Our story so far…
Rowdy’s Rose is Husband and Wife Rising Modern Country Duo from Waikato, New Zealand.
Recently named as 4 time USA radio award nominees and performers at HUGS radio Pennsylvania October 2024, to be televised over 6 US states!
With a performance also booked in Nashville for October 30, they are taking their kiwi country sound to the Amercian stage!
Supporting Jason Kerrison (Opshop frontman) at Stallions Te Awamutu, in September 2024.
Named as NewTracks artists for June 2024 by NZ on Air Music.
Their story started by putting out music on social media during the 2020 lockdowns, gaining popularity and traction online with their sweet tunes and soulful connection as a couple.
This resulted in them being invited to perform all over the North Island of New Zealand once lockdowns lifted.
They regularly perform all over the North Island and can travel for gigs.
They write together, bringing Rosie's influences from Shania Twain, Lady A, Dolly Parton, Carly Pearce, Lainey Wilson, mixing with Blair's musical background of early 90's rock (think Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) with more recent influences of Keith Urban, Brothers Osborne, and Chris Stapleton. Their coming together of different music styles has been named by some in the music industry, including their Glasgow based producer - G Stobie - as reminicsent of Buckingham-Nicks style, of Fleetwood Mac.
They started releasing original material after being invited to perform at a songwriter's showcase in July 2022.
Their first single "Ride With Me" was released in December 2022 and within a few months they were featuring on New Zealand radio stations and making a big splash in Australian Country Radio, country stations throughout UK and Europe and multiple USA country radio stations.
Having released 7 tracks so far, and their debut EP "From the Flames", in May 2023, they made the Top 20 of Who's Hoo Country radio (Colombus, Indiana USA) and (multiple) songs in the top 200 chart of Hugs Radio (Pennsylvania) "Ride With Me" reaching #32, and also featuring on Nashville Worldwide radio. Also named as "Ones to watch" by music critic George Duchow (Brazil).
They have made the Top 5 several times on Banks Radio Australia, with "Before the Dawn" and "Whiskey Rivers" and #6 on Ignition Country (UK) with "From the Flames".
They made the "Hot 5" Country Special edition on Sunshine Music Radio (aka) PodduckBlu (UK) in April 2023.
After releasing their debut EP in 2023, they also charted twice on the Kiwi Top 100 countdown on Coromandel's CFM and appeared as the featured artist on Duncan Tolmies "Country Countdown" aired over 13 stations New Zealand wide.
Their most recent single "Shooting Star" making #2 on the top 10 new releases on Sweet Sunday Sounds (Australia) and #9 on the top 11 tracks on Radioscope's New New Zealand Folk/Country releases May 2024. It reached #3 on the top 100 Kiwi Countdown on CFM and 4 other tracks of theirs made the top 40, all voted in by fans.
In 2023, they had their first appearance in the line up of the prestigious Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival (New Zealand) and performed again in May 2024.
They continue to write and release new music in 2024 collaborating with talented local producers and musicians.
Head to the Events’ tab to grab your tickets and see where to see them live next!