Although the lady herself won’t be in attendance, she will appear in a special video message and her songs will be performed by musicians such as Kirsty Lee Akers, Aleyce Simmonds and more.

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The program aims to improve childhood literacy by sending a book to registered children every month until they start school.

The proceeds from the concert will to the local Imagination Library project, which has been brought to the area by Tamworth Regional Council and United Way Australia.

According to the Imagination Library proponents, Parton’s vision was to create a lifelong love of reading, prepare children for school and inspire them to dream.

“Recent studies suggest participation in the Imagination Library program is positively and significantly associated with higher measures of early language and math development,” the website says.

Proceeds from this concert will go to the DPIL Tamworth Project.