We had an amazing conversation with Rooster Blackspur about having tenacity in the music business i.e. Rooster energy!
We visited about answering the call of her heart, her big move to Nashville and the responsibility of the performer.
Rooster Blackspur, an award-winning singer-songwriter known for her raw, evocative voice and powerful storytelling, has never been one to follow the conventional path. Having made a name for herself in New Mexico, Rooster has now embraced a bold new chapter in Nashville, Tennessee, with her new album The Cinderella Sessions. This 7-song collection capturesthe essence of her musical evolution while introducing a fresh, Nashville-inspired sound. Recorded at the legendary Cinderella Sound Studio, The Cinderella Sessions marks Rooster's firstfull-length project in Music City - a place she believes offers her the bestchance at fully expressing her songs.
Reflecting on the album’s title, Rooster says, “This record is a moment in time and that moment was captured at one of Nashville's oldest working recording studios called Cinderella Sound Studio. I wanted to pay tribute to my time inside those iconic walls, as well as acknowledge my first time ever making a record in Nashville." The album’s title, The Cinderella Sessions, feels fitting not only as a nod to the historic studio but also as a symbol of her transformative journey from the expansive, rugged terrain of New Mexico to the heart of Nashville’s vibrant music scene.
This transition didn’t happen by chance. According to Rooster, "Looking back it was fate. Someone came up to me and said 'I think you need to go to Nashville,' and the long and short of it is they paid for my studio time, and all I had to do was make my way to Nashville. Everyonesays 'I have a friend with a studio' but this person happened to be friendswith the owners of Cinderella Sound Studio. It was a life-changing experience.”Rooster’s arrival in Nashville set the stage for what would become a monumentalstep in her musical career.
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