Rene Russell Music Rene Russell Waynesville NC Born in Columbia, SC, Rene has spent more than forty years traveling, performing, and evolving—shaped by the music scenes of Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, San Diego, and Charleston. Her songwriting explores personal transformation, justice, inclusivity, and environmental awareness, delivered with lyrical clarity and heartfelt sincerity. She has been compared to Joan Baez for her Folk Roots and activism themes, Bob Dylan for her storytelling and social commentary in lyrics, Joni Mitchell for emotional depth and melodic complexity and Neil Young for her blend of rock and folk with a personal touch. Her discography includes: Last Night I Rode A Night-Mare (1987 only available on her website) Self-Titled release, Rene Russell (1995), Freeverse (2014) Dream the World Anew (2021), The Singles Album (2025) Recent singles The Key and Stand for the Ocean. (2024) Other Singles: I Wonder, Do You (2018) Doodlebug (2019) What Kind (2019) Just Because, Politely Tell A Lie, We Live & Breathe (2023) Now based in Western North Carolina, she performs in listening rooms, festivals, house concerts, and community spaces, offering warm, grounding, and deeply human performances. Rene Russell Music’s tracks Stand by Rene Russell Music published on 2024-02-28T18:06:53Z The Key by Rene Russell Music published on 2023-12-28T14:16:53Z Clip The Key - 12:24:23, 8.30 AM by Rene Russell Music published on 2023-12-26T17:39:37Z Just Because by Rene Russell Music published on 2023-06-02T15:19:27Z We Live and Breathe by Rene Russell Music published on 2023-05-24T15:47:26Z Politely Tell A Lie by Rene Russell Music published on 2023-05-24T14:59:04Z Who We Really Are by Rene Russell Music published on 2022-11-10T16:45:55Z Perfection by Rene Russell Music published on 2022-10-26T14:31:25Z Home by Rene Russell Music published on 2022-10-26T14:31:23Z Little Boy Blue by Rene Russell Music published on 2022-10-26T14:31:21Z