While studying viola at Ithaca College and playing fiddle on the side, Rosie started incorporating folk with her traditional Celtic and classical upbringing. Meanwhile, Richie was a well-established singer and banjo player in the community, having performed around the world with bands like Bela Fleck, Pete Seeger, David Byrne, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Joan Baez. In addition to releasing two solo albums, Richie was adding to his endless discography, which includes three Natalie Merchant records, multiple collaborations with Jim Lauderdale and Donna The Buffalo, and Carrie Rodriguez.

During Rosie’s freshman year, the two finally began touring together regionally as part of the Evil City String Band, where they were joined by bass player Ben Gould, Steve Selin on Fiddle (in addition to Rosie), and guitarist Paddy Burke. Eventually, they decided to pursue a more intimate project as a duo and in 2013, released their first collaboration, “Tractor Beam”. They went on to release the album, “Nowhere in Time”.  The title track came from an unexpected phone call from the AARP.  Richie wrote a song for the organization that chronicled ‘life after 50’. “You can look back and look forward, but we aren’t done with life, we’re just where we are. It’s about focusing on the moment.”  Ironically, the commissioned song became one of their most well-received songs and defined exactly what the duo hopes to achieve -- music that many can connect with.

With the fated combination of Richie and Rosie’s unique skill, varied musical influence, and honest storytelling, as two musicians in two very different parts of life, Richie and Rosie are proof of two things: the power and magic of two people making music, and that the universal messages that lie within their songs will remain timeless.

“The air left the room when Richie and Rosie sang their first notes together…everyone had their breath taken away at once”  Jen Hughes, Bluegrass Today
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