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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019 Vale – Trevor Day Country singer, songwriter and recording artist Trevor Day has died, aged 87. Born at Lorne on the NSW mid north coast, Trevor moved to Sydney in the mid 1950s where he met Les Partell and Pat Ware and sang at a number of suburban hotels.
In 1959, Trevor recorded four songs with EMI, the most memorable being The Boy Soldier which retained its popularity for several decades. After a hiatus of 10 years or so, Trevor signed with the Country Music Capital based Hadley label where he released four EPs and, later, an album. He was inducted into the Country Music Hands of Fame in 1978 and was also awarded the South Australian Living Legend Award for his contribution to country music. In 1996, Trevor was awarded the Norm Scott Pioneer Award in Sydney and the Kempsey Country Music Australasian Country Music Living Legend Award. In 2008, he won two awards at Bungendore, the Songwriter going for An Empty Plate and Comedy Song with The Homemade Chair. Trevor died yesterday. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 Felicity returns to the stage after losing Glen "Life was really good" for country music star Felicity Urquhart, but that all changed when her husband Glen Hannah took his life in May this year. In an interview with ABC Radio Gold Coast during the Groundwater Country Music Festival, Felicity said: "I loved my life, I woke up every day going, 'I love my kids, my husband, I know I've got work to do but I'm really content, really happy'.
Glen was an accomplished musician, producer and artist and Felicity described his death as "one of the saddest days" of her life. "My husband committed suicide and the shock for me has been immense and to not know this about someone, to find out someone can hide it so well," she said. "I've known Glen for over 20 years and we've celebrated 10 years of marriage… we've worked together, we've toured, we've travelled internationally." Felicity said many people had shared with her their personal stories of how suicide had impacted on their lives. She said it was an issue she had been aware of, but did not know the statistics including that men in the 40-to-50 age bracket were most likely to take their lives. "It [suicide] has been shone into my life now, not by my choice, it's been thrust upon me, and you try to think, 'Well, what do I take from this? What can I share? Or what is any good to come out of this?' While there are many helplines and support services, Felicity said something needed to be unlocked so people like her husband would call or ask for help. "Glen had a bazillion friends, so many friends that would have helped, and a loving family," she said. "We were right here to help. "I don't know what it is, the stigma is still there and the shame?" From sadness to anger, it's been a barrage of emotions that flood daily. "I scream a lot and I've found more of a colourful vocabulary that I didn't really tap into before… because the emotion is so intense," she said. "I just try to plough on the best I can. "Getting up for six and eight-year-old little girls make you do that. So I'm doing the best I can." Frozen Rabbit was Felicity's first solo album in 10 years. It was a labour of love that she created with her husband. But a month after it was released, Glen died. Felicity performed songs from the album at the Groundwater Country Music Festival with her band The Faceless Men, of which her husband was a part. It was her first gig since Glen's death. "It was pretty special actually and moving for all of us," she said. "There was some magic energy in the air. "There's certainly a piece missing, and I said he would have loved this gig and he would have been really happy." Felicity said she felt the timing was right to get back on stage and to Saturday Night Country ABC Radio show she hosts. "You've got to make a commitment, you've got to decide, am I going to get back into living or am I not?" she said. "I decided I am. I'm back to be present, to pick up and keep going. "And I love country music, I love musicians, it's, as I say, my family more now than ever, and it brings me joy. So, I need to get back into that joy." To try to reconnect to that joy after the darkness, Felicity attended a songwriters' retreat. On her mind was whether she would still be able to write songs. It turned out to be healing for her. "It was the best thing I could have done and much better than a psychologist visit and counsellor," she said. There has been an overwhelming amount of support for Felicity from her family, ABC colleagues, friends and fans. She considers herself extremely lucky and said she couldn't imagine going through this alone. "The outreach of love has been immense," she said. "They've been showering me in love and kindness." The immediate future is unwritten but she is ready to begin the journey of trying to move forward. "All of the good things that Glen taught me and inspired will remain with me as I regroup and move forward and do it for my little girls." Photo by Bill Donohoe (FB). MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 Groundwater success The Queensland Gold Coast's Groundwater Country Music Festival broke records on the weekend with more than 70,000 attending. Key acts included Casey Barnes, Beccy Cole, the Adam Eckersley Band, Shane Howard, Lee Kernaghan, Fanny Lumsden, John Schumann and The Wolfe Brothers as well as America's Davisson Brothers Band. Lee Kernaghan was effusive about the event... "I’ve just come off stage at Groundwater 2019 and I just wanted to say to every single person who has come from all over Australia to be part of this epic event, it was absolutely legendary and I can’t wait to do it again."
