About Noeline Hofmann
From bittersweet ballad to gritty barn burner, Noeline Hofmann brings the glowing expanse of the Plains to the stage- a voice with the golden charm of a meadowlark and lyricism with the strike of a rattlesnake. As observed by Whiskey Riff, “this girl walks the walk and talks the talk.” Between a history of working in honky-tonks and punching cattle across the Canadian Prairies, Hofmann’s sage songwriting and live show bleed a head-turning authenticity through her sterling brand of ‘wild rose’ country music.
Named one of Holler Country’s 24 New Country & Americana Artists for 2024, the notoriety of 20-year-old Hofmann’s musical prowess has extended far beyond her home in the Badlands of Southern Alberta, Canada since emerging onto the scene in early 2023.
Hot off of the release of a live video recording of her song “Purple Gas,” episode number seven of Zach Bryan’s iconic video series, ‘The Belting Bronco,’ Hofmann hit the ground with the pedal down into 2024, and with tour dates supporting Charley Crockett and Wyatt Flores approaching in the coming months as well as plans to make her debut to streaming services within the year, has no intentions of letting up.
In the Spring of 2023, Hofmann’s song ‘Lonely Morning’ landed her a Top 5 placement in the Kentucky-based Master Musicians Festival : Take The Stage Contest leading her to journey down from Alberta to Appalachia, guitar in hand. Field recordings filmed during her American escapade, a cover of “The Bullfighter” by Luke Bell (Powell River Sessions) and an original song “Run, Horses” (Hippies & Cowboys Podcast), opened the gates further for Hofmann in the US– magnetising an audience of keen Southern listeners on top of the growing grassroots following she had gathered back home while cutting her teeth in the dive bars of Albertan cowboy towns.
In the months following her return to Canada, a video clip of Hofmann’s song “Purple Gas” picked up organic traction on TikTok and Instagram, quickly garnering the attention of international superstar Zach Bryan. Bryan shared the song with his fans, accelerating its viral success of 2 million views to date at breakneck speed leaving Hofmann with listeners around the world awaiting a debut release to streaming services with bated breath. “Purple Gas” has since been featured on Pattison Media’s commercial country radio stations across Western Canada and has received accolades and shares from thousands of fans, including stars Parker McCollum and Noah Kahan, as well as leading country music news platforms Country Central, Whiskey Riff, and Holler Country.
As stated by Saving Country Music, “ultimately we’re not looking for the next performer that can draw comparisons to Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, or Sierra Ferrell. We’re looking for the next performer who like the aforementioned names is fiercely themselves, blazing a path forward through the thick underbrush of originality as opposed to the well-worn grooves of the familiar and formulaic…That is how singer and songwriter Noeline Hofmann is separating herself from the herd, even in these moments that are in her formative stages.” The trajectory of Hofmann’s snowballing acclaim straight out of the gate points towards a road ahead that is chock-full of stage lights and marquee signs; the making of a prominent new voice in the alternative country music soundscape.
