Nashville-based Americana/folk duo Rosine is exploring and cultivating a soundscape that relies on the emotive potential of acoustic instruments to showcase original songs. Its members, Forrest and Meredith Lane O’Connor, joined forces in late 2025. Individually, they have worked with a wide array of artists and performed in major venues throughout the country. Forrest has collaborated with Paul Simon, Zac Brown, Steve Martin & Martin Short, Emmylou Harris, and Bela Fleck. In 2015, he co-founded the O’Connor Band with his father, seven-time CMA Award-winning fiddler Mark O’Connor. Forrest wrote the title track for their Coming Home album, which won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Forrest met Meredith in her hometown of Enterprise, Oregon, where she had developed a strong following thanks to her vocal and songwriting prowess, as well as her collaborations with notable artists, including Grammy Award-winner Zach Top and Billboard chart-toppers The Band Joseph. Rosine is currently recording their first album for Compass Records.
“What makes Rosine stand out is the way their music holds both precision and warmth without letting either overwhelm the other.”
—theoldok.com
Raised in Chicago, Rachel Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a professional fiddle player and has since released two solo records and an EP, while doing session work with Kacey Musgraves, Kevin Morby, and Molly Tuttle. As a songwriter, she has garnered a reputation for her specific brand of political and personal lyricism. Her album Common Nation of Sorrow (2023) was called one of “The Best Albums of the Year (So Far)” by The Boston Globe. She has undertaken a series of collaborations with some of her favorite songwriters, including Pony Bradshaw, Caroline Spence, Nicholas Jamerson, and Kaia Kater.
“Rachel Baiman’s emotionally raw, plaintive vocals create an exquisite, expansive soundscape that allow her lyrics to permeate our souls.”
—Folk Alley
Saturday, January 23, 2027
7:30 pm, Doors open 7:00 pm
Columbus College of Art & Design
Joseph V. Canzani Center
60 Cleveland Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
General admission: $30 (no service fee)
Youth under age 18: $5
CCAD students: $10 per ticket discount at the door with student ID
