LOUIE And The Rustlers front woman Louise Clancey found she was a nominee for best female country vocalist in the state by reading it in a country music magazine. Clancey admitted she was surprised to read her name at the top of a list of five nominees for the award, which will be presented at the Whittlesea Country Music Festival on February 6. “It was a real shock,” she said. “I’d assumed I didn’t get through.” Clancey submitted Sad Love Song from her band’s EP Be Kind but when she didn’t hear back from organisers she forgot about it. The vocalist made it from a shortlist of 10 singers to the top five alongside Donna Fisk of Fisk and Christian, Nattasha Crestani, Merelyn Carter of Carter and Carter, and Marcie Jones. “The band’s been really supportive,” she said of her fellow Rustlers. “They’re really excited and really happy for me.” Clancey played down her chances of winning the award, but said the nomination would look good on her resume. Louie And The Rustlers members are preparing for a third consecutive trip to the Tamworth Country Music Festival later this month, where they will play four gigs. Aside from more shows at Port Fairy’s Caledonian Inn, including some during this year’s Folkie, and Warrnambool’s Cally Hotel, the band will close the Mortlake Buskers Festival in early February.
Louise Clancey, Russ Goodear, Jon Clegg, Michael Schack, Tim Clingan and
Ricky Holmes are Louie And The Rustlers. Picture: JOBI LAYBOURNE.
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