Besties Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey have just completed a national tour to back up their new duets album.
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The pair, who hosted the 50th anniversary festival last year, have toured Australia a dozen or more times over the past 20 years.
So when Cole completed her "annus horribilis" last year, Harvey suggested another tour to help his mate overcome the blues.
"He said if I got better he would tour with me till the bloody wheels fall off," Cole says.
"That's what you call a friend."
For Harvey, it was the opportunity for more fun times.
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"Going on tour with Beccy Cole is like going on a rollercoaster ride at the amusement park," Harvey says.
"It's unpredictable, scary at times, amazing and so much fun."
Recorded at the Music Cellar on the Central Coast with engineer Jeff McCormack and devotedly produced Harvey says touring with best mate Cole is like going on a rollercoaster ride by Harvey and Cole themselves.
The Great Country Songbook Volume 3 is about two best friends getting together again to record some of their favourite classic country songs.
Cole has enjoyed similar success with 11 Golden Guitar awards to her name, multiple ARIA Top 10 country and Top 40 mainstream albums and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) to boot.
Harvey brings to the album all the experience of a landmark career which includes more than nine Golden Guitars and his recent No.1 ARIA album, Songs from Highway One.
"It feels wonderful [to be recognised]," Cole says.
Harvey and Cole will perform some great tracks off their new album along with old favourites.
You can hear Cole at Wests on Sunday, January 22 from 3pm, and Harvey, also at Wests on January 14 and 20.
Artists to watch - Our top picks for January 13
- Legendary Aussie rockabilly muso Lonnie Lee pictured above, is playing today at Tamworth Services Club from 2pm. This is 90 minutes of Lee's golden hits, as well as songs from friends and peers. The show, aptly called Last Man Standing, sees Lee reflecting on his long career and telling stories from the era often referred to as The Good Times. If you miss Lee today, catch him tomorrow or Tuesday, January 17. Cost: $28.
- Prolific fundraiser and country music stalwart Floreena Forbes OAM will be giving a free concert tonight at Nemingha Tavern from 7pm. Floreena cracked the country music scene in 1977 with her late husband, Wally, forming the Floreena Forbes and Tumbleweed Country Band. Floreena continues to perform solo as well as entertain with Olive Bice OAM as a duo as Bendigo's 2 Country Divas. She was inducted into the country music hall of fame in 2017.
- Max Jackson has just returned from Nashville with a new single under her belt, Runnin' and it's a sign of things to come. Co-written with Rod McCormack at the Music Cellar on the NSW Central Coast, Runnin' is about the sacrifices we make when chasing our dreams. Raised on country music, Max became the 42nd winner of Toyota Star in April. She will be performing tonight at Toyota Park and if you can't make it then, catch Max at the Toyota Fanzone for a free concert on January 18.
