[Cover photo credit to Mandi Fountain]
Nashville natives Teddy and the Rough Riders are the songwriting/vocal duo of Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings who got their start in the Alternative-Rock boom of the 2000s. Through experimentation and sharing stages with groups like The Raconteurs and Natural Child, they merged their Rock leanings with traditional Country roots to create their own Cosmic-Americana. Their upcoming album Down Home will be out on October 11, 2024 building on that combination of sounds.
The eleven-song collection is being released via Appalachia Record Co. and has been previewed by the single “Catfish Summer.”
Jennings recalls:
This one is about visiting my mom’s side of the family who lived in Rockmart, Georgia. But instead, my mom dropped me and my cousin off at my uncle Bubba’s house for a few weeks.
The boys kicked around Uncle Bubba’s “hillbilly shack” on the side of a catfish pond, fishing, riding four-wheelers, swimming, and listening to their great uncle’s Bluegrass band pick, which was a far cry from how they’d initially anticipated their summer break to go.
Catch Teddy and the Rough Riders On Tour:
August 9 – Borlange, SWE – Broken Dreams
August 10 – Gotland, Burgsvik, SWE – Gainesville
August 16 – Gothenburg, SWE – Pustervik
August 17 – Falkenberg, SWE – Rootsy Summer Festival
August 18 – Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm Roots
August 20 – Malmo, SWE – Annelundsgarden
August 23 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtwache
August 24 – Den Haag, NL – Wild Rooster
August 25 – Amen, NL – Cultureel Cafe de Amer
August 26 – Eindhoven, NL – Americana Mondays
August 27 – London, UK – Camden Assembly
August 28 – Birkenhead, UK – Future Yard
August 29 – Nottingham, UK – The Angel
August 30 – Oxford, UK – The Bullingdon
August 31 – Southampton, UK – The Joiners
September 1 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
September 2 – Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
September 3 – Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute (2p)
September 4 – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
September 5 – Glasgow, UK – Audio
September 7 – Vance, FR – Americana Festival
September 20 – Nashville, TN – 5 Spot Americanafest Showcase
September 24 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheatre
September 25 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste Michelle
September 27 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Auditorium
September 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Pall
September 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Pall
October 1 – San Diego, CA – Open Air Theatre
October 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
October 3 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
October 4 – Reno, NV – Off Beat
October 5 – Folsom, CA – Folsom Hotel
October 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Permanent Records Roadhouse
October 7 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer
October 8 – Phoenix, AZ – The Dirty Drummer
October 10 – Abilene, TX – Lone Star Dry Goods
October 11 – San Antonio, TX – Lonesome Rose
October 12 – Austin, TX – White Horse
October 13 – Austin, TX – ACL Fest
October 17 – Birmingham, AL – Woodlawn Theatre
October 18 – Nashville, TN – Soft Junk
October 19 – Thomaston, GA – Mule Days
