The 15-year-old and her mother Jo are in Tamworth, the home of country music in Australia, for a one-week course hosted by the Country Music Association Australia. ‘‘I couldn’t quite believe it when I got the message that I had got into the course,’’ Molly said. ‘‘It was early in the morning when I learnt of my acceptance, and I ran to wake dad up to tell him.
’’ The Mid Canterbury Country Music Club member will be attending the course for 10 to 18-year-olds, called Find Your Tribe, alongside 26 other students, all from throughout Australia. ‘‘I am looking forward to making music, learning more about song writing, and the next steps in furthering myself.’’ The Ashburton College student has a career goal of one day being a country music artist.
Going to Tamworth is just the latest in what has been a year of successes. Molly Harrison practicing for the country music course in Tamworth. Photo: Supplied She said the process to be accepted into the prestigious course at Tamworth involved submitting material and answering lots of questions.
She had to tell the story of her journey in music and have a letter of support from her music teacher. The mentor taking an instrumental section of the workshop would be course alumni and country music performer Liam Kennedy-Clark, who grew up in Ashburton. ‘‘It will be great to gain skills in song writing’’ Molly said.
Molly Harrison performs last year at the Aotearoa Country Music Awards in Palmerston North. Ph.