Groundwater provided a boom for local businesses with Broadbeach hotels at 97 per cent occupancy, caravan parks across the coast were completely full and cafes and restaurants were packed day and night, according to event organisers. The numbers of attendees were at an all-time high with early indicators suggesting that there were 73,000 patrons this year, up 20 percent from last year. Patrons at Groundwater celebrated World Cowboy Day on Saturday by watching the award-winning Australian Outback Spectacular at the new performance space, The Outback Arena, marking the first time the event had come to a music festival. "The stockwomen and stockmen performed a remarkable synchronised ride featuring the Australian flag and their lead performers singing I Still Call Australia Home which didn’t leave a dry eye in the house," a spokesman for the organisers said. A total of 50 acts performed across 15 stages throughout the festival in Broadbeach’s bars, streets and parks with beach as the stage backdrop. Weblink – groundwatercmf.com. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019 People's Choice voting opens Voting in the 2020 Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards is now open.
It is the only country music awards scheme in Australia that allows members of the public to vote for any artist, band, song, album or video and determine the final outcome. "In addition, we recognise popularity in the Australian country music broadcasting sector," said Bob Kirchner of the Country Music Bulletin and Capital Country Radio, co-organisers and presenters of the Awards. Voting is open in eight music categories... Best Male and Female Vocal, Best Grouo or Duo, Best Song, Best Bush Ballad, Best Album, Best Video and Most Promising Future Star and the two broadcast categories, Most Popular Country Music DJ and Most Popular Country Music Program or Radio Station. Award winners will be announced on Thursday January 23 during the 2020 Tamworth Country Music Festival. Votes can be submitted online via the People's Choice website www.peopleschoiceawards.com.au. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 New from Megan New Zealander Megan Sidwell has released a new album – Right Kind Of Wrong – a collection of songs written since her move from New Zealand to Australia.
"These songs feel right to me because they are my truth." Produced by leading Australian producer Sam Hawksley, "Right Kind Of Wrong features seven tracks showcasing Megan's songwriting talents and uncanny ability to hit the heartstrings when it matters most," according to a spokesman for the artist. "From slower ballads like December to the retrospective Seventeen and lead single I Got You, Megan paints a picture of the trials, tribulations and testing times that come with finding out who you are and who you want to be," the spokesman said. Megan's band took our first place in the 2016 Battle of the Bands at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and she has played support ti acts like Big Country and Brad Cox. The album was launched at the Grace Darling Hotel in Collingwood at the weekend. Weblink – www.megansidwell.com. MONDAY, JULY 22, 2019 Lucy wins Central Coast New Star quest Central Coast teenager Lucy Parle was announced as the TodaysCountry94one 2019 Brand New Star at the Grand Final on Saturday night at the Central Coast Leagues Club.
Organisers congratulated fellow finalists Sarah Adams, Taeya Mae Davison, Paul Eagle, Renee Jonas, Duane Marnell, Caitlyn Matthews, Piper Rodrigues, Kylie Ryan, Ben Seymour and Trinity Woodhouse who also performed on the night. Lucy’s prizes included $3,000 in cash from Central Coast Leagues Club, recording time with Hillbilly Hut and one-on-one career mentoring with Market The Music. She will also receive ongoing support and airplay from TodaysCountry94one. Grand Final judge Kirsty Lee Akers also provided an additional prize of a songwriting workshop to Lucy, along with finalists Taeya Mae Davison and Trinity Woodhouse. Lucy is a regular performer across the Central Coast at markets, festivals, pubs and restaurants and recently attended the Australian Academy of Country Music in Tamworth. She has already won prizes in major music and songwriting awards. Now in its 10th year, Brand New Star is touted as the Central Coast’s premier event for new and emerging country music artists. It is sponsored by Central Coast Leagues Club, The Greens The Entrance, Club Wyong, Hillbilly Hut and Market The Music and organised by TodaysCountry94one, the Central Coast’s country community radio station. Past winners of the quest have been Lili Crane (2018), Molly Millington (2017), Toby Wells (2016), Angela Easson (2015), Ash Sheehan (2014), Mitchell Murdock (2013), Emily Markham (2012), Bryce Sainty (2011), Makaylie Foodie (2010). Weblink – todayscountry94one.com/brand-new-star. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019 National Album Day? The Music Network has reported Australia could have its own National Album Day to celebrate the long player as a full body of work. A British initiative launched last year, it’s a day where at 3.33pm, fans, shops, radio stations and public spaces are invited to play their favourite album in full. It was set up by the Entertainment Retailers Association and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first recognised album release in Britain – the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor on the Columbia Masterworks label in June 1948.
