Rosie Timmon is returning to her home away from home.
And no sooner will she have landed in New York City than lovers of great music will get to experience her live on stage as the guest star at the Rockaway Craic Fest, which happens this Saturday, from 3 to 6 p.m., at Connolly’s Rockaway Beach on Beach 95th.
“I’m excited to get back,” said the Dublin-born singer-songwriter after a year in Australia.
“It was nice to get a change of scenery for a while,” she said. “My sister is in Perth. I have lots of family and friends over here. I spent time with them, which was lovely.
“The universe gave me the opportunity,” she added, “but I really missed New York.”
Now Timmon wants to apply some of the lessons learned in Sydney, the city she spent much of the year, back in her Big Apple base, where she relocated to in 2019 and where she’s been a regular performer at venues like Haswell Greens, Paddy Reilly’s, Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge.
“I always knew I wanted to live there,” she said about New York in a call from Australia before her departure.
She grew up in a household surrounded by music and was drawn to singing, acting, performing and dancing. Early influences included Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin, playing on the radio in the kitchen at home.
Timmon started musical theatre classes at age 7, which led to her performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London at age 11. She later studied Musical Theatre and Acting at Bull Alley Theatre Training at Liberties College, Dublin.
Next, she graduated from BIMM (British & Irish Modern Music) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Commercial Modern Music in 2019.
At age 16, Timmon started learning guitar and discovered a love for songwriting and storytelling. She’s influenced by vocalists who can touch on a range of emotions in three minutes: “Sad, happy, safe, heard, loved.”
Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera are important to her and she admires the songwriting of Maren Morris, as well as that of Noah Kahan and Raye, and the band Bon Iver,
Timmon said her sound “blends pop, country, folk and singer-songwriter influences, with soulful vocals, indie-pop melodies, earthy folk/country elements and touches of R&B.”
Sometimes she enjoys the shift from radio-friendly pop (and her songs feature on stations back in Dublin, where her parents and brother live) to alt-country.
Timmon released her debut EP, “i carry it all,” in March 2026, which explores, she said, “heartbreak, uncertainty, forgiveness, self-worth and finding your way back to yourself.” (See the song "Is love enough?" below from the EP.)
The EP was produced by New York producer, songwriter, and musician Robert J. Guariglia at Meserole Sound Studio in Brooklyn.
And in Sydney, she began collaborating on a single with Mark Caplice, a multi-award-winning songwriter, artist and producer from Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow.
Timmons also participated in songwriting masterclasses and founded Backyard Sessions in Sydney, an independent songwriter session bringing local artists together to perform and connect, and she plans to do the same stateside.
And having viewed the Irish musicians’ community as supportive in New York, she found that was even more the case in Sydney, and feels that she can bring some of its secret sauce back to the Apple.
Most of all, though, Timmon believes Australia revealed the right balance at this point in her career between cultural jobs — which she enjoys, such for as the Logie Awards, the annual ceremony celebrating and honoring the best shows and stars in Australian television, and producing events in New York — and her own music.
She had opted to go full time as a performer in New York before leaving, but found it could be less than ideal combining her own gigs with being a musician and singer for hire at weddings and private events.
“I was gigging here in Australia, but only when I wanted to, as opposed to ’I need to work to pay a bill,’” Timmon said. “I’m excited to prioritize my original music in New York.”
