Rafe Carlson

Fast-rising Country artist Rafe Carlson (pronounced RAYF) was only 22 years old when he left his job selling RVs in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota and bought a one-way ticket to Nashville to bring his unique Northwoods edge to songwriting rooms up and down Music Row.

Since then, the Midwest native has garnered over 45,000,000 views on social media, worked with Grammy-winning producers and prolific hit songwriters in Nashville, and landed endorsements with brands like Fender. Rafe has joined superstar acts on stage, like Jon Pardi, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Chris Janson, and dozens more, all while maintaining his unapologetic Skynyrd-esque attitude, and gritty Southern Rock influenced sound. His most recent release out of Nashville, ‘Big City Lights,’ has seen radio play across the Upper Midwest on Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa country stations.

Rafe’s bloodline consists of carpenters, loggers, Vikings, home-builders, and WW2 soldiers. Joined by his cousins Steve and Dave Carlson on guitars, they continue to carry on their family legacy, and the American Spirit.