An artist embodying the roar of the sea with a pure and delicate voice, Rose Morrison has seen, and done, a lot in her almost 25 years as a professional musician. The versatile fiddler from Baddeck, Victoria County, has toured and recorded with Oscar and Grammy Award winner Glen Hansard, Irish folk legend Breanndán O Beaglaoich (Breanndán Begley), and celebrated Scottish-Canadian tenor John McDermott. She’s performed twice at Carnegie Hall—most recently in March 2024 during a tribute to Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan, recorded three albums and travelled all over North America, Europe, and Japan with the Cottars, and won three East Coast Music Awards. While Rose has firmly established herself as a fiddler drawing from a deep well of fierce, untamed wildness, she has also been writing songs for years, though rarely singing or playing them for many people. Until now. Rose’s third album, The River She Knows, was released in June and reveals Rose emerging as a poignant and insightful songwriter. Her songs get stuck in your head—and your day is better for it. In addition to recording and performing, Rose has spent the past three years as Artistic Director of the Little Church in Big Baddeck—a popular series showcasing international artists in a quaint and intimate setting, nestled beside the Baddeck River at the Vicar’s View.