Laing Entertainment presents

Sunny Cowgirls 'Summer Tour'

with special guest Vicki Bailey

Friday 08 October 2010 (opening 8pm)

**18+**

It sometimes seems like The Sunny Cowgirls have risen straight from the warm heart of AustraliaThey radiate sunshine and that dry, laconic Aussie sense of humour. And Sunny Cowgirls Sophie and Celeste Clabburn are the first to admit that they need a little dirt under their fingernails to create their own very special brand of music.

“The songs we write come from a very real place – they’re always inspired by where we’ve been and the people we’ve met. If we stay away from the bush for too long, we find we just can’t write,” said Sophie. Like The Sunny Cowgirls themselves, their new album, Summer, exudes warmth and the Australian spirit.

“It’s a happy, fun album full of good times and good feelings. We love our lives and we love this country, and that’s what we’ve tried to capture in the songs,” Celeste said.

The songs for Summer were written in a rush after the girls returned from a trip to Nashville earlier in the year. Ironically, while their trip to the world’s country music songwriting capital failed to result in a single song, the floodgates opened as soon as they hit Australian soil.

“We had a great time in Nashville, and learnt a lot. But we realised that the Americans just didn’t get where we were coming from,” Sophie said. “We need to be here to write, and I guess the trip helped us to appreciate how lucky we are. The songs just poured out once we got home.”

The result is a stunning collection of very real, heartfelt songs that capture life in the Australian bush in an authentic and contemporary way. The album’s title track and first single, “Summer”, conveys all those unique, small experiences that make the hot months Down Under so memorable, while the beautiful “Good Spot” is Celeste’s tribute to one of her favourite parts of rural Victoria and the exquisite “12 Trees” is both a song about coming home and a celebration of rural life.

The characters of country Australia are again very much in evidence on this album, from the perennial bachelor of “Born to Be Single” to the tough shearer with a heart of gold depicted in “Soft as Wool” and the hard-working truckie of “Killalottametres” (a song inspired, incidentally, by Sophie and Celeste’s truckdriver father).

The girls’ irrepressible spirit also comes to the fore on Summer, with songs like the wonderful “Naughty Side” – a sure-fire hit – and the beautifully crafted “Remedy”, and full-on party songs like “Get On It” and “Bags Not Driving”. There’s also a glimpse into the contemporary world of dating in “Not My Guy” and “Beesting”, showing that both girls have turned into skilled and perceptive songwriters.

And The Sunny Cowgirls have provided a unique take on their lives with “Rock Star” – about the way others view their lives as country singers. “People keep telling us they want to have our lives, being country stars. But a lot of the time, we’d rather be on the farm, working hard with our hands and getting dirty and tired,” Celeste said.

“Fortunately we get to do both the things we love – live in the bush and still rite and sing our music.”

Summer is the fourth album for The Sunny Cowgirls, and – like its predecessors – it will well and truly hit the mark with their huge fan base across the country.

“We write about what we know, and we write from our hearts. The reason our music connects with people is because we’ve lived the songs and the country life,” Sophie said.

“We know how lucky we are, and our music is a celebration of Australia and the amazing way of life we have.”

This is an 18+ event.

* Over 18’s only unless advertised otherwise. * Photo ID is essential,­ acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence or Passport. Please check with the venue for any other acceptable forms of photo ID * All children under 18 not permitted including small children and babies * Intoxicated persons will not be admitted * No thongs or steel cap boots * The venue reserves the right to refuse admission to any person * Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from this venue.*Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to your banning.*