The band's name, "Blacksmith Rose," and their slogan, "Hand-forged Music,"
is an analogous reference to how they create original material. A blacksmith transforms metal material into objects that are incredibly durable and long-lasting. With knowledge, skill, and creative design, a blacksmith takes metal, like wrought iron or steel, heats it in a forge until it's pliable, and using tools such as an anvil, hammer, or chisel, shapes it into a finished item.
Blacksmith Rose takes the intangible material of inspiration, and "striking while the iron is hot," hammers out chord progressions, shapes musical phrases, and chisels away anything extraneous until the initial idea is fully formed and polished into a finished song.
Blacksmith Rose is an American roots group from Texas that write, arrange, record, and perform original music.
They also create exciting renditions of classic American standards. They use elements of musical styles heard in their home state, such as country, blues, rockabilly, Latin, German, swing, jazz, and classical music. Their blend of musical genres is a "Texcentric" style they call "denim blues and honky-tonk jazz."
The band's name is also a nod to an era from which the "roots" of American roots music can be traced.
Back when blacksmiths individually crafted metal objects by hand, a time before the speed and uniformity of mass production, musicians from various cultures played acoustic instruments, wrote music without the assistance of computers, and shared music via oral tradition. The name "Blacksmith Rose" is not only a reference to a bygone era; it's also an acknowledgment of all the musicians and genres of music, including today's contemporary musicians, who've helped craft the ever-evolving fabrication of American roots music.