In 1996 Marie took to the stage and the rest is history!
Her newly released album, Bitterweeds, is a compendium of bluegrass, traditional country, honky tonk and contemporary sounds. In the album, Marie also performs in duets with Doug Bruce and Rose Carleo. Introduced at The Pub in Tamworth in October, Bitterweeds is produced by Jason Roller from Nashville, Tennessee, and promises to be a huge sucess for Marie Hodson.
Marie Hodson packs gigantic singing talent into her small frame. She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand before moving to Australia in 1988. Her life has had its ups and downs which, together with her talent, has led many to be reminded of Loretta Lynn's. She raised seven children and started singing professionally in 1996, after her children were a bit older. It was only fitting that Marie, whose mother is Irish, has performed with Irish musicians Daniel O'Donnell and the duo of Mick Foster and Tony Allen after launching her maiden album, “Just About Now”. Two singles from the album made it to the Top 20 in the Top 50 Hot Country charts. The first single made it to No. 1 in the USA on the Cashbox Magazine Independent Country Music chart.
In 2006, Marie was a finalist for Top Female Country Vocalist in the 2006 South Australia Champion of Champions competition. In 2008, Marie formed a band, Deep River, which extensively toured South Australia. That same year, she went to Nashville where she produced her second album, “Read Between the Lies”. The first single from the album went to the Top 40 in the European Country charts. It also shot up to the Australian Country Music Radio Top 30 charts and gave her a first Top 10 single.
Marie has moved to Werris Creek in New South Wales and has formed a new band, Riverbender. She performs with Donella Waters in the Dolly/Reba Show and has appeared at the major country music festivals the Gympie Muster, Bunyip Festival, Riverland Country Music Festival, Barham Festival, Mildura Country Music Festival and Tamworth. For the 2012 Tamworth Country Music Festival, Marie has put together a show, Friends of the Opry, built around the iconic Grand Ole Opry.
In November, Marie heads for the Mud Bulls & Music rodeo+4x4+country festival in Queensland. December and January 2012 will see Marie and her band at different venues in Tamworth where they will be joined by Merle Haggard's guitarist Redd Volkaert.
Keep an eye on the gig guide to find where Marie will be playing next.
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