Claudia Russell's voice draws you into a song and keeps you there. Whether she is singing folk, country, blues or pop, you know you are going to get a soulful, satisfying musical ride.

Claudia Russell is an outstanding singer/songwriter who has shared stages with Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Steve Forbert, Tish Hinojosa, Kris Kristoffersen, Bill Morrisey, Willie Nelson, Darryl Purpose, Peter Rowan, Kevin So, Rosalie Sorrels and Bill Staines, among others. She is most often seen accompanied by her trusty sidekick, Bruce Kaplan, on mandolin, guitar and vocals and Mark Petrella on bass.

Claudia's newest CD is "Live Band Tonight," a collection of live recordings from performances at the Freight and Salvage, Live From Studio One and Folkscene, the longest running Folk radio show in history. "Claudia Russell is a great live performer and 'Live Band Tonight' proves that. Her band...Let's just say they're hot. Connect them to the power grid and they'd light up a medium-sized town. This CD is as musically solid as they come and in the world of obligatory live CDs, 'Live Band Tonight' shines." - Sing Out magazine