Nashville-based Canadian country artist Alli Walker is carving out one of the most distinctive lanes in modern country music. Blending country, rock, and Celtic influences with powerhouse vocals and her signature electric bagpipes, Walker has built a global audience of nearly one million followers, amassed millions of streams, shared the stage with Shania Twain, collaborated with Gretchen Wilson, performed at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium, and earned recognition from Spotify, Amazon Music, CMT, BBC Radio 2, and the Canadian Country Music Association. Now signed with Huff Co., ONErpm, and 604 Records (in Canada), Walker is entering a new era with music produced by Grammy-winning producer Dann Huff alongside David Huff.

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Raised in Prince Edward Island, Canada, by a police chief father and accountant mother, Walker developed the determination and work ethic that would define her career. She was a multi-time high school sports champion while also competing with a world-class bagpipe band that captured a North American Championship - an unexpected musical foundation that would later become one of her greatest creative strengths.

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Inspired by artists like Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, and Sum 41, Walker left Prince Edward Island at 19 for Toronto to chase a music career. She supported herself through modeling, television work, including an appearance on Suits, national campaigns for Google and Levi's, and countless side jobs while sleeping on friends' couches and playing every venue that would have her, from dive bars and weddings to songwriter rounds in Nashville. Along the way, she became much more than an artist, teaching herself artist management, social media marketing, graphic design, video production, and record production to build her career independently.

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Walker released her debut album, The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far, in 2019, with songs exploring mental health under what Walker called "mindful music" and "conscious country” before redefining her career during the pandemic. Unable to travel, she turned to social media, inviting fans into the songwriting process and building a deeply engaged community that helped shape her sophomore album, Growing Up. The album debuted at No. 6 on the global iTunes Country Chart and established Walker as one of Canada's most innovative independent country artists, proving that authentic fan connection could be just as powerful as traditional industry pathways.

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That connection with fans exploded when Walker released "The Whiskey's Gone." Built around the bagpipes she'd played since childhood, the song became a viral sensation, generating more than 10 million TikTok views and millions of streams while introducing audiences to a sound unlike anything else in country music. The momentum led to a career-defining moment when she joined fellow Canadian icon Shania Twain onstage in a surprise performance, bringing the instrument that once made her different to one of the biggest stages of her career.

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Since then, Walker has continued expanding both her sound and audience through releases including "I Like Big Trucks," "Creek," "Dirt On Us," "Ride It Out," and "I Saw the Devil," as well as her collaboration with Gretchen Wilson on "First Time Living." Along the way, she's performed at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, made her BBC Radio 2 debut, received CMT support in the United States, been named a Spotify Canada RADAR Artist on the Horizon, received 5 BCCMA awards, spoke at the Canadian Country Music Awards on gender equality in country music, and earned multiple CCMA Award nominations, including Female Artist of the Year.

Now based full-time in Nashville, Walker is entering the most ambitious chapter of her career. Working with Billboard’s 'Producer of the Century' Dann Huff and David Huff, her new music pushes her signature blend of country, rock, and Celtic influences further than ever before while staying rooted in the authenticity that has defined her journey.

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The next chapter begins with "DOG AT THE DOOR," a bold, emotionally charged anthem about knowing your worth and refusing to settle for less. It's the first glimpse into a project that showcases Walker's powerhouse vocals, fearless songwriting, and arena-ready country-rock sound. "This new music feels like the most authentic version of who I am as an artist," Walker says. "Getting the opportunity to work alongside Dann and David Huff has been a dream come true, and I can't wait for fans to hear what we've been creating."

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Ahead of the release, Walker teamed with Julia Cole for an Amazon Music Original version of Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", celebrating one of her earliest musical influences while introducing her high-energy performance style to an even broader audience.

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With new music produced by Dann Huff and David Huff, an expanding international audience, and a fearless country-rock sound that has become uniquely her own, Alli Walker is poised for her biggest year yet. Whether commanding festival stages, collaborating with some of country music's biggest names, or introducing new fans to the electrifying sound of bagpipes in country music, Walker continues to prove that originality isn't a risk, it's her greatest strength.