Rachel Brooke truly is one of those “if you know, you know” artists. She’s a master storyteller, underground country queen, Ameripolitan outlaw winner, multi-instrumentalist, honky tonk poet, raised on bluegrass and red tomatoes.

She’s the “The Rattlesnake”– a name given to her while drumming in a punk band during her teenage years–ever evolving on the fringe of country music, bucking the system, and never losing the game.

She’s a witty introvert off stage, whose wall-shaking voice has earned her a place at cutting-edge roots music festivals like Muddy Roots, SXSW, Americana Fest, MountainTop, Cowboy Fest, and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

She’s a self-produced, self-released independent artist winding in and out of the spotlight-garnering attention from major media outlets and industry big wigs.

But this time around, she’s done chasing the quick wins, the fleeting attention, and the things that don’t last. These days, she’s only chasing the song. And with more than two decades and 11 releases behind her, that long road has given her something harder to come by: confidence, grit, and the freedom to make the music on her own terms.