Black History Month
Celebrating African-American artists in Country and Americana music. Plus a conversation with Allison Russell who explores the personal and traumatic themes behind her solo album.
Celebrating African-American artists in Country and Americana music with the new generation of black singer-songwriters that are telling their own story. Plus another chance to hear Ricky's interview with Allison Russell, a Montreal-born, Nashville-based Scottish-Grenadian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In a powerful and moving conversation, Allison describes how she managed to turn the experiences of a highly traumatic childhood into one of the strongest albums of 2021. She describes ‘Outside Child’ as being about “resilience, survival, transcendence, the redemptive power of art, community, connection, and chosen family.â€
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Music Played
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Willie Jones
American Dream
- Right Now.
- The Penthouse/EMPIRE.
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Valerie June
Stay
- Stay.
- Fantasy.
- 1.
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Keb’ Mo’ & Old Crow Medicine Show
The Medicine Man
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Amythyst Kiah
Wild Turkey
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Tre Burt
Sweet Misery
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Yola
Starlight
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Sunny War
Lucid Lucy
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Curt Chambers
Dirty South
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BRELAND
Cross Country (feat. Mickey Guyton)
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Joy Oladokun
if you got a problem
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Black Pumas
Fast Car
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Chapel Hart
You Can Have Him Jolene
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Our Native Daughters
Quasheba, Quasheba
- Songs Of Our Native Daughters.
- Smithsonian Folkways.
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Allison Russell
Poison Arrow
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 9.
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Allison Russell
Persephone
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 3.
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Allison Russell
Montreal
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 1.
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Allison Russell
Nightflyer
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 2.
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Allison Russell
4th Day Prayer
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 4.
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Allison Russell
Hy-Brasil
- Outside Child.
- Fantasy.
- 6.
Broadcast
- Tue 5 Oct 2021 20:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland
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