The Nashville-based duo Rosine featuring GRAMMY Award winner Forrest O’Connor and rising vocalist Meredith Lane O’Connor have announced the release of their self-titled debut album, Rosine, due Spring 2027 on Compass Records. The announcement comes with the release of the first single It Never Ends.
The project of Forrest O’Connor and Meredith Lane O’Connor, Rosine combines intimate songwriting, vocal harmonies and intricate acoustic instrumentation, drawing from americana, folk, country and bluegrass traditions while creating their own distinct sound.
Forrest O’Connor brings an extensive musical pedigree to the project. A GRAMMY Award winner as a member of the O’Connor Band, he earned the honour in 2017 for Coming Home, on which he played mandolin and co-wrote several songs, including the title track. He has performed and recorded with Paul Simon, Zac Brown, Emmylou Harris, Steve Martin & Martin Short, Sara Evans and Kenny Loggins, among others.
Meredith Lane O’Connor grew up in the small mountain town of Enterprise, Oregon, where she began singing at age eight at the historic OK Theatre, owned by her family. She went on to study violin and guitar throughout childhood and high school before discovering songwriting as a central creative outlet. At 17, she released her first album, followed by two additional releases that helped shape her voice and develop her craft as a songwriter. Since then, she has opened for artists including Zach Top and The Band Joseph.
The 10-track album was recorded at Compass Records Studios and Southern Ground Nashville and produced by Forrest and Meredith Lane O’Connor. The album features an impressive roster of guest musicians, including Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown, Colin Hay, Mark O’Connor and Maggie O’Connor.
It Never Ends is a funky bluegrass tune with a strong hook that tackles the feeling of living in a 24/7 world, navigating the constant barrage of challenges in work and social life while wading through an ever-changing sea of information and misinformation. Written and arranged by Forrest O’Connor, the song offers two ways through the noise.
Original harmonic inspiration came from some of The Beatles’ twangier, country-leaning songs of 1964, such as I’m A Loser and I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party. The recording features Meredith Lane O’Connor on lead and harmony vocals and Forrest O’Connor on harmony vocals, acoustic guitar and mandolin, joined by Alison Brown on banjo, Eric Darken on percussion, Ethan Jodziewicz on bass, Mark O’Connor and Maggie O’Connor on fiddle, and Nat Smith on cello.
“Rosine” tracklist:
A Part of Me (ft. Béla Fleck)
Missing (ft. Mark & Maggie O’Connor)
Birds in JFK
Your Love Is the Bond
Wasted
It Never Ends (ft. Alison Brown and Mark O’Connor)
Overkill (ft. Colin Hay)
Ghost
The Highway (ft. Jerry Douglas)
Whispers on the Wind
