Original songs. Written in a week. Recorded live.

The Acoustic Guitar Project was created to inspire songwriters to make more music. 

Here's how it works:

1. We choose a city and a local musician and provide them with an acoustic guitar and hand held recorder.

2. That musician has one week to record an original song and record it live. No editing is allowed. They have to record it as many times as needed to get it just right.

3. When the musician is finished, they sign the guitar and pass it on to the next musician in that city. When that city’s guitar reaches 5 musicians, there is a concert and every musician plays the song they wrote for the project.



Russ Parrish is an award winning singer-songwriter Nashville native who moved to Minnesota in 2016.

Influenced by artists like NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, and We the Kingdom his lyrics and melodies come together to form powerful songs. 

Russ has won several awards including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, and the Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest. He has also won Honorable Mention in American Songwriter Magazine’s Lyric Contest & NSAI’s song contest presented by CMT.

His music focuses on the journey between faith and doubt. From love to loss, hope to heartbreak, and the unknowns in-between. There’s a place for everyone to join the journey in his songs…

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