Rosie Timmon is returning to her residence away from residence.

And no sooner will she have landed in New York Metropolis than lovers of nice music will get to expertise her reside on stage because the visitor star on the Rockaway Craic Fest, which occurs this Saturday, from 3 to six p.m., at Connolly’s Rockaway Seashore on Seashore ninety fifth. 

“I’m excited to get again,” mentioned the Dublin-born singer-songwriter after a 12 months in Australia.

“It was good to get a change of surroundings for some time,”  she mentioned. “My sister is in Perth. I’ve a number of household and pals over right here. I frolicked with them, which was pretty.

“The universe gave me the chance,” she added, “however I actually missed New York.”

Now Timmon needs to use among the classes realized in Sydney, town she spent a lot of the 12 months, again in her Large Apple base, the place she relocated to in 2019 and the place she’s been an everyday performer at venues like Haswell Greens, Paddy Reilly’s, Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge.

“I at all times knew I wished to reside there,” she mentioned about New York in a name from Australia earlier than her departure.

She grew up in a family surrounded by music and was drawn to singing, performing, performing and dancing. Early influences included Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin, taking part in on the radio within the kitchen at residence.

Timmon began musical theatre lessons at age 7, which led to her performing on the Royal Albert Corridor in London at age 11. She later studied Musical Theatre and Performing at Bull Alley Theatre Coaching at Liberties School, Dublin.

Subsequent, she graduated from BIMM (British & Irish Fashionable Music) with a Bachelor of Fantastic Arts in Business Fashionable Music in 2019.

At age 16, Timmon began studying guitar and found a love for songwriting and storytelling. She’s influenced by vocalists who can contact on a variety of feelings in three minutes: “Unhappy, completely satisfied, secure, heard, beloved.” 

Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera are vital to her and she or he admires the songwriting of Maren Morris, in addition to that of Noah Kahan and Raye, and the band Bon Iver, 

Timmon mentioned her sound “blends pop, nation, people and singer-songwriter influences, with soulful vocals, indie-pop melodies, earthy people/nation components and touches of R&B.”

Generally she enjoys the shift from radio-friendly pop (and her songs function on stations again in Dublin, the place her mother and father and brother reside) to alt-country.

Timmon launched her debut EP, “i carry all of it,” in March 2026,  which explores, she mentioned, “heartbreak, uncertainty, forgiveness, self-worth and discovering your manner again to your self.”

She works with the outstanding producer Rob Guariglia, aka Robbie G, at Meserole Studios in Brooklyn.

And in Sydney, she started collaborating on a single with Mark Caplice, a multi-award-winning songwriter, artist and producer from Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. 

Timmons additionally participated in songwriting masterclasses and based Yard Classes in Sydney, an impartial songwriter session bringing native artists collectively to carry out and join, and she or he plans to do the identical stateside.

And having considered the Irish musicians’ neighborhood as supportive in New York, she discovered that was much more the case in Sydney, and feels that she will be able to convey a few of its secret sauce again to the Apple. 

Most of all, although, Timmon believes Australia revealed the proper stability at this level in her profession between cultural jobs — which she enjoys, such for because the Logie Awards, the annual ceremony celebrating and honoring the perfect reveals and stars in Australian tv, and producing occasions in New York — and her personal music. 

She had opted to go full time as a performer in New York earlier than leaving, however discovered it could possibly be lower than ideally suited combining her personal gigs with being a musician and singer for rent at weddings and personal occasions. 

“I used to be gigging right here in Australia, however solely after I wished to, versus ’I have to work to pay a invoice,’” Timmon mentioned. “I’m excited to prioritize my authentic music in New York.”