Grace Morrison will never forget the order of Henry VIII's wives.

The Wareham resident's band, Grace Morrison and the RSO, just released its first album, an eight-song compilation of catchy, folk-rock songs, a handful of which tell the story of Henry VIII of England, who married six times for both love and companionship -- and also for practical reasons: he wanted a male heir to the throne.

Morrison, who writes the songs and brings them to the RSO to arrange, says history has always inspired her. She performs at King Richard's Faire in Carver, and hosts tours of Wareham's Fearing Tavern.

History is "easy for me, because the story's already there," she said of her songwriting process, before joking: "And my life's not all that interesting."

Morrison is the band's lead vocalist and plays guitar. The RSO, which stands for "really small orchestra," is made up of stand-up bass player and vocalist Max Judelson; vocalist and guitar, mandolin, and banjo player Benjamin Moniz; vocalist and violinist Marta Rymer, and percussionist Nate Tucker -- who plays the cajón, a box-shaped drum on which performers sit while playing.

"Sound guys hate us," Morrison said with a smile, noting that acoustic bands are particularly difficult to mic in live venues.

The band has been together for two years. Morrison and Moniz met when both attended UMass Dartmouth. Morrison met Rymer while working at King Richard's Faire, and Rymer got Judelson involved, who in turn recruited Tucker, a friend and fellow student from Boston Conservatory.

The rest was history.

"It just feels serendipitous," Morrison said of forming the band and finally being able to release an original album, a feat she's been working on herself for 10 years.

The band paid for the production of the album through pre-sales more than a year ago, before many of the songs were even written.

The cover art was designed by Wareham resident Katherine Toole, a friend of Morrison's. The colored-pencil drawing is meant to represent Henry VIII's hand.

Though rich in history, not all of the album is historical.

The band performs a version of Robert Dwyer Joyce's Irish ballad, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley".

The heart-wrenching -- yet upbeat -- sixth track, "Wild Roses," was written about Morrison's family losing her childhood home.

"Some of the songs tie into my life, but people don't know it because they think it's about history," Morrison said, later noting that songwriting is "a cool way to remember history."

Grace Morrison and the RSO will throw a CD-release party with Dan & The Wildfire on October 27 at Rick's Music World, 421 New State Highway, Raynham.

The band plans to perform at various music festivals next summer, but if you'd like to catch Grace and the RSO live in a less conventional setting, look no further than Whole Foods.

Sponsored by Bootsy BBQ sauce, which is sold at Whole Foods, the band makes frequent appearances at the stores in Bellingham and Providence, R.I. The album is available for purchase at the stores.

The album can also be purchased on iTunes, and locally at the Old Company Store.

To keep up with the band and its upcoming shows, visit www.graceandtherso.com.