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Drawing from the rich traditions of original material, Folk, Blues, Bluegrass and Celtic music, The Go Twos create a captivating musical blend merging their diverse backgrounds and passion for folk traditions into a unique and enchanting sound. Rosie and her life and musical partner and true love ,Nigel Lever founded the Go Twos in 2020 after playing as a duo since 2018 and started recording their CD Kurrawarra from