The Wolfe Brothers kick off a massive few months ahead with a huge Tamworth Country Music Festival

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The month of April kicks off what will be a massive few months ahead for The Wolfe Brothers. The Tasmanian duo will be attending the 50th anniversary Tamworth Country Music Festival next week, where they will not only be performing their headline show at the legendary Longyard Hotel on Thursday (April 21), but they will also be performing at the Australian Country Music Awards on Wednesday night. This year the boys are nominated for an incredible seven Golden Guitars for Toyota Album of the Year, Contemporary Country Album of the Year, Capital News Group or Duo of the Year, Heritage Song of the Year, APRA AMCOS Song of the Year, CMT Video of the Year and Vocal Collaboration of the Year.

Attending the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year is one of highlights on The Wolfe Brothers calendar. “We are excited about this year’s festival,” says Tom Wolfe. “For the first time ever, it will be held in April due to COVID postponing the January event. Our seven nominations is the most we have ever had and it is very pleasing that our last album KIDS ON CASSETTE has connected so well in what was a difficult year for everyone. We have not been able to tour to promote the record like we normally would, but the support from fans and the media has been fantastic.”

The Wolfe Brothers plan to make up for all of the COVID cancellations and postponed shows with the continuation of their Startin’ Something National Tour, which will be travelling through every state this year. After a long hiatus of not touring due to the pandemic, the duo cannot wait to get back out on the road.

“We love playing live and we are booking as many shows and festivals as we can to play all the new songs from KIDS ON CASSETTE to as many people as possible,” says Nick Wolfe. “We recently released What You Make It as the fifth single off the album. So far, all of the previous four singles reached #1 on the National Country Music Chart and we are hoping this new one also does well.”

What You Make It is what Nick and Tom Wolfe see as the classic Wolfe Brothers song and was penned with long-time mate Phil Barton at Nick’s kitchen table one day while he was visiting from Nashville. It is a catchy track and has already been embraced by fans.

A Ford is just Ford and there’s a million others like it, but add up all the miles and there’s some history behind it, we’ve sure had our adventures, she’s the one I learnt to drive in, that date night first kiss back seat I learned so much about life in…

The Wolfe Brothers“We’ve written many songs with Phil and usually due to our shared love of big anthems, we usually end up shooting for something in that zone,” says Nick. “It was really nice to write something in a different headspace with Phil this time. In many ways this is my favourite lyric on the record. It talks about how things are just things until you attach a memory to them, and then simple objects or places can come to mean so much more. If you’ve followed our band for a while and know our history, I think you’ll see how honest and ‘us’ this lyric is.”

With the reputation of being one of the hardest working bands in the land, the brothers used the down time that was imposed by the pandemic earlier this year to record a new album, this time with producer Rod McCormack. The album, which will be their sixth studio record, is planned for an early 2023 release.

Right now, The Wolfe Brothers are gearing up for a big Tamworth Country Music Festival before they kick off their Startin’ Something tour again. For the duo, there is a big highlight at the Australian Country Music Awards next week, where they will share the stage with a friend for a very special performance. Amy Sheppard, from internationally successful pop group, Sheppard, will join The Wolfe Brothers for the performance of their duet, Something Good’s Gonna Happen, from their most recent album KIDS ON CASSETTE. Amy recorded the song with The Wolfe Brothers and this will be the first time it has been performed live as a duet.

Don’t miss The Wolfe Brothers live at one of their upcoming shows. Tickets are on sale now. The Wolfe Brothers latest single, What You Make It, is at radio now. The Wolfe Brothers fifth studio album Kids on Cassette is out now internationally through BBR Music / BMG.

STARTIN’ SOMETHING 2022 TOUR DATES

APRIL

Wednesday 20th April 2022
Tamworth Country Music Festival
Moonshiners Honkey Tonk Bar, TAMWORTH NSW
Songwriters Showcase with Andrew Farriss and Catherine Britt
www.oztix.com.au

Thursday 21st April 2022
Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Longyard Hotel, TAMWORTH NSW
www.longyardhotel.com.au
With Special Guest Liam Brew

Saturday 23rd April 2022
Gippsland Country Music Festival
Mossvale Park, BERRYS CREEK VIC
www.gippslandcountrymusicfestival.com

Saturday 30th April 2022
Road to Rodeo Longreach
Longreach Showgrounds, LONGREACH QLD
www.isarodeo.com.au/road-to-rodeo-longreach/

MAY

Friday 6th May 2022
St Marys Band Club, ST MARYS NSW
www.stmarysbandclub.com.au
Special Guest Tori Darke

Saturday 7th May 2022
Big Country Festival
Berry Showgrounds, BERRY NSW
www.bigcountryfestival.com.au

Sunday 15th May 2022
Longley International Hotel, LONGLEY TAS
03 6239 6378
*** sold out ***

Friday 20th May 2022
The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle NSW
www.bridgehotel.com.au
Special Guest Chris Rose

Saturday 21st May 2022
Muswellbrook RSL, MUSWELLBROOK NSW
www.muswellbrookgolfclub.com.au
Special Guest Chris Rose

