GREAT WOMEN OF COUNTRY 2015 National tour dates

Melinda Schneider & Beccy Cole

Country superstars Melinda Schneider & Beccy Cole announce…

New #1 album Great Women Of Country And The Songs That Made Them
OUT NOW

To celebrate the release of their #1 Australian Country Music album Great Women Of Country And The Songs That Made Them, Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole have announced a string of national concert dates from February 2015. Following on from successful capital city shows in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney in late 2014, these shows will see the girls perform together right across the country from Hobart in the south to Townsville in the north and Albany in the west. All 22 tracks from the album will be performed live, including such classics as Stand By Your Man, I Will Always Love You, Blue Bayou, D.I.V.O.R.C.E., and of course, the first single off the album, 9 to 5.

Melinda and Beccy are music royalty in Australia. Renowned for their successful solo careers, between them these outstanding talents have amassed 18 albums, five of them Gold status, together with numerous awards and accolades. Fifteen Golden Guitars adorn their mantle pieces, with both of them having taken gongs for Female Vocalist Of The Year and APRA Song Of The Year. They both also proudly boast a swag of songwriting awards and Entertainer Of The Year awards.

It seems only fitting and natural that these firm friends not only record an album of some of the all-time great country songs by women but also perform them live and in concert. The album and the performances are an opportunity for Melinda and Beccy to pay a heartfelt homage to the songs, the songwriters and the singers behind these timeless and heartfelt hits.

As Schneider puts it “Both Beccy and I had always thought about doing an album like this individually … but I woke up one morning and the idea wouldn’t leave me alone, so I called Beccy and asked: wanna do it together?”. And so they have.

“I loved revisiting the songs that were such a big part of my childhood, they’re timeless, they were old even then!” says Cole. “These are some of the songs that I drew from to make my own music, to get to pay tribute to them by recording and performing new versions is a great responsibility but such an honour.”

Great Women Of Country And The Songs That Made Them, was released on 7th November 2014, and debuted at #1 on the ARIA country music charts and #9 on the ARIA album charts. The first single, 9 To 5, reached #1 on the CMC Video airplay charts and continues to receive massive support across radio nationally.

The 2nd single, LOVE HURTS, is due for release Dec 5.
THE GREAT WOMEN OF COUNTRY 2015 TOUR DATES:

Wed 25 Feb – Princess Theatre, Launceston
Book on 03 6323 3666 or theatrenorth.com.au

Thur 26 Feb – Burnie Arts & Function Centre
Book on 06 6430 5850 or burniearts.net

Fri 27 Feb – Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart
Book on 1300 795 257 or tixtas.com.au

Sat 28 Feb – Albury Entertainment Centre
Book on 02 6043 5610 or alburycity.nsw.gov.au/entertainment

Sun 1 Mar – Canberra Theatre
Book on 02 6275 2700 or canberratheatrecentre.com.au

Tues 3 Mar – Regal Theatre, Perth
Book on 132 849 or ticketek.com.au

Wed 4 Mar – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Book on 08 9550 3900 or manpac.com.au

Fri 6 Mar – Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
Book on 1300 661 272 or bunburyentertainment.com

Sat 7 Mar – Albany Entertainment Centre
Book on 1300 795 012 or ticketek.com.au

Thur 19 Mar – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Book on 1300 788 503 or shoalhavenentertainment.com.au

Fri 20 Mar – The Events Centre , Caloundra
Book on 07 5491 4240 or theeventscentre.com.au

Sat 21 Mar – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Book on 1300 655 299 or empiretheatre.com.au

Wed 25 Mar – Townsville Civic Theatre
Book on 07 4727 9797 or ticketshop.com.au

Thur 26 Mar – Mackay Entertainment Convention Centre
Book on 07 4961 9777 or mackayecc.com.au

Fri 27 Mar – Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Book on – 1300 182 183 or artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 136 166 or ticketmaster.com

Sat 28 Mar – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat
Book on 03 5333 5888 or hermaj.com

All shows are on sale from Monday 8th December.

Album Great Women of Country out now through Universal Music Australia
iTunes: http://po.st/GWOC
Sanity: http://po.st/GWOCSAN
JB HI FI: http://po.st/GWOCJBHIFI

Melinda Schneider:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MelindaSchneider
Website: www.melindaschneider.com

Beccy Cole:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/beccycolemusic
Website: www.beccycole.com
TATIANA MARCHANT | Estellar Publicity + Promotions