This year, the BPI reached out to the 10 biggest music markets – including Australia, the US, Spain, Italy, France and Germany – to consider introducing it in the next few years. Dan Rosen, Chief Executive of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) told The Music Network: "We’re very interested in seeing what the BPI has done in the UK, along with their partners. "Promoting the discovery of music is an important art of what we do, and we’re quite happy to have a look at it. We want more of engaging great music and great artists." Introducing the day in Australia would be a major undertaking. It would include tie-ups with radio and retail to highlight classic albums, artist Q&As, iconic album artwork exhibitions and an extensive social media campaign. The idea is not only to focus on how an album is the ultimate creative expression of Australian songwriters but how they shaped our culture. It is not known if the other markets will also adopt Britain’s October 12 date. But if ARIA does introduce it in the next few years, October would be ideal for the local recorded music sector, around the time of ARIA Week. Rosen emphasised that no firm decision had been made on adopting the initiative, but he says the 10 biggest markets do regularly share information and last year set up a collaborative Best Practises. The Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA) applauds National Album Day. "It’s a great idea and we’d love to get involved with it," President Dave Clarke told The Music Network. "To be able to experience a body of work in the order that the artist wants you to hear it is a magnificent thing in this instant one-track at a time world." AMRA is behind Record Store Day (RSD), which is held in April and is growing in importance for music discovery. In terms of economics, RSD is already a bigger sales booster than the Christmas period, and some stores reported four times as many transactions as on an average Saturday. "Certainly spikes in vinyl and collectors items are continuing to build," Rosen said. "RSD is an important part of the calendar and that’s something we support, and something we want to see grow year-on-year. It’s an important initiative driving peoples into their record stores and reminding them what great places they are to discover music and ignite their passion for music." Rosen declined to comment on ARIA’s upcoming mid-year figures as they are not finalised. He added: "There’s no doubt the album is going through a transition as it moves into the streaming world, and it’s something we’ll watch as it translates over the next few years. "But there’s no doubt the album format is thriving, as we see from new releases by Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes. "But it’s a format that will evolve as new devices are introduced. What remains constant is that great music is great music." WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019 CRS changes hands Australia's original "singles to radio" service CRS (Country Radio Singles) is changing hands. Originally launched in the 1990s by Nick Erby as NFS (Not For Sale) and modelled on the American Country Music Association's CDX singles to radio service, CRS has been operated for a number of years by Stephen Brady. It changed to be known as CRS in March 2011. The service was operated by quite a few years by Mike and Lee Smith. "As my favourite Beatle once sang 'all things must pass'," said Stephen Brady. "And, as we all know, all things come to an end. And so it is that my tenure at CRS Publicity will soon come to an end. July 31 to be exact."
"Tracy & Darryn have a long history of involvement in, and love of, country music," Stephen said, "and will continue to provide the superlative service and premier distribution that CRS has been providing for country artists for almost 28 years. "It has been my privilege, during the last four years, to distribute and promote the new release singles from so many fine Artists and to provide country music radio with the peerless service for which CRS has been known for each year of its existence. "I am thankful for the wonderful friends that I have made courtesy of my involvement with CRS and also for the opportunity that CRS provided for me to contribute to the on-going growth of country music in Australia and to play my small part in assisting artists to realise their musical ambitions and pursue the development of their careers." Stephen thanked all in radio for their support of CRS and CRS artists and to artists who chose CRS to distribute their music. "I am also thankful to have steered CRS through a period of substantial change and rejuvenation and I will embrace the next phase of my life with the assured knowledge that CRS will continue to thrive in the safe hands of Tracy and Darryn." Weblink – www.crspublicity.com.au. MONDAY, JULY 15, 2019 Fretfest quest starts Saturday Fretfest’s Find Of The Year (FOTY) talent seach gets underway this Saturday at The Pub in Tamworth. The talent quest has four age categories… under 18, 18 to 25, 25 to 40 and over 40 with auditions, heats and semi finals to run between now and December with the grand final in January.
