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Carolina Chocolate Drops

Folk & acoustic band from Durham, NC · formed 2005

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Shows on record
23
Rooms played
22
Cities
18
Releases
12
Last show
May 24, 2018Delfest 2018

About

Carolina Chocolate Drops is a band from Durham, NC, formed in 2005, tagged Alt-country, Americana, bluegrass by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2018, across 22 rooms in 18 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

23 on record · archive etree, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20091 show
  3. 20103 shows
  4. 20111 show
  5. 201210 shows
  6. 20135 shows
  7. 20141 show
  8. 20181 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 24, 2018Delfest 2018 · CumberlandHeadliner
May 24, 2014DelFest - Allegany County Fairgrounds · CumberlandHeadliner
Sep 7, 2013Ottawa Folk Festival · OttawaHeadlinerwith The Sheepdogs, Vance Joy, Tift Merritt, +12
May 26, 2013Del Fest Grandstand Stage · CumberlandHeadliner
May 26, 2013DelFest · CumberlandHeadliner
May 26, 2013DelFest - Allegany County Fairgrounds · CumberlandHeadliner
May 10, 2013Napa Valley Exposition · NapaSupportwith Bottlerock Napa Valley, The Black Keys, Rogue Wave, +1
Oct 24, 2012Knust · HamburgSupportwith Punch Brothers
Oct 23, 2012Lido · BerlinSupportwith Punch Brothers
Oct 22, 2012MTC · CologneSupportwith Punch Brothers
May 28, 2012Toyota Pavillion at Montage Mountain · ScrantonHeadliner
May 28, 2012Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain · ScrantonHeadliner
May 10, 2012Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith Bhi Bhiman
May 7, 2012The Acorn · Three OaksHeadlinerwith Bhi Bhiman
May 5, 2012Lincoln Hall · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Po' Girl, Bhi Bhiman
May 2, 2012Cedar Cultural Center · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Po' Girl
Apr 6, 2012Royce Hall, UCLA · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jul 7, 2011Ram's Head Live · BaltimoreHeadliner
Aug 28, 2010Orton Park Festival · Madison WI USAHeadliner
Jun 16, 2010McGonigel's Mucky Duck · HoustonHeadliner
Mar 14, 2010Bowery Ballroom · New YorkHeadliner
Sep 30, 2009The Kent Stage · KentHeadliner
Jun 14, 2008Grand Ole Opry House · NashvilleHeadliner

Where they play

22 rooms in 18 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Cumberland5 shows
  • Scranton2 shows
  • Alexandria1 show
  • Baltimore1 show
  • Berlin1 show

and 13 other cities

Releases

12 releases, 2006–2012

  • Leaving Eden

    2012 · Album

  • You Be Illin'

    2012

  • Country Girl

    2012

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii

    2011 · Ep

  • Daytrotter Session

    2011

  • Genuine Negro Jig

    2010 · Album

  • Cornbread And Butterbeans

    2010

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii

    2010

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson

    2009 · Album

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson

    2008

  • Heritage

    2007 · Album

  • Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind

    2006 · Album

Lineup

  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Hubby Jenkins
  • Adam Matta
  • Leyla McCalla

Former

  • Justin Robinson
  • Dom Flemons

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 46+ plays, 2012-03-22–2025-12-26 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Lisa LeClair) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sounds of Survivance' (Kevin Sur) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Lisa LeClair) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Carolina Chocolate Drops — Napa Valley Exposition, 2013-05-10
Poster · Napa Valley Exposition, 2013-05-10 — Songkick
Carolina Chocolate Drops — Lincoln Hall, 2012-05-05
Poster · Lincoln Hall, 2012-05-05 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Carolina Chocolate Drops on Last.fmArtist facts
Carolina Chocolate Drops on DiscogsArtist facts
Carolina Chocolate Drops on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
archive etreeShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.