THE family that plays together, stays together.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
The Buckleys are proof of that.
The teenage trio burst onto the country scene in the last six months after years of busking on Peel Street at Tamworth Country Music Festival.
The siblings have just released their single I'm Comin' For Ya (Love), after their debut single Daydream hit number one on the Australian Country Radio charts.
Nominated for a Qantas New Talent of the Year award at the Golden Guitars, singer Sarah Buckley said it's been a surreal couple of months.
"It's really incredible, we grew up with a long hustle behind the scenes playing in our local area and travelling to festivals since I was 11 and Molly was nine," she said.
"Forcing our parents to take us to Tamworth Country Music Festival and busk.
"We've grown up dreaming of going to Nashville, we had a tin jar in our room and anything from busking or pocket money we would put in there - when we finally got enough we headed over."
The trio, made up of Sarah on lead vocals and guitar, Molly on vocals, mandolin and piano, and Lachlan on electric guitar didn't know anyone when they first arrived in Nashville.
A chance meeting with a bartender landed them their first gig, and from their the band's career took off.
There's even a documentary in the works called Meet The Buckleys.
It started out with footage from 2012 of the trio in Tamworth, Sarah said.
A lot of goals we were talking about and dreaming about are happening now.
- Sarah Buckley
"Our label's chief executive Chris Murphy saw the footage and said, 'Let's make something out of this,' so we'll bring a film crew to Tamworth in January," she said.
"One of the important things for us is to hopefully inspire young people to start learning instruments and do what they want.
Read also:
"A lot of goals we were talking about and dreaming about are happening now."
The Buckleys will perform at Tamworth Country Music Festival 2020 at The Longyard January 23 and 24, and at Toyota Park January 23.
Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