“Provided it’s got strings and frets, it’s good!” This weekend’s event will be auditions for under 18s. Entry can be made online here. While there is an entry fee, there is no charge for audience members to “come along and enjoy the music” Al said. Four Tanglewood guitars are up for grabs, one for each age category winner. Now based in Tamworth, Fretfest, Al says, has been unearthing Australia’s best new talent for 20 years, including Tom Busby (of Busby & Marou), Kate Miller-Heidke and Pete Murray. “Those who enter can enjoy the thrill of a live music event and perform their own music to an appreciative audience. “We hope musicians from right round the region will take part, drive, catch a bus or hop on a train to Tamworth, perhaps some will fly in from further away to participate! “Just like any other talent quest, FOTY will have judges to help adjudicate the winners fairly using an accredited judging criteria card to help choose those who pass the audition and go on to weekly heats and finals,” Al said. Under 18 heats will be held Saturday July 27 with semi finals on Saturday August 10. Auditions for 18 to 25s will run on Saturday August 24 with heats on September 7 and semis on September 28. Auditions for 25 to 40s will run on Saturday October 12, heats on October 19 and semis on November 2. For over 40s, the dates are Saturday November 16 for auditions, November 30 for heats and December 14 for semis. Weblink – www.fretfest.com. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 Allan to release biography Allan Caswell will release his auto biography in Tamworth tonight during the lead-up to Country Music Capital's mid year festival. "My Version Of The Truth" traces Allan’s life from growing up in the NSW Blue Mountains through the migrant experience in Australia and the early days of what was to become a very successful music career on what he describes as "a delightful roller coaster ride of a life".
Allan's songs have been taken all around the world from the warzones of the Middle East to the clubs and studios of Nashville and have brought him, again in his own words, "elation, respect and disappointment in equal portions". "My Version Of The Truth" is described as "warm, real, honest and often funny with a total absence of punch pulling". The renowned songwriter and recording artist says his "adventures in an often heartless and uncompromising music business" is set against "an interesting life full of battles, wins and occasional losses:. A proud Australian by choice, Allan has spent 50 years making his mark on Australia’s music. His iconic song On The Inside, which was the theme for the internationally successful television series "Prisoner", brought him chart success around the world and started the career that has enabled him to work full time as a songwriter since 1979. Since then, he has been awarded seven Golden Guitars, 14 Tamworth Songwriters’ Association awards, nine Southern Star Awards (Independent Country Music Awards of Australia) including Album of the Year three times. Among his numerous music industry awards are an APRA Award, an ARIA, two Gold Singles, three Gold and two Platinum Albums for his writing and production work. Allan has also had a substantial career writing and producing children’s music, notably co-writing and co-producing the successful Don Spencer albums. A half-century on stage has taken him to almost every town in NSW, every state of Australia, New Zealand, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, East Timor, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Allan's life is all about his songs and his songs are all about his life. He lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife Marian, when he’s not touring, doing concerts, running songwriting workshops or co-writing with some of Australia’s finest artists. "My Version Of The Truth" will be launched tonight at 7:30 at the North Tamworth Bowling Club. Weblink – www.allancaswell.com. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 New from Kristy Kristy Cox has released the first single from her anticipated follow up to her Golden Guitar winning album Ricochet.
