Rylee Austin live at Haughty Heron
If you think country music has gone soft, Rylee Austin will change your mind.
This Nashville recording artist brings the kind of bold, no-apologies energy that made you fall in love with the genre in the first place — raw vocals, honest lyrics, and a stage presence that fills the room. Her influences read like a country hall of fame shortlist: Ashley McBryde, Tanya Tucker, The Judds. She's absorbed all of it and turned it into something that sounds like her and nobody else.
Her 2023 debut album My Side announced her arrival in a big way, earning her two 2024 Josie Music Awards — Song of the Year for the title track and Country Female Vocalist of the Year, presented at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. That's not a participation trophy circuit. Those are real wins on a real stage.
She's shared the bill with Jeff Bates, Taylor Austin Dye, Shane Owens, Hannah Dasher, and Ashton Shepherd — artists who know the difference between someone who can hold their own and someone who can steal a show.
Catching Rylee Austin on the Forgotten Coast means getting a front-row seat to a career that's still on the way up. Come early, find a good spot, and don't be surprised if you leave a fan.
