Bachelor GirlBachelor Girl continue to surprise with their forthcoming Waiting for the Day: Artist Sessions release, today unveiling a reimagining of another track from the beloved original album.
This time, they’ve shared an alt-country spin on Blown Away, starring award-winning guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel and Ella Hooper, Killing Heidi ringleader and Americana-style solo artist in her own right.
Blown Away was the fourth single to be released from Bachelor Girl’s 1998 debut album, Waiting for the Day. The track reaches grand new heights in its country-fied version, with twang, dazzling percussion, and acoustic guitar breathing new life into a beloved single.
“We’ve gone a lil’ bit country/Americana on this third release of our 'Artist Sessions’,” Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko commented in a statement. “James [Roche] and I wanted to extend the collaboration to two artists we’ve shared a long musical history with… this time all the way from Nashville to Violet Town.”
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She continued, “We just couldn’t resist calling in James’ ol ‘boss’ he thrived with on tour back in the 90s - one of the world’s guitar greats, Tommy Emmanuel, along with fellow 90s effervescent front woman who’s gone a LOT Americana herself - Ella Hooper. The original Blown Away is a crowd favourite live, and now this new version of great friends/artists quite simply makes my soul ‘YEEHAW!’”
Tommy Emmanuel added, “What an adventure to play on Blown Away, with my friends BG and Ella Hooper. What a cool move to mix acoustic guitar with such a slammin’ powerhouse track! Thanks for having me on there. I am so honoured.”
Ella Hooper said, “It’s not every day you get to be on a track with a fave formative band and an iconic powerhouse!
“Blown Away has always been my favourite Bachies song live too, I would arrive right when they were playing this song in their set at the never ending Red Hot Summer Tour we were on together and it would set me up for the whole evening, I think it’s a real ‘let’s go girls’ kick the door down track, and I can’t believe how they’ve reworked it for me and Tommy to add our slightly country flavours to.. what an honour and a hoot!”
Check out Blown Away featuring Tommy Emmanuel and Ella Hooper below.
Waiting for the Day: Artist Sessions is set for release in August. Bachelor Girl have already released reimagined versions of Treat Me Good and Blind, featuring Jessica Mauboy and Darren Hayes, respectively.
From July to August, Bachelor Girl will embark on their Waiting For The Day Redux tour, stopping in Bendigo, Yackandandah, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Frankston and Sydney. Tickets to the shows are available here.
