HOSIE

Hosie is the solo project of Albuquerque native Rosie Hutchinson. Growing up in the North Valley, Hutchinson was raised in a family of artists and began playing fiddle at age eight. She spent much of her childhood traveling around the country with her family to art fairs, learning lots of French, Cajun, Irish, Norther NM and SW music and busking, even saving enough money from her performances to buy herself a horse at nine years old.

After graduating with a degree in French from University of Puget Sound in 2005 where she played in both the Chamber and Symphonic orchestras, Hutchinson came home to play and tour with many ABQ groups, including Mammal Eggs with collaborator and partner Drake Hardin. Hardin would later join her in Chambery, France in 2013 as she finished her masters in French from UNM and the two would start the duo Teetotum. During this time, she began writing the songs that would become her debut, self-titled release, and the project Hosie slowly started to take shape on a laptop and gifted guitar from a friend.

Upon returning to NM and having her daughter Merle with Hardin, Hutchinson forged collaborations with many musicians, including John Dietrich (Deerhoof), Heather Trost and Jeremy Barnes (A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and joined the experimental performance group Milch de la Machina. As Hosie quietly took shape, drawing from her diverse musical collaborations and extensive travels, Hutchinson began to perform the project live. Over the years she has play the festivals Gatas Y Vatas (Albuquerque) and Titwrench (Denver), even going to Stockholm in 2018 to perform as Hosie at Titwrench Sweden. 

A labor of love, written over many years with every attention to detail, Hosie, is a collection of songs in which Hutchinson’s wide array of influences shine through, melding together into a sound that is a times mournful in its self reflection while never losing its angular brightness. Recorded and mixed by Hutchinson and her partner Drake Hardin, the songs feel at once familiar and otherworldly, bridging the space between home and the traveler.