Based in Nashville for a number of years now, Kristy's career has been going from strength to strength. She unseated legends Dolly Parton and Rhonda Vincent from the number one position on the US Bluegrass Today Charts last year, was nominated for a swag of awards both in the US and Australia and Ricochet was announced asBluegrass Release of the Year at the 2019 Golden Guitar Awards in January. Returning to Nashville, Kristy started recording the new album, gave birth to her second child (Ryman, a sister for Adelaid), performed at the Barbecue & Bluegrass Festival at Dolly Parton's Dollywood, toured Ireland and performed at the Aussie Showcase at Nashville's iconic CMA Fest. Kristy will hit the road again in mid July for the second leg of her US summer tour to preview songs from No Headlights. Weblink – www.kristycox.com. MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019 Blake to launch album at Hats Off Toyota Star Maker 2019 Blake O'Connor will release his debut album on Friday during Country Music Capital's mid-year festival Hats Off To Country. Blake became the 40th winner of Toyota Star Maker, Australia’s longest running and most prestigious country music talent search,in January. The rising star's album – Everything I Feel – will be released on Friday and officially launched on Saturday at The Family Hotel's Moonshiners Bar at 7:30 Saturday night. Beautiful As You is the first single from the album, released to radio in May. Blake wrote the song with Tiana of The Dennis Sisters.
"Adam was the perfect producer for this project because he gets me," Blake said. "We both have a very similar music taste and a goal to just make good music that serves the song, and to have fun doing it!" Adam and his Band – Daniel Biederman, Mitch Cairns and Ben Elliott – play on the album together with Tiana Dennis,, Brooke McClymont, Evan Mannell, Luke Miller and Michel Rose. Blake was born in Windsor north-west of Sydney, moving with his family to Bathurst and then to Port Macquarie on the NSW mid north coast. He played his first gig at age 14, at a wedding. In 2015, he was a featured artist in the NSW School’s Spectacular in Sydney and then made the decision to leave school to focus full-time on music. Since then, Blake has been developing his songwriting and practicing playing every day. His entry into his music career has gone like clockwork, having headed to the Country Music Capital to busk on Peel Street – the Boulevarde of Dreams – in 2017. That same year, he entered and won the Coca-Cola Country competition and CCMA Junior talent quest, receiving a scholarship to attend the Academy of Country Music in 2018, That year, he also won Most Promising Future Star at the Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards. Blake also released his debut self-titled EP in 2018 which delivered chart success. This year, he has been touring with Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont before performing at most of the biggest festivals in Australia fo far this year. Weblink – www.blakeoconnormusic.com. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 New from Busby Marou Best known for their distinctly Australian storytelling and musicianship, Busby Marou (aka Tom Busby from Queensland and Jeremy Marou from the Torres Strait Islands) have released a lead single from their upcoming fourth studio album The Great Divide due for release this September.
Busby Marou have registered millions of global streams, top 20 airplay and three ARIA charting albums, including their self-titled album, 2013’s top five Farewell Fitzroy and, most recently, the number one charting Postcards From The Shell House. Firmly established now as one of Australia’s hardest working and most popular live bands, Tom and Jeremy have been playing music together for more than a decade since their initial music connection at a pub in Rockhampton. The duo started recording The Great Divide in 2019 with producer Oscar Dawson (Alex Lahey/Holy Holy). "The Great Divide is not about division or adversaries," they said. "It's about recognising that we all have a different account of events in our own lives and celebrating how those differences combine to create a unique and colourful story. Without 'our great divide' there is no Busby Marou story." The new record is described as "a powerful chapter of the story of two men, from two different worlds, on the same journey," according to a spokesman for the duo. "This is the first chapter demonstrating maturity as a result of sharing life experiences. It's the wisdom of love, heartbreak, and grief. It's the education by mistakes. It's the knowledge of truth. It's the appreciation of the journey. It's the respect of culture. It's pride. Proud of where they came from, but more importantly proud of who they've become. The modern face of Australia." Weblink – www.busbymarou.com. And Whistle Dixie Another new release this week is from Newcastle based Whistle Dixie with their debut album Blast Off. It comes after the lead single Wildfire debuted at number 10 on the iTunes Country Chart. The single has already gained traction within the country scene. Recorded by Mark Tinson, described at Impromptu Studios in Newcastle, Blast Off is forecast to give listeners an insight into Whistle Dixie’s ability to "peel back the layers of country convention and highlight the beauty, fun and sadness of life through song". Speaking with The Newcastle Herald about the band’s style, guitarist John Rorke said everyone in Whistle Dixie was "really passionate". "I think that comes across," he said, "there's a real genuineness in the band. It's not people trying to make the style, it's people who live the style." The album's title track was based on Evil Knievel’s infamous jump at Snake Canyon (Idaho, USA) in 1974 and also reflects a new beginning for Whistle Dixie – the launching of their much-anticipated debut album after years of honing their craft supporting artists like Troy Cassar Daley, Diesel and The Whitlams. With 12 tracks in all, Blast Off is described as featuring clever storytelling wrapped around melodic harmonies... "and is sure to cement Whistle Dixie’s reputation as an exciting up-and-comer in Australia’s thriving country scene". Weblink – www.facebook.com/whistledixieband. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 Adam to headline at Cunnamulla Adam Brand has been announced as the headline act for the Cunnamulla Fella Festival at the end of August.
