Allison Russell | Austin City Limits Interview

Allison Russell speaks with ACL"s Terry Lickona about art, humanity and how her own painful past and subsequent liberation inspired her first solo release Outside Child.
Allison Russell/The Weather Station premieres October 22, 2022 on PBS. Watch on your local station or stream following the broadcast at pbs.org/austincitylimits
About the Episode
Montreal-to-Nashville singer/songwriter Allison Russell and Toronto indie rock act The Weather Station offer an hour of intelligent, impassioned and acclaimed music. Russell performs numbers from her renowned album Outside Child, while the Weather Station, AKA songwriter Tamara Lindeman, plays tunes from the widely lauded LP Ignorance.
About Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits (ACL) offers viewers unparalleled access to featured acts in an intimate setting that provides a platform for artists to deliver inspired, memorable, full-length performances. Now in its 48th Season, the program is taped live before a concert audience from The Moody Theater in downtown Austin. Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in television history and remains the only TV series to ever be awarded the National Medal of Arts. Since its inception, the groundbreaking music series has become an institution that’s helped secure Austin’s reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World. The historic KLRU Studio 6A, home to 36 years of ACL concerts, has been designated an official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark. In 2011, ACL moved to the new venue ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin. ACL received a rare institutional Peabody Award for excellence and outstanding achievement in 2012.
Austin City Limits is produced by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and funding is provided in part by Dell Technologies, Workrise, the Austin Convention Center Department and Cirrus Logic. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of Austin City Limits. Learn more about Austin City Limits, programming and history at acltv.com. Full episodes can be found at pbs.org/austincitylimits
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[@Jonathan-pg1ej]

I don't know another artist who speaks about music with as much eloquence, humility, belief and beauty as Allison Russell. We are so lucky to have her.

[@suzannelerner1]

What a brave and beautiful interview. Thank-you for your Courage, Clarity & Soul Beauty, Allison.
Rooting 4 you, Rooting 4 all of us! so looking forward to your Mémoire.
May you be supported in every Way...

[@magwhls]

A ray of light in our world!

[@lpgirl]

I've been listening to your beautiful voice since you were part of Po Girls.....Thank you for your heartfelt music, Allison.