Allison Russell at Virginia Arts Festival

It might be premature to proclaim Allison Russells solo debut the album of the year, butits hard to imagine many other albums coming along that could match the combination of emotional potency, melodic fluency, social significance and heartrending beauty. Harrowing truths and ultimately joyful noise.-VarietyUntil the 2021 release of her signature album Outside Child, many fans may have known this gifted singer-songwriter mostly for her part in Songs of Our Native Daughters, the groundbreaking musical project in which she partnered with Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens and Amythyst Kiah. Now Allison Russell is forging her own path with music that reveals sorrow and joy, defeat and joyfully claimed autonomy. Dont miss this moving, uplifting concert!