TRIPLE powerhouse Bennett, Bowtell and Urquhart will take the stage at the 2019 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.
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Nominated for three themselves, the trio [Kevin Bennett, Lyn Bowtell and Felicity Urquhart], shared their second beautifully crafted album Weeds this year.
“It’s all homegrown, that sounds funny because the album’s called Weeds,” Bowtell laughs.
“We had a few requests thinking we were selling something else, I’m not going to lie.
“I’m joking, but I think the album has some political and social views about it as well – there’s a lot going on there but there’s a lot of love as well.”
Produced by Glen Hannah, the album speaks to everything the trio are passionate about.
That’s love, family, community, Indigenous stories and the political climate.
It wasn’t until a decade ago that artist Kevin Bennett discovered his Aboriginal heritage.
It was like a really badly kept secret in our family.
- Kevin Bennett
He could never have imagined how it would impact his identity and his music.
“It was like a really badly kept secret in our family,” Bennett told The Leader late last year.
“When I turned 16 I should have tried to find something out about it but my family imploded and my dad and mum went separate ways.
”My brother and I lost track of each other, it’s a pretty messy story.”
In November the band released its latest single Mountain of Pain, and are nominated at the 2019 Toyota Golden Guitar awards for Best Alternate Country Album, Best Group or Duo and Vocal Collaboration categories for Weeds.
Bennett, Bowtell and Urquhart all enjoy success in their other ventures – and there’s many.
On Sunday, Bowtell reconnects with her original band Southern Steel.
And from mentoring at the CMAA Academy of Country Music, to Urquhart’s radio show Saturday Night Country or Bennett’s band Kevin Bennett and the Flood, it’s an incredible feat each of them find the time to dedicate to their exciting project.
All three have been coming to Tamworth Country Music Festival for a long time and it’s a highlight of their year, Urquhart said.
“It’s the start of the year, my favourite place and home town,” she said.
“This place holds all of my memories, my moments of meeting my lifelong friends in country music, starting busking and having people stop to listen for the very first time.”