Multiple ARIA Award-winning artist and one of Australia's most celebrated country singer-songwriters, Shane Nicholson has released a new single 'Helena'.
The 11-time Golden Guitar winner, who also won APRA's 2021 Song Of The Year (for 'The High Price Of Surviving' from his 2021 album 'Living In Colour'), has also revealed a stack of live dates across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia.An in-demand producer, Shane has also recently worked on projects with Alex Lloyd, Tori Forsyth, Beccy Cole, Michael Waugh and Camille Trail. Read our recent interview with Shane.
"I've never had a dream song before," Shane says, about the creation of 'Helena'. "I was a little bit jealous of people who had.
"I woke up one morning and had the title and sort of a little melody in my head. 'It only hurts for a while' is the tagline.
"In the dream it was 'Helena it only hurts till you die' – that was a little bit sadder," he says with a laugh, "maybe not as hopeful.
"That was the original version I wrote. I backtracked a bit and thought 'no I'm gonna make this a little more hopeful and open-ended'.
"It was fun to record. I was having a great time, playing and playing, then I started adding backing vocals and I got carried away with it one night.
"You know, a couple of whiskeys and a microphone. It ballooned into something bigger and shinier than I thought it would."
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Shane Nicholson 2021-2022 Tour Dates
Fri 3 Dec - Murray Delta Juke Joint (Goolwa, SA)Sat 4 Dec - The Barn (Wombat Flat, SA)
Sun 5 Dec - Trinity Sessions (Adelaide)
Wed 19 Jan - Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
Wed 19 Jan - The Pub (Tamworth)* evening show
Thu 3 Feb - Live at Bundy Hall (Bundalaguah, VIC)
Fri 4 Feb - Macedon Railway Hotel (Mt Macedon, VIC)
Sat 5 Feb - Memo Music Hall (Melbourne)
Sun 6 Feb - Caravan Club (Archies Creek, VIC)
Fri 11 Feb - Factory Floor (Sydney)
Sat 12 Feb - Bowral Bowling Club
Sat 19 Mar - Tallagandra Hill Winery (Gundaroo NSW)
Fri 25 Mar - Hardys Bay Club (NSW)
Sat 26 Mar - Yackandandah Folk Festival (VIC)
Sun 27 Mar - Yackandandah Folk Festival (VIC)
Thu 7 Apr - Lizotte's Newcastle
Fri 8 Apr - The Music Lounge (Wollongong)
Thu 4 May - Oodies Cafe (Bundaberg)
Fri 5 May - Doo Bop Jazz Club (Brisbane)
Sat 6 May - The Citadel (Northern Rivers)
Sat 14 May - Club Mudgee (NSW)