Friday 27th May 2022
Boots & Beach Country Festival
NRMA Port Macquarie Breakwall Holiday Park, PORK MACQUARIE NSW
www.moshtix.com.au

Sunday 29th May 2022
Pittwater RSL Club, PITTWATER NSW
www.pittwaterrsl.com.au
Special Guest Tori Darke

JUNE

Saturday 11th June 2022
Ettamogah Hotel, KELLYVILLE RIDGE NSW
www.ettamogahhotel.com.au
Special Guest Cass Hopetoun

Sunday 12th June 2022
Henry Lawson Grenfell Festival, GRENFELL NSW
www.henrylawsonfestival.com.au

Sunday 19th June 2022
500 Miles Of Music Festival
Pichi Richi Park, QUORN SA
www.revivetheregionswithmusic.com/500-miles-of-music

Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Morwell Hotel, MORWELL VIC
www.morwellhotel.com.au
Special Guest Darlinghurst

Thursday 23rd June 2022
Hallam Hotel, HALLAM VIC
www.hallamhotel.com.au
Special Guest Darlinghurst

Friday 24th June 2022
York On Lilydale, MT EVELYN VIC
www.yorkonlilydale.com.au
Special Guest Darlinghurst

Saturday 25th June 2022
Koonoomoo Pickers & Packers Charity Ball, COBRAM VIC
www.koonoomoopickersandpackers.com.au

Thursday 30th June 2022
Centro CBD, WOLLONGONG NSW
www.centrocbd.com.au
Special Guest TBA

JULY

Friday 1st July 2022
Central Coast Leagues Club, GOSFORD NSW
www.cclc.com.au
Special Guest Bryce Sainty

Saturday 2nd July 2022
Wenty Leagues Club, WENTWORTHVILLE NSW
www.wentyleagues.com.au
Special Guest Bryce Sainty

Saturday 9th July 2022
Celebrating 125 Years of The Bucca Hotel
Bucca Hotel, BUNDABERG QLD
www.buccahotel.com.au

Thursday 14th July 2022
Commercial Hotel, SOUTH MORANG VIC
www.commercialsouthmorang.com.au
Special Guest Taylor Moss

Friday 15th July 2022
Gateway Hotel, GEELONG VIC
www.thegatewayhotel.com.au
Special Guest Taylor Moss

Saturday 16th July 2022
Macs Hotel, MELTON VIC
www.macshotel.com.au
Special Guest Taylor Moss

Friday 22nd July 2022
Norwood Hotel, ADELAIDE SA
www.thenorwood.com.au
Special Guest Andrew Swift

Saturday 23rd July 2022
Barossa Arts Centre, TANUNDA SA
www.barossaarts.com.au
Special Guest Andrew Swift

Thursday 28th July 2022
Saltbar, KINGSCLIFF NSW
www.saltbar.com.au
Special Guest TBA

Friday 29th July 2022
Bribie Island Hotel, BRIBIE ISLAND QLD
www.bribieislandhotel.com.au
Special Guest TBA

Saturday 30th July 2022
Tara Festival of Culture & Camel Races
Tara Showgrounds, TARA QLD
www.tarafestival.com.au

AUGUST

Thursday 4th August 2022
Beenleigh Tavern, BEENLEIGH QLD
www.beenleightavern.com.au
Special Guest TBA

Friday 5th August 2022
Jindalee Hotel, JINDALEE QLD
www.roadhousegrill.com.au/jindalee-hotel/
Special Guest TBA

Saturday 6th August 2022
Kings Beach Tavern, CALOUNDRA QLD
www.kingsbeachtavern.com.au
Special Guest TBA

Sunday 7th August 2022
Wallaby Hotel, MUDGEERABA QLD
www.wallabyhotel.com.au
Special Guest TBA

Friday 12th August 2022
Parkes Leagues Club, PARKES NSW
www.parkesleagues.com.au
Special Guest Raechel Whitchurch

Saturday 13th August 2022
Dubbo RSL Club, DUBBO NSW
www.dubborsl.com.au
Special Guest Raechel Whitchurch

Thursday 18th August 2022
Mundi Mundi Bash
BROKEN HILL NSW
www.mundimundibash.com.au

Saturday 27th August 2022
Gympie Muster
GYMPIE, QLD
www.muster.com.au

SEPTEMBER

Friday 2nd September 2022
Commercial Club, ALBURY NSW
www.commercialclubalbury.com.au
Special Guest Andrew Swift

OCTOBER

Saturday 1st October 2022
Lights On The Hill Festival
Gatton Showground, GATTON QLD
www.lightsonthehill.com.au

Saturday 15th October 2022
Wingham Akoostik Festival
Wingham Showground, WINGHAM NSW
www.akoostik.com.au

NOVEMBER

Saturday 19th November 2022
Rollin’ Fields
Tolosa Park, HOBART TAS
www.latitudetouring.com.au

For more information and ticketing details, please visit www.thewolfebrothers.com