◇ image via WikipediaAllison Russell
Allison Russell is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Yola, Rhiannon Giddens, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, The Highwomen and Sade. Those roots explain a lot about how Allison Russell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Milk Carton Kids, Indigo Girls, Beth Orton, Josh Ritter and Molly Tuttle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rhiannon Giddens, Brandi Carlile and Kronos Quartet, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Allison Russell, reaching back through Yola and forward to Rhiannon Giddens. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Allison Russell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and activist.
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Allison Russell connections
Allison Russell grew out of Yola, Rhiannon Giddens, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and The Highwomen, shares an orbit with The Milk Carton Kids, Indigo Girls, Beth Orton and Josh Ritter, went on to shape Rhiannon Giddens, Brandi Carlile and Kronos Quartet. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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