The multi Golden Guitar winner has three platinum and five gold albums to his credit as well as a record seven CMC (Country Music Channel) awards. Cunnamulla Fella Festival events begin from August 24 with the Festival proper on Saturday August 30 and Sunday September 1. A "larrikin-inspired" country celebration, in addition to live entertainment and the bullride, the Festival has bushman challenges, motorbikes and horse events. The event has been shining spotlight on the town of 1,200 – where "the handshake’s stronger and the smile lasts longer" – for 13 years with cowboys and bull riders, shearers and stockmen, foodies, travellers, music lovers and visitors from all over Australia converging to celebrate. Joining Adam on the entertainment bill this year will be Cathy Drummond, Redneck Gentlemen and Dani Young. Whip-cracker Walter Whip will also appear. The Festival is held at John Kerr Park in Cunnamulla. Weblink – cunnamullafellafestival.com.au. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019 New from Brad Brad Butcher will release his latest album – Travelling Salesman – on Friday.
It may sound surprising for a man releasing his fourth long-player, having already won a Golden Guitar for New Talent Of The Year at Tamworth and Country Song Of The Year in the 2018 Queensland Music Awards. But Travelling Salesman is a landmark for the former Mackay boy whose hallmark is sometimes brutal honesty. "In the past, because I wasn’t confident enough with my musicality, I let the producer take control. But this time around, after learning three previous times, and working with [producer] Matt Fell again, I was relaxed and confident and I walked into the room knowing exactly where the songs wanted to go." The confidence extended into his songwriting where "in the past I would still send them away to co-writers and stuff, to get that little finishing touch put on there. But this time around, I trusted myself and my gut a little more," Brad said. The result is an album which focuses even more on Brad's mix of country, folk and blues, bringing some different toughness to the sound, and highlighting his ability to write about families, the natural world, and something close to his heart, mental health. "It’s coming from experience," he said. "I worked in a few different areas where I’ve seen the effect it had on people and families. You see it everywhere, and I’ve been deeply affected by it so I feel like as much as the expression [of it] helps other people, it helps me too." In these songs, about breaking out of the boundaries others set for us, finding a way through personal darkness, or just remembering the love your grandmother showed, these might be people you know. They might be you. But even if you’ve never experienced something like this, Butcher wants you to understand more. "It’s all good and well to write a song and have people connect with it because it’s happened to them," Brad said. "But if you can listen to it and you’ve never been through it but you understand it, that’s what I’m most proud of." Weblink – bradbutcher.com. MONDAY, JULY 1, 2019 New from Emma Folk and alt country singer/songwriter Emma Beau has released a new, self-titled, album.
Emma, recognised as a talented multi-instrumentalist, wrote 10 of the songs on the new release. "After a year and a half in the making, today I whole-heartedly present my debut album to the world. This album represents a window into my entire life to date; its trials, tribulations, romances, dreams, and energy," Emma said. It also represents years of songwriting and is the culmination of the artist's experiences while touring the country with the likes of Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson and the late Jon English. The album was produced by Michael Carpenter. "It’s always somewhat terrifying when you release something so personal to you," Emma said, "and this album is no different, however, I’ve been so humbled by the response so far, and have received extreme support from my followers who’ve essentially been like my own personal cheer squad throughout the making and promotion of the album. "My vision for the album was to create something that captured all of my music passions, including vintage country and rock, traditional folk, and even a bit of indie-pop. All in all, I’m over the moon with how it turned out, and am thrilled to be able to play the album live with my band at this year’s Gympie Muster." The album is available digitally across digital platforms,with CDs obtainable via Emma's website. Weblink – www.emmabeau.com.
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