Allison Russell

Montreal born and Nashville based, Allison Russell is a GRAMMY, JUNO, Americana and Folk Awards winning artist, actor, author, songwriter, producer, human rights advocate, survivor and mother. She is the co-founder of Once and Future Sounds and Love Rising. Her debut solo album Outside Child was released in 2021, followed by The Returner (2023) and In the Hour of Chaos (2026) via Concord/Fantasy Records. Prior to her solo career she co-founded, recorded and toured internationally with the bands Po' Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters. She is a member of Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam band. Russell’s ensemble the Rainbow Coalition opened for Hozier’s Unreal Unearth tour throughout 2024. Their All Returners headlining tour continued through Spring of 2025 in Australia and North America. Allison made her Broadway debut starring as Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown from Nov 2024 to Feb 2025, returning in Dec 2025 to March 2026. Russell is on Sarah McLachlan's Better Broken tour from July to Aug 2026. Her memoir will be published by Little Brown, release date TBA.