Theatre, Saturday August 30 - 11.15am

Main Stage, Saturday August 30 - 6.00pm

THE McCLYMONTS

These three sisters from Grafton on the NSW north coast have spent their young lives pursuing their musical dreams, doing the hard yards of the well-worn country music talent quests which run from Newcastle to far north Queensland

Eldest sister Brooke was signed to her first record deal at just 17 and has become one of Australia's most prolific and sought-after songwriters, with tracks on albums by Hilary Duff, Kate DeAraugo and Olivia Newton-John. Besides meeting and singing with the iconic Newtown-John, another career highlight came this year when Sister Sam picked up a coveted Golden Guitar with Cookin' in My Kitchen which Brooke wrote.

Sam has been the talk of the Australian country music scene since winning the coveted Toyota Star Maker award in 2005, with her second single, Heart of a Man topping the Australian country music charts in early 2006.

Youngest sister Mollie followed in her sister footsteps and added her trophies and awards to the family mantle.

So with solid foundations for their future solo careers, it was time to fulfil the promise of their collective talents and record together

``This was always meant to be. But I guess we had to wait until Mollie was old enough,'' Brooke laughs.

The seeds for their collaboration began a couple of years ago when Sam and Mollie provided backing vocals during Brooke's support slots on the Ronan Keating and Gary Allen tours. ``Even though I was up front, it was definitely the three of us singing together.'' The trio was besieged by the country music powerbrokers when Brooke and Mollie backed Sam for her Golden Guitar performance.

As the word spread fast and the industry quickly noticed their increasing popularity. The media became involved and they where invited on popular Radio and Television shows promoting their EP and public events. Another honor was being invited to perform 'Delta Dawn', a tribute to Helen Reddy at the Aria Hall of Fame awards 2006.

Their hard work paid off when they proudly accepted 2 awards at the 35th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia held at Tamworth in January 2007. The McClymonts received Golden Guitars for Group or Duo of the Year and Maton New Talent of the Year with their smash hit single Something That My Heart does. Furthermore, they confirmed their place in the Australian country music industry when they won Group or Duo of the Year yet again in 2008 at the awards.

The McClymonts debut album "Chaos and Bright Lights" is urban-savvy New Country from heartland Australia, brimmed with panache, music finesse and spectacular harmony.

"The new album has many moods," says Brooke McClymont. The songs are contemporary tales of challenging life and enjoying the rewards, even when gain comes as hard-earned wisdom. The 13 songs represent a pull no punches account of a young woman's outlook on finding, keeping and losing relationships.

"The more we share of our lives, the less likely you are to date us," laughs Brooke, "but we get good reaction live."

The girls are multi-instrumentalists. On stage and Chaos and Bright Lights Brooke plays guitar, Samantha bass and Mollie mandolin. On Chaos and Bright Lights, Brooke sings the majority of lead vocals while choruses soar to the sisters' harmonies and seamless unison

An A-list of Nashville writers co-wrote with the McClymonts - Monty Powell (Keith Urban), Eric Silver (Dixie Chicks), Trey Bruce (Leann Rimes) Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), Steve Diamond (Lonestar) and Frank Myers, writer of US country chart toppers, I Swear and I'm Already There. Producer Adam Anders (Shania Twain, Sinead O'Connor, Nick Lachley, Shannon Noll, 2006 Grammy winner CeCe Winans) co-wrote four songs.

``There was no doubt we were writing country songs; that where our history lies. We didn't want to box ourselves into one style or another but country is what shines through.''

A lifetime of practice has made for the vocal perfection of The McClymonts.
But there is also musical alchemy at work when sisters Brooke, Samantha and Mollie unleash their soaring harmonies.

The McClymonts stake their claim to create their own music history, one that is rich with magical voices, heartfelt lyrics and unforgettable melodies.