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Shelley & Lawrie Minson

Shelley and her husband Lawrie are gaining a nation-wide reputation as Australia's premier Traditional Country and Rockabilly duo. They play to a market that suits their look and style of music.

Recent performances include the world's largest Rockabilly festival - Viva Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Melbourne Love Vintage Show, Gympie Music Muster, Munna Creek festival and Tamworth Festival. Shelley also launched her self-titled debut EP and was headline act at the 2015 Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival.

Lawrie is well known to fans of through his work with big stars such as Slim Dusty, and James Blundell. Lawrie has been awarded four Golden Guitars (three times Instrumental of the Year) and his multi- instrumental skills are in demand in the recording scene. Lawrie is also an accomplished songwriter having scored a #1 hit with Scars, written by Lawrie, LK and Matt Scullion and recorded by Lee Kernaghan and US superstar Dierks Bentley.

Shelley's first Rockabilly recording Bettie Bang was written about Pin Up Icon Bettie Page and has received strong airplay in Australia and achieved chart positions in Europe. The clip for Bettie Bang can be viewed on YouTube at - https://youtu.be/DCgAeD4JyFI

Bettie Bang was also recently used by Pin Up icon Cherry Dollface for a YouTube instructional video. Shelley has a love of 1950's music and fashion and her photos have been featured in magazines such as Retro Lovely, Pin Up Skool and Pin Up America. She is also one of two winners in the Pin Up America World Wide Photo Contest 2014. Shelley has written articles for\ Australia's Pin Up Skool magazine including interviews with famous American pin up models: Micheline Pitt, Bernie Dexter and Cherry Dollface.

A track from Shelley's EP - 'I Didn't Know What I Was Missing' was included on a Hillcrest compilation is currently receiving airplay around the world! 201 COUNTRY 201 6 MUSTER 6