Event Dime

Alma Russ

When:

August 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where:

Mountain Layers Brewing Company, 90 Everett St., Bryson City, NC

Source:

Explore Bryson City – Events

Alma (say it like "Alamo") lives in Whittier, NC when she’s not on the road. She plays patchwork music: country, folk, and Appalachian roots sewn together to make something unique. Songwriting is cheaper than therapy, and old songs make her happy. She fell in love with Appalachian culture and music as a child, started learning historic Scotch-Irish murder ballads, and took up fiddle at 12. Banjo and guitar followed, and then she made friends with a hobo who taught her to write songs, so that's w