
NEWS
Kevin Russell: rhythm guitar, vocals
Kevin Russell is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He performs regularly in a number of Sonoma county’s most popular bands. All of these groups perform at local club venues, county fairs, parties, festivals, weddings and special events In addition, he is the driving force behind The Sebastopol Guitar Festival, held yearly in early February. In addition to being a musician Kevin hosts shows featuring touring musicians like Joe Craven, Gonzalo Bergara, Jim Hurst, David, Lindley, Radney Foster, Jack Tempchin, Ray Bierl, Mike Dowling, Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, Missy Raines & others.
​
He has appeared as a sideman on 21 local recordings by songwriters & groups, has recorded eight CD's with his various bands and has six CD's out under his name. He is a DJ on Sonoma county’s NPR station, KRCB and a former writer of CD reviews for the online website Freight Train Boogie.com. And, lastly, Kevin has performed as a side player for a number of local songwriters, including Michael Capella, Mark McLay, Teresa Tudury, Doug Jayne, Audrey Auld, Terry Pinnegar, Greg Abel, Greg Scherer, Amy McCarley & more.
And, Kevin has performed with a number local band favorites, including Laughing Gravy, Eagle Ridge, The Rhythm Rangers, The Bluegrass Irregulars, The Lucky Dawgs, Stupid White People, Modern Hicks, The Ruminators, Kevin Russell & his So Called Friends, The Western Swing Caravan, Kevin Russell & Some Dangerous Friends and The Familiar Strangers
Kevin has released a number of CD's in various bands, & under his own name. These include:
Out Among the Stars -Modern Hicks [1999]
Tornado Alley - Modern Hicks [2001]
Under a Stormy Sky - Modern Hicks [2004]
You Don't Know Me - Kevin Russell [2002]
A Tribute to Gram Parsons - Laughing Gravy [2005]
Trouble in Mind - Kevin Russell [2005]
Not Out of the Woods Yet - The Rhythm Rangers [2007]
Live - Under the Radar [2006]
Beyond the Niche - Under the Radar [2009]
Pilgrim - Kevin Russell [2010]
There Ain't Nobody Home But Me - Kevin Russell [2010]
Plain Dirt fashion - Kevin Russell [2013]
Country Swing [2017]
Kevin Russell & Some Dangerous Friends- live! [2019]
The Familiar Strangers Trio – Masquerade 2020
Kevin also contributed tracks to these compilation CD's:
Connections I [1996]
Freight Train Boogie [2000]
Connections II [2004]
The Songs of Hank Williams [2019]
Kevin has also contributed as an instrumentalist to these other people's projects's:
The Ruminators “Wild West”
The Ruminators “Loomings”
Terry Pinnegar “Expeditions”
Kirk Keeler “Notes from the Underground”
Mark McLay “Just Glad to be Here”
Doug Jayne “Looks Like She’s going on a Trip”
Doug Jayne “Voice in the Wind”
Moss Henry “Autumn Rain”
Lisa Redfern “All is Bright”
Mark Beynon “At the Right Time”
Mark Beynon “Maybe”
Brian Gale “Deserted Country”
Danny Sorrentino “Lucky Buck & the Winners” 2008
Mark McLay & the Dustdevils “Love & Barbwire” 2008
Teresa Tudury's "Such Fine Things" 2009
Doug Jayne "Folk University"
Moss Henry "Roll the Bones"
venues performed at include:
Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
Sonoma County Fair
Apple Blossom Fair
Gravenstein Apple Fair
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Earle Fest
Forestville Youth Park Celebration
KRSH backyard concerts
The Bodega Bay Food & Music Festival
The Mystic: Petaluma
Twin Oaks Tavern: Penngrove
The Reel: Sonoma
Red Brick: Petaluma
Redwood Café: Cotati
Murphy’s Irish Pub: Sonoma
Stout Brothers: Santa Rosa
Ace Cider Pub
The Black Rose
Town Of Windsor Earth Day celebration
Freight & Salvage: Berkeley
Highland Dell: Guerneville
Hotel Utah: San Francisco
The Casper Inn
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Rancho Nicasio: Nicasio
Hopmonk Tavern: Novato, Sonoma, Sebastopol
Taft Street Winery; Sebastopol
Lagunitas- Petaluma
Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival
Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival
Good Ol Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
Eddie Baker in "Groove Magazine"
10.7.2023
venues performed at include:
Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
Sonoma County Fair
Apple Blossom Fair
Gravenstein Apple Fair
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Earle Fest
Forestville Youth Park Celebration
KRSH backyard concerts
The Bodega Bay Food & Music Festival
The Mystic: Petaluma
Twin Oaks Tavern: Penngrove
The Reel: Sonoma
Red Brick: Petaluma
Redwood Café: Cotati
Murphy’s Irish Pub: Sonoma
Stout Brothers: Santa Rosa
Ace Cider Pub
The Black Rose
Town Of Windsor Earth Day celebration
Freight & Salvage: Berkeley
Highland Dell: Guerneville
Hotel Utah: San Francisco
The Casper Inn
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Rancho Nicasio: Nicasio
Hopmonk Tavern: Novato, Sonoma, Sebastopol
Taft Street Winery; Sebastopol
Lagunitas- Petaluma
Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival
Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival
Good Ol Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
Best of New Orleans 2023
8.23.2023
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Just click “Edit Text” or double click me to add your own content and make changes to the font. Feel free to drag and drop me anywhere you like on your page. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you.
​
This is a great space to write long text about your company and your services. You can use this space to go into a little more detail about your company. Talk about your team and what services you provide. Tell your visitors the story of how you came up with the idea for your business and what makes you different from your competitors. Make your company stand out and show your visitors who you are.
Eddie Baker Wins the Karat Jazz Award
3.7.2023
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Just click “Edit Text” or double click me to add your own content and make changes to the font. Feel free to drag and drop me anywhere you like on your page. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you.