CREDIT: DOGHOUSE ROSE
Doghouse Rose will be at the Out Back Shack’s New Music Night for a free show on March 15.

With singer/songwriting team Sarah Beth and Jefferson Sheppard and Carl Welch on drums and backup vocals, Doghouse Rose puts on an awesome show. Sarah and Jeff performed at a nooner in November on the Forwell Hall stage, and they're bringing their own brand of country music with folk, punk and rock 'n' roll elements to Fanshawe once again at the Out Back Shack on March 15.

I sat down with Jefferson and Sarah Beth to get the scoop on their CD release party and what fans can expect from them in the future.

Why did you decide to make your show here at the Out Back Shack in March your CD release party?
Jefferson: “It was a ‘crisertunity' — an opportunity in a crisis. We just hooked up with Patrick Maloney and he set us up with a nooner here at Fanshawe. We have never played the Out Back Shack before, but it's a good location for everyone who is coming out. A lot of people don't want to come to the far east end or downtown. Everyone is really picky now, but everyone is going to come to the Out Back Shack on St. Patrick's Day weekend.”

What can we expect from that show, since it's during St. Patrick's Day weekend?
Jefferson: “Madness. We have a great lineup with us; our drummer and guitarist are amazing. Patrick Maloney will be playing an acoustic set along with the Black Frame Spectacle.”

Sarah Beth: “We just checked them out after we found out that we will be playing with them and we are really excited to meet them. Their recordings are amazing.”

Describe the work that went into this next album and what fans can expect.
Jefferson: “We are in the midst of it. As soon as we are done this interview, we are going to record acoustic guitars for some of the tracks. We are well on the way, but there is definitely some work that needs to be done.”

Sarah Beth: “This release party is actually the re-release of our EP No Mercy, which we did do a little small run of. Now we are releasing it on a record label. It's kind of a celebration of the new relationship we have with our new record label.”

Jefferson: “Yeah, it's been pretty great. They have been awesome. They have been setting up a couple of shows for us this summer and it looks like we could even be going down to the States for a week or so to do our promotion for the new union of the band.”

What was it like to play shows with Marty Stuart, Martina McBride, Barenaked Ladies, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, The Oak Ridge Boys, Elliott Brood, and Tim Hus?
Sarah Beth: “For several of those shows we had another gig to go to, so we actually didn't get to stay and watch most those bands — that's how busy we were in the beginning. Hustling, just trying to put it all out there. We got to stick around for the Marty Stuart show and the Rodeo Kings. It was amazing to see how far it could go if you really put your mind to it. The musicianship was just amazing and it felt like such an honour to be a part of it all.”

For more information on Doghouse Rose and their March 15 free show at the Out Back Shack's New Music Night, check out doghouserose.com. The show starts at 9:30 p.m., don't miss out!