About this episode

Allison Russell discusses her journey in music and her critically acclaimed debut album.

This episode was originally aired on June 18th, 2021. After many years in celebrated roots music groups such as Po' Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, this songwriter has released a critically acclaimed debut album under her own name.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Pug

Guest: Allison Russell

Topics covered

• songwriting
• music groups
• debut album
• roots music
• interviews

Keywords

• Allison Russell
• debut album
• roots music
• Po' Girl
• Birds of Chicago
• Our Native Daughters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Po' Girl, Birds of Chicago, Our Native Daughters

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