{"id":1539,"date":"2024-07-26T05:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zfmcountry.com.au\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2024-07-26T05:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:40:30","slug":"billie-jo-porter-howl-at-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/billie-jo-porter-howl-at-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie-Jo Porter &#8211; Howl at the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GET SET TO ROAR WITH THE RELEASE OF BILLIE-JO PORTER&#8217;S NEW SINGLE &#8216;HOWL AT THE MOON&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since releasing her self-titled #4 ARIA Australian Country Album, Billie-Jo Porter has followed up with two mesmerising collaboration singles. Now, the singer-songwriter reminds us to let out hair down every once in a while, in her latest solo offering, &#8216;Howl at the Moon&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept came to Billie-Jo as the sun set over the Twilight Food Markets in Coffs Harbour. &#8220;It was a beautiful night, with the most magnificent full moon rising as I was playing my set,&#8221; she recalls. &#8220;I asked the crowd if they wanted to howl at the moon with me and like a pack of wild dingo&#8217;s, we all howled. There is something magic about letting loose and howling in a group &#8211; I knew then that I had to write a song.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Howl at the Moon&#8217; showcases Billie-Jo&#8217;s unwavering authenticity, building upon her signature sound &#8211; catchy, yet distinct and a hell of a good time. Inspired by her teenage years, the song is imbued with a sense of freedom. &#8220;Growing up in regional NSW we had to make our own fun,&#8221; she recalls of time spent with her mates following the rodeo and polocrosse circuits around on their P plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sense of carefree joy and the importance of savouring the moment reflects a profound truth: the glory days are a state of mind. Billie-Jo&#8217;s intent with &#8216;Howl at the Moon&#8217; is not just to reminisce but to rekindle that feeling of uninhibited joy. As she aptly puts it, &#8220;I wanted to capture the feeling of those days and remind myself not to be too serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After producing her stellar self-titled debut album, Billie-Jo knew multi-award winner Shane Nicholson was the man to breathe sonic life into her new single. Inspired by the legendary Allman Brothers, the song&#8217;s vintage tones and jubilant guitars artfully blend new and old. &#8220;Shane nailed it and created some guitar licks that make you want to get out on the dance floor and blow the cobwebs off the old air guitar!!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From her debut single release, &#8216;Feels Like Us&#8217;, in 2021, to a Top 10 Grand Finalist spot in Toyota Star Maker and multiple Tamworth Songwriters Association Finalist mentions, Billie-Jo has made a serious splash. In a nod to her roots, the video clip for her debut single is currently being projected in her hometown of Quirindi, as part of their award-winning Quirindi Silo Art light show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 has been a busy year for the gypsy soul, kicking off with a sold-out show at Moonshiners during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, performances at Meatstock in Toowoomba and Sydney, and touring from the border of NSW\/VIC all the way to Proserpine in QLD. Billie-Jo is burning up and down the highway with more shows to come including Gympie Music Muster and a headline show at Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Billie-Jo&#8217;s music is heart and sunshine wrapped up in great melodies and soulful vocals&#8221; &#8211; Sophie Hamley &#8211; Sunburnt Country Music. &#8216;Howl at the Moon&#8217; is just that; a fun-loving romp that makes you want to howl and sing along at the top of your lungs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GET SET TO ROAR WITH THE RELEASE OF BILLIE-JO PORTER&#8217;S NEW SINGLE &#8216;HOWL AT THE MOON&#8217; Since releasing her self-titled #4 ARIA Australian Country Album, Billie-Jo Porter has followed up with two mesmerising collaboration singles. Now, the singer-songwriter reminds us to let out hair down every once in a while, in her latest solo offering, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/billie-jo-porter-howl-at-the-moon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Billie-Jo Porter &#8211; Howl at the Moon&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}