Anna Rose, Journalist

"Country music ties itself onto storytelling and humility, and that’s the foundation of it."

Over 40 artists will perform over seven nights aboard the Cruisin Country music voyage.

“We just wanted to make sure that the work we did, our art, moves people in some way. With this song, it moves us.”

"You’ve been a honky-tonk hero, now… I think it’s going to be an evolution of sound and changes."

“It’s an entertainment industry, so if people like our music, we’re going to keep playing for them.”

“Like with Hang at the Wang continuing even though we’re out of Covid, this just feels like it’s the right thing to do right now for us.”

And how that lifestyle and experience helped to mould her debut studio album, 'Dirty Laundry'.

"I often joke that I struggle to actually write country songs because I’ve never had a broken heart."

“I’m just hanging out with humans that are amazing and we’re doing this thing called country music and it’s insane.”

“As an artist you love to explore different roads creatively… I feel like this record is coming back to the start.”