Russ Lawton
Russ Lawton began his professional career while growing up in the Boston area. In addition to the GFB, Russ currently tours with bands including Soule Monde, Strangefolk and Phish’s Trey Anastasio. It was during his Trey collaboration that Russ earned songwriting credits on Phish’s “Farmhouse” CD (featuring the Grammy-nominated song “First Tube”), Trey’s first solo CD, the live “Plasma” CD and the “Live At The Warfield Theatre” DVD with Trey and Carlos Santana. In between gigs, Russ keeps busy with his drum students and on various studio dates.