THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
Every night at Rose Rock is unique and unrepeatable.
Thank you for sharing this one with us. We’re grateful for your support of these artists and this space. These recordings are here to help you relive the night. We hope these songs reveal something new to you each time you come back to them.
ABOUT THIS SESSION
🎙️ Recorded live in a single take
🕯️ Performed before a small listening-room audience
🎧 Best experienced with headphones
🌹 Preserved as part of the Rose Rock Archive
SESSION DETAILS
Session 001
Blake Turner
August 25, 2026
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
22 listeners. One room. One take. You were there.
EXPERIENCE THE SONGS
Read first. Then press play.
1. My Kinda Livin’
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Sometimes songs just fall out of the sky and land right on top of you. When that happens they come together pretty quick. This one is always fun to play.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"Red Birds ahead score 3 to 1" (Go Cardinals!)
FROM THE ARTIST
There are "songs" and there are "diddies." This is definitely the latter.
2. What It Sounds Like
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
When you're sitting at home with a broken heart and noone to talk to you, you hear EVERYTHING.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"The crack and the pop of the ice as it meets whiskey A two in the mornin, 2-for-1 deal on TV"
FROM THE ARTIST
I love trying to make the listener of the song visualize everything in their head. I was trying to paint a picture with this one.
3. Amy
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
This was an opportunity to play tribute to some of my favorite artists of all time Whitley, Gill, Little Texas and a few more.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"Last I heard she was back in Austin at La Zona Rosa Cafe"
FROM THE ARTIST
Who the hell is Amy and where can I find one?!
4. Spinnin’
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
I think anyone who has dealt with anxiety can relate to this one. We all have to find our own ways to deal.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"This weather makes it harder to keep anything lit"
5. Anywhere
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
When you live with someone and they leave, everything reminds you of them. You'll do anything to be anywhere else.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"This house that was our dreamhome now is a nightmare"
FROM THE ARTIST
I always wanted a female vocal on this one. So.... hit me up
6. Little Too Me
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
I sent a text to my friend Steve and asked him for 3 random words to break my writers block. He sent "Stairs, Steel and Pavement." I'm not sure if he was being serious or intentionally being difficult but it worked and this "Little Too Me' is the result.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
“Too much running, too little walking the line”
FROM THE ARTIST
Yeah I'm a pain in the ass but at least I'm self-aware.
7. Mr. No Name
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
My heroes have always been songwriters. This one is for my heroes.
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"Does it break your spirit being a ghost when you're still well enough to walk around"
FROM THE ARTIST
Take the time to learn who wrote your favorite song and then dive into other songs they've written. It'll open your world to other artists, genres and BANGERS that you never knew existed.
8. Carolina
FROM THE ARTIST
Carolina is a love song about a state... or is it a love song about a girl? You decide.
9. For Bud
FROM THE ARTIST
Driving down the road in Tulsa I saw a homeless man and his dog. Not being able to know the "rest of story" I made one up. No matter our situations our dogs always seem content.
10. Gnome Song
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Even when the subject matter isn't serious I take the craft of songwriting seriously. I focus on the rhyme, melody and word play.. even when the end goal is to make people laugh.
FROM THE ARTIST
Hungover and lost on the way to the diamond mines in Arkansas, I was dared to write a song about the next thing we saw. What resulted is the love story between a garden gnome and the lawn flamingo across the street.
11. Proud Of Me
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Blake mentioned during his session that “one of the hardest things to feel in the middle of addiction is proud.”
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
"I hope he wants to be like me but he'll be better than I'll ever be"
FROM THE ARTIST
This is the most personal song I've ever written. There isn't much to say now that I didn't say in the lyric.
12. Pair Of Hearts
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Find the right people to do life with and you can beat anything that comes your way
LISTEN FOR THIS LYRIC
“Too Loud, They all say that we love too loud. And when' your happy is loud they wanna shut it down.”
FROM THE ARTIST
My wife and I have matching tattoos inspired by this song
A Final Word From Blake
“I’ve played thousands of shows, but this one really made me slow down. The energy of the room. The intrigue from the audience. It felt less like I was performing for them and more like I was performing with them.”
