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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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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Oct 2021 20:00

Music Played

  • Willie Jones

    American Dream

    • Right Now.
    • The Penthouse/EMPIRE.
  • Valerie June

    Stay

    • Stay.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.
  • Keb’ Mo’ & Old Crow Medicine Show

    The Medicine Man

  • Amythyst Kiah

    Wild Turkey

  • Tre Burt

    Sweet Misery

  • Yola

    Starlight

  • Sunny War

    Lucid Lucy

  • Curt Chambers

    Dirty South

  • BRELAND

    Cross Country (feat. Mickey Guyton)

  • Joy Oladokun

    if you got a problem

  • Black Pumas

    Fast Car

  • Chapel Hart

    You Can Have Him Jolene

  • Our Native Daughters

    Quasheba, Quasheba

    • Songs Of Our Native Daughters.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
  • Allison Russell

    Poison Arrow

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 9.
  • Allison Russell

    Persephone

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 3.
  • Allison Russell

    Montreal

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.
  • Allison Russell

    Nightflyer

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 2.
  • Allison Russell

    4th Day Prayer

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 4.
  • Allison Russell

    Hy-Brasil

    • Outside Child.
    • Fantasy.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Oct 2021 20:00

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