“An enchanting new Appalachian voice wraps her rambling mind around a dream; it sounds like the soul child

of Bob Dylan and Dolly Parton.” - NPR Music

Alexa Rose was born in the Alleghany Highlands of western Virginia, raised in the tiny railroad town of Clifton

Forge. Though no one in her immediate family played or sang, she inherited a deep musical legacy.

“Growing up I would hear stories of my great-grandfather Alvie who, for a time, lived and played with

[bluegrass great] Lester Flatt when they were both young men,” says Rose. “Apparently, Lester tried to get him

to move to Nashville and pursue a career. But my great-grandfather decided to stay in the mountains with his

wife on their farm.”

That sense of place and storytelling spirit became woven into Rose’s voice and songwriting. In 2019, she

released her debut album “Medicine For Living,” the title track of which won Merlefest’s revered Chris Austin

Songwriting Contest. Her 2021 sophomore release, “Headwaters,” was featured in American Songwriter and

Rolling Stone, among others.

Perhaps following in the steps of her great grandfather, Rose’s songs feel like oil paint landscapes of her own

life in the mountains, often wringing out beauty from mundanity and exploring timeless topics. Her earnest,

well crafted stylings are a multi-layered merger of old country music and traditional folk songs, colored by rock

and roll and mountain soul.