Toe Sucking Cowgirls: About Us

Well as far as the Cowgirls go, they are well and truly dead in the dust but Gleny and myself have gone onto our own solo projects and are having the same hoot of a time but with a whole stack of new people and a bunch of new songs.
I've been doing a few solo shows around Darwin with awesome guitarist Jimi Bonne and am doing larger shows with a full band under the guise of Tracey Bunn and the Bareback Riders. Check out my forthcoming gigs, music and photos at www.myspace.com/traceybunnmusic
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Gleny can be found swinging her way around the country with her new band Gleny Rae Virus and her Tamworth Playboys. Check out her site to see what she's up to www.glenyrae.com
This site will still have info on our gigs and links to our websites AND you can still buy our music direct from here as well (or at least until we run out).
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Click on either Tracey or Gleny to see their personal bios!

Celtic flavoured country with Cajun spice and a Bluegrass twist is the tasty treat you'll get from Darwin's Toe Sucking Cowgirls. These two adventurous sheilas, Tracey Bunn and Glenyss Rae, combine rockin' rhythm guitar with feisty fiddle and serenading squeezebox. Add a measure of double bass and stand-up snare to this saucy cocktail and you'll be kicking up your heels, and the dust, to a show full of energy and humour.

Tracey Bunn and Glenyss Rae come from vastly different musical backgrounds but share a love for writing and singing songs with strong melodies and thought provoking lyrics. In the tradition of bush balladeers and folk writers, their songs tell tales of the Australian outback, life on the road, cheatin' men and wild women, love and other four-letter words.
Together they have a captivating stage presence which has wowed audiences from Tamworth Country Music Festival to tiny outback pubs, urban music venues to raucous rodeos.
The show is nothing less than impressive, right from the moment the cowgirls step onto the stage dressed in colourful retro outfits complete with hats and boots.
They are reknowned for establishing a warm and responsive rapport with the audience, delivering an inspirational set of songs interspersed with titillating tales from the road.

In November 2001, Tracey and Glenyss recorded their first full-length offering. With the help of producer Michael Vidale (Feral Swing Katz, The Whitlams, Jimmy and the Boys) and Marcus Holden (Fiddlers Festival), the Toe Sucking Cowgirls finalised a 15-track CD "Flamin' Sheilas".
The independently financed CD received positive reviews at the 2002 Tamworth Country Music Festival and in 2003 made the top ten finalists for the Group/Duo and Instrumental sections of the Golden Guitar Awards. The album is also made the finals of the Victorian Country Music Awards in the categories of Best New Talent and Instrumental.

Their most recent cd "Thirteen Thongs" produced by Aria Award winner Richard Pleasance was released in January 2005 and features the sugary pedal steel of Ray Cullen and mandolin by Lindsay Martin. It contains thirteen diverse tracks with a musical style to keep the whole family happy...bluegrass, swing, polka, blues, ballads and bawdy tales of lust, liquor and life on the road. It has received substantial national airplay and garnered many glowing reviews. Check out our Have A Listen page for details.

The Cowgirls now have three CDs and five years of touring seven states and territories under their belts, and have made their presence felt at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as venues in Uk and Ireland.