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Allison Russell “The Returner”

September 7, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Funk blends seamlessly with country folk in a joyous celebration of life and hope. Allison Russell had a twenty year career with various collaborations before she released her debut autobiographical solo album, ‘Outside Child’, which chronicled […]
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Video: Allison Russell “Stay Right Here”

August 8, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
In the world of Americana, four-times GRAMMY-nominated Allison Russell is one of the most compelling artists around.  Here is recent single ‘Stay Right Here’ from the songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist. It’s taken from forthcoming album […]
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Allison Russell breaks through

July 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We’ve all been following the spectacular direction the career of Allison Russell has taken in the last couple of years – a landmark album with ‘Outside Child‘ and a new album ‘The Returner‘ to be released […]
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Live Preview: Black Deer Festival, Eridge Park, Kent – 16th-18th June 2023

June 13, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
At last last year’s Black Deer Festival, a moment of high drama saw an electrical storm and a huge downpour bring an early end to Saturday night’s proceedings.   With just days to go before the first […]
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Allison Russell announces new album “The Returner”

June 7, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
4x GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell has announced her new album ‘The Returner’ which will be released on September 8th 2023, via Fantasy Records, and you can whet your appetite for it […]

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