SARA Storer knows first-hand how tough life is on the land.
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Raised on the family farm in Mallee, Victoria, Storer and her brother Greg have decided to hand a well-deserved break to rural families.
The pair plan to sing as many uplifting songs as they can, Storer said.
"It's rare that many hard-working people get an opportunity to simply get out and be distracted from their day-to-day routine that lately has seen them battling bushfires and praying for rain," she said.
In a series of free family concerts, the ARIA and 21-time Golden Guitar winner Sara and working farmer Greg will perform at the Inverell Town Hall on Sunday.
The concept is to provide communities with a night off from the horror fires and drought conditions that have ravaged northern NSW.
Storer's latest album Raindance garnered seven Golden Guitar nominations in the Australian Country Music Awards to be held in Tamworth in January 2020.
The concert will be put on with the help of the Yulgilbar Foundation, chair Samantha Baillieu said she had heard and seen the pressing demands on those living through drought.
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"We saw the need for some light relief and happily Sara and Greg Storer were available to help," she said.
"We hope to achieve a night off for farmers, fire fighters and local communities to just be together in a fun environment."
The Yulgilbar Foundation focuses regional and remote Australia, education, environment, capacity building and Alzheimer's research.
