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Melanie Gray is a Darwin based singer/songwriter and it only takes a few minutes listening to her first EP to realise certain core values are built right into Melanie’s songs, woven into the lyrics: the importance of family, a strong connection to the natural wonder of her home country, and her deep, deep ties to her beloved Northern Territory. Inspired by a life of adventures around Australia, Melanie sings about its landscapes, histories and cross-cultures, heralding a return to good ol’-fashioned ‘true-blue’ country with her heartfelt lyrics, infectious melodies and occasionally comical edge. Her music brings to mind the down-to-earth, lyrical songs of, John Williamson or Graeme Connors, but by drawing on her real-life experiences, she’s developed a style that’s emphatically her own. Melanie Gray released her first EP at the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2016, featuring songs that have been co-written by Gina Jeffreys and Max Jackson, and produced by Rod McCormack. The EP is