The central point of the album is made over and over again across the 12 tracks and throughout our lengthy and in-depth BGS conversation. “Blackbirding,” the 19th-century practice of kidnapping…

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jazz • 30th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

All Cats Are Beautiful at Dizzy's/Lincoln Center, April 7th

From dizzys.org: All Cats Are Beautiful arrives at Dizzy’s Club as a bold, immersive song cycle led by Queen Esther, whose voice moves effortlessly between country soul, jazz, and raw…

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the latest news • 28th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review: The Big Takeover

Queen Esther’s ‘Blackbirding’ emerges as an audacious and profoundly meditative work, a sonic excavation of Gettysburg that channels both the literal battlefield and the spiritual legacies it left in its…

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the latest news • 20th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week 10!

EUROAMERICANA CHARTS TOP 20 DEBUT - MONTH OF MARCH #16 Single Chart - Hold Steady: 10th WEEK - #31
9th WEEK - #24
8th WEEK - #25
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the latest news • 13th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Nine!

Peak of the Week - WNCW Single Chart - Hold Steady: THIS WEEK - #24
8th WEEK - #25
7th WEEK - #20
6th WEEK - #22

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the latest news • 9th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, February 2026

From the article: Queen Esther is a singer, songwriter, actor, producer, playwright, and librettist. But on her new album, she’s a historian, too. Blackbirding is an impressive and impassioned plunge…

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the latest news • 7th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review: The Alternate Root

"The term ‘blackbirding’ was coined as a result of the 19th Century practice of kidnapping free black men and women, and selling them into slavery. The album examines the practice…

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the latest news • 6th Mar, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Eight!

EUROAMERICANA CHARTS TOP 20 DEBUT - #15 Single Chart : THIS WEEK - #25
7th WEEK - #20
6th WEEK - #22
5th WEEK - #27
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the latest news • 27th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Seven!

Single Chart :
THIS WEEK - #20
6th WEEK - #22
5th WEEK - #27
4th WEEK - #25
3rd WEEK - #36
2nd…

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the latest news • 25th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review: Country Universe

Album Review Round Up: Volume 2, Number 5
Five stars! Her magnum opus, this set astonishes for the effectiveness of each individual track and for its artfully woven throughlines…

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the latest news • 23rd Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

From SoulCountry -- Queen Esther's Battle Cry: A Conversation on Blackbirding, Her Stunning New Record

The fearless, enthralling new album from Queen Esther centers on the American Civil War, a peculiar choice even for one of the most distinctive Black artists in roots music. You…

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