Allison Russell in Edmonton

Allison Russell is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Montreal who plays guitar, banjo and clarinet. Her Americana and folk songs explore trauma, recovery and resilience. After Po' Girl, Birds of Chicago and Our Native Daughters, she went solo with "Outside Child" (2021) and "The Returner" (2023), and won a Grammy for Best American Roots Performance for "Eve Was Black".