The Crosby Sisters are an Australian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

duo consisting of Jodie and Kelly Crosby. In 2001, the sisters won Vocal Group or Duo of the Year at the

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales ...

Music career

Both Sisters moved to

Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city and administrative centre of the north-western region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Peel River (New South Wales), Peel River within the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council, it is the largest ...

in 1986. In 1991 and 1997, the sisters won Duo of the Year at the Victorian Country Music Awards. Also Winning the CMAA Achiever Awards 'Independent Entertainers of the Year' in 2000. In 1999, the sisters imprinted their hands into the Country Music Hands of Fame 1999. Jodie Crosby married journalist Jon Wolfe in March 2006. They have one son together, Ethan Crosby-Wolfe (born 10 March 1994), who is also a singer/songwriter, actor and performer. In late 2010, Jodie & Jon had success hosting Tamworth's morning program "The Pulse", weekday's on 88.9FM Tamworth. In 2013, The Crosby Sisters teamed up with Brent Larkham and recorded their Album ''Home Spun''. Both sisters are currently working on original music for the first time since their award-winning ''Train of Desperation'' in the mid-1990s. In November 2016, Jodie Crosby commenced work on her debut solo album. Her debut single, "Hello" was released early February 2017. Written by her son Ethan Crosby-Wolfe. The album titled ''Jodie Crosby'' was released during the 2017

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Awards

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) , - , 2001 , Crosby Sisters - "Trouble in the Fields" , Vocal Group or Duo of the Year ,

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the

. They commenced in 1986. (wins only) , - , 1997 , "Train of Desperation" by Jodie and Kelly Crosby , New Songwriter Award ,

References

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