"Christy Kilpatrick represents the new generation of Australian music. She combines sweet, simple melodies, intriguing lyrics and a profound understanding of the human condition to create exquisitely crafted and highly appealing songs." Susan Jarvis

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COUNTRY: Modern Country, FOLK: Alternative Folk

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Brace yourself: Dynamic Brisbane songstress Christy Kilpatrick is set to release her self-titled debut album. But you have a little time to run a background check first, so you can claim you knew her all along.

A gifted storyteller with a passion for pure, unpretentious melodies, Christy Kilpatrick unveils the beauty of everyday experiences through song. Walking the line between alternitive-folk and country- roots, she melds infectious harmonies with a spirited exploration of life, love and things that go bump in the night.

Christy's album is a collection of songs that are immediately accessible and contagious, in an engaging, worldly sense. Whether celebrating simple light-hearted moments or delving through oceans of pain for meaning and direction, she exposes a thread of raw, honest emotion that can be universally understood. The result is an elegant, stimulating journey - an inspired fusion of sweet and sour.

Christy's soothing vocals and soaring country-tinged arrangements invite comparisons with the likes of Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Sarah McLauchlan, and Sheryl Crow. Her album is the soundtrack to a dusk road trip adventure - chasing a warm Spring sunset through grassy, winding dirt roads - with the windows down. Maybe not in a ute though.

Perhaps this is a product of Christy's commuting between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast during the gestation of this record - performing residencies at established Noosa and hinterland venues, amid regular shows at key Brisbane venues.

Kilpatrick assembled an eviable ensemble to perform on this stunning debut, borrowing the likes of Lee Fielding, Ben McCarthy and Pete Williamson (from Pete Murray's band The Stonemasons), Tim Webb and Dave Sanders (Acre), Gleny Rae and Mal Winkle. With a music degree from the Queensland Conservatorium, Kilpatrick is no slouch on the instruments herself - but making a record is so much more fun with a posse. And the richness of that vibe comes through in the finished product.

Recorded at Rockinghorse Studios in the Byron Bay hinterland guided by the magic ears of Anthony Lycenko and at GTO in Brisbane by herself and Lee Fielding, you can expect Christy Kilpatrick's debut album is a hot release to get your hands on.

"Christy Kilpatrick represents the new generation of Australian country. Her songs are multilayered, perceptive and full of light and shade. She combines sweet, simple melodies, intriguing lyrics and a profound understanding of the human condition to create exquisitely crafted and highly appealing songs."
Susan Jarvis, Capital News - Australian country magazine and ABC Radio Saturday Night Country.



"A very strong first single, well suited to radio and one that deserves as much promotion, airplay and support as possible."
Daryl Kirkup 4OUR FM and CMR Nashville.


"Christy Kilpatrick is without a doubt one of the finest voices to arrive on the scene this year. Keep your eyes and your ears out for her...one of the true stars of the future!"
Dan Rennie - 98.9FM-for the best country.



"Christy has her own unique Australian style and sound. It's refreshing to hear a female voice unlike any other that's out there".
Jenny Swan ABC Toowoomba.


"I have just listened to your song "wishing you were here", and I love it, nice vocals too".
Bill Beerens; presenter with the CBAA good morning country program, over 70 stations across Australia.




Influences:
Alison Krauss, The Waifs, Gillian Welch, , Suzanne Vega, K.D Lang, David Gray, Sheryl Crow, Dolly Parton, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Joni Mitchell , Dixie Chicks, Sarah Mclachlan, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Willaims, Faithless.

Highlights:
Felicity Urquhart support.2007
Songs of Applewoods 2007. presented by APRA, Q Music and Big Sound Conference, Magoo and Tylea.
Finalist in the Toyota Starmaker Search 2007.
Music Oz Awards - Christy's song "By the River" placed 11th in the Country category.
Performances at the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Gympie Muster, the Noosa Jazz Festival, Noosa triatholon and Sunshine Coast's King of the Song to name a few.
Christy?s song "Like a Man" used as the theme song to a T.V pilot series.