Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport

"Young Rell" is a multi-talented and so deeply rooted in the blues that it is a pure delight for a Norwegian blues enthusiast. Young Rell is a great talent both as a solo artist, where he accompanies himself with guitar and harmonica or plays in a band context. He comes to Notodden primarily as a solo artist. We think he is most remarkable that way. And you will love it.
How does a 17-year-old boy raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi play his first concert in Chicago and end up with 165,000 views and 4,000 shares of his performance on Facebook? Well, if you are Harrell 'Young Rell' Davenport, who started playing harmonica and guitar when he was seven, the answer is simple: he is a rising star in the blues world.
A nimble and inventive guitarist and a bold-toned harmonica phenom, Young Rell is already a commanding vocalist and a poetic and poignant songwriter. Whether he’s accompanying himself on guitar while playing a stand-alone harmonica and singing, or alternating between guitar and harmonica with a band, Young Rell sings his songs with sincerity, managing to exude the charisma of a veteran performer.
Young Rell has a prolific and engaging social media presence, and has built a global community of fans and followers who have not only praised his talent but enthusiastically engaged with him on the subject of musicianship, musical instruments, and past generations of well-known and obscure blues inspirations.
As a child, Rell “self-medicated” his personal struggles and traumas by immersing himself in music that originated in response to oppression and adversity. He found solace in studying and expressing himself in the blues.
His social media interaction with an ever-growing fan base has now earned him a place with the biggest blues artists. He has become close friends with artists like Billy Branch, Kingfish Ingram, Bob Margolin, Bernard Allison and many others. He has already performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival, both of Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero Blues Clubs in Mississippi, Red's Juke Joint in Clarksdale and many more.
This young blues singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is on fire these days and is now on his way to Norway and Notodden... Don't miss this!