Henry Hagerman strides into country music like a figure etched into the Montana landscape—rugged, reflective, and wise beyond his years. 

Part ranch hand, part poet, part troubadour, Henry is used to being called an old soul. At only eighteen, he is a versatile multi-instrumentalist with a timeless voice and sensibility. A classically trained vocalist, he was performing for friends and family by the age of 10, picked up the guitar at eleven after building a foundation on the ukulele, and has since studied piano, mandolin, and banjo. The diversity of his musical training allowed him to fully explore genres before finding a home in country music, though his Santa Barbara upbringing shines through his songs, with echoes of California surf music and the laid-back lyricism of artists like Jack Johnson woven through the twang. 

Now, Henry divides his time between Montana, where he lives on a cattle ranch, and Richmond, Virginia, where he attends college and has already gained a sizable following. His love of old country music is the foundation of his songwriting, but it’s his connection to nature and his lyricism that give his songs an almost mythic quality. Henry’s debut single, "Keep Walking," hums with the echoes of an era long before his time, earning comparisons to Johnny Cash for its grit and gravity. 

His EP Bittersweet, produced by Bear Erikson, highlights the versatility of a young songwriter who has found his voice without sacrificing his expansive influences. The moody steel guitar of “I Just Drive” is counterbalanced with the upbeat country inflections of “Nothing More to Say,” while “It Don’t Matter in the End” pays homage to outlaw country songs of bygone times. His In Your Ear Sessions EP was recorded at the legendary In Your Ears Studio (Rolling Stones, Pat Benetar, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band), and sees Henry stripping down to the essentials of voice, guitar, and fiddle. 

Henry’s songs don’t tell stories; they inhabit them. He sings about people who love quietly and grieve deeply, and who turn towards hope after getting their fill of despair. While he veers towards the path walked by artists like Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan, his compass is set firmly on his own course. There’s a timeless quality to his lyrics—sparse but evocative, a nod to country’s deepest traditions, but spun through with a modern sensibility. Henry’s music is tethered to the rhythms of a life spent between wide-open spaces and the small, profound moments that happen within them. The natural world informs not just his songs, but the way he sees the world—as something beautiful, brutal, and infinitely worth singing about.