Olivia Harms & The Roadrunners

Olivia Harms was born Western Music royalty, but the rhinestone cowgirl has stepped out on her own to craft music that is equal parts Texas, Bakersfield, and Nashville country. Making her very own Country Western Honky Tonk sound. Olivia, Daughter of Western Music Hall of Fame member Joni Harms, grew up on the 150-year-old Harms family ranch in Canby, OR. Olivia’s first appearance on stage when she was two days old. Joni had labor induced so she wouldn’t miss her show at the Portland Speedway with Clint Black, Lorrie Morgan, and Ricky Skaggs. Now Olivia is following in her mother’s creative bootsteps and chasing the same dream.

Olivia’s first album came out in 2011 when she was 16. The debut album titled “Olivia” includes some of her early writing and was certainly a launchpad for the music to follow. Olivia’s second album “Rhinestone Cowgirl” was released in 2021 and shows off her signature sound that folks have come to know her for. Produced by D. Scott Miller and recorded in Nashville, the 11-song collection calls out to the cowboys, name-drops George Strait, swings through Buckaroo territory and packs plenty of fiddle and steel guitar. “I was going for a very traditional country sound, with Bakersfield twang and some country-western swing to bring back honky-tonks.” Olivia explained.

When Olivia was writing for her second album. She wrote songs with noted country writers including Wood Newton (The Oak Ridge Boys “Bobbie Sue,” Kenny Rogers “20 Years Ago”) and Dennis Morgan (Barbara Mandrell “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” Ronnie Milsap “Smoky Mountain Rain.”) From her autobiographical “Gypsy” to the lighthearted “Hey There Cowboy” and the deeply personal “Love Me To Pieces”, “Rhinestone Cowgirl” is Olivia Harms.

Olivia is currently based out of Northern California with her new husband on their cattle ranch. She still frequents Texas and Nashville often and spends the majority of her time touring the western states and beyond with her band The Roadrunners.. Regardless of where she hangs her hat, she’s well in touch with her western roots.