Allison Russell

Allison Russell Brings Survivors' Joy To The New York City Winery

by Dave Kaufman
June 18, 2022

Allison Russell is one of this year's most improbable success stories and perhaps it's most endearing. The singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist is a veteran of folk and roots bands including Po' Girls and Birds of Chicago. Both bands have enjoyed a measure of critical acclaim but have had only modest success. Russell also joined Our Native Daughters, a group of four black female banjo players organized by Rhiannon Giddens, whose album, Songs of Our Native Daughters, and subsequent tour was very well ...