Off the back of winning her fifth Golden Guitar, Tamworth’s own Ashleigh Dallas wants to ‘Take A Minute’ to savour the moment with her new single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Taking a minute is something most adults need to do,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’ve found myself saying to my daughter, Harriet, that I’ll be with her in a minute, but this song is about allowing yourself to have a minute, whether that be to enjoy the simple things or let life unravel and find your feet again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well as having a strong message, ‘Take A Minute’ is also the end result of one of Ashleigh’s professional dreams coming true: writing a song with Mike Carr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’ve always wanted to write with Mike and our schedules, timing and locations never lined up, so to have this opportunity to write with Mike over Zoom was great.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ashleigh headed into the songwriting session with the concept and loved the collaborative nature of writing with Mike, one of Australia’s premiere singer-songwriters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I had the concept, just found myself unable to get to that space where I could finish the song by myself,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m really grateful that Mike was keen on the idea and we got this song out of it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Take A Minute’ continues the theme of Ashleigh’s Golden Guitar-winning album, ‘In The Moment’, which netted her and her producer father, Brett, Traditional Country Album of the Year in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’ve come off this record, called ‘In The Moment’, about being as present as you could be and this song embraces that message even more,” Ashleigh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I hope the listeners take that minute for themselves as well – this is a subtle reminder for people to take a breather.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tamworth artist said each album makes her want to stretch herself even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I want to be vulnerable and keep sharing the truth behind stories; country music is about the story and connection,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is at the heart of every creative project I go into.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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