Teddy & The Rough Riders, led by Ryan Jennings and Jack Quiggins, are a country-rock band that seamlessly bridges Nashville’s rock and honky-tonk scenes. Their sound is a natural reflection of their roots, blending the city’s deep country music heritage with the rebellious edge of its DIY rock scene. Growing up just blocks from Music Row – where the outlaw country movement was born in the ’70s – Jennings and Quiggins absorbed both the polished and gritty sides of the genre, resulting in a sound that’s as down-home as it is far-out.
As Margo Price puts it, Teddy & The Rough Riders have the power to “unite the hippies and the cowboys, the bikers and the stoners.”
“Hippies make the best country music,” a fan once remarked to Quiggins while the band was on tour. That sentiment resonated so much, it inspired the track “Hippies” on their new album Down Home – one of the many standout songs the record has to offer. So, is Down Home a country album? Absolutely. Americana at its core? Yes – although the term has become overused, often slapped onto albums to broaden their appeal. But Teddy & The Rough Riders are woven from the same fabric as the pioneers of Americana music, embodying the spirit of legends like The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds and the Grateful Dead.
In Down Home, Teddy & The Rough Riders deliver their blend of rock and cosmically charged country with an authenticity that feels perfectly natural. True to its name, the album is rooted in traditional country while adding a free-spirited flair, seamlessly blending classic country with a fresh, vibrant energy.
– @meanwhile_in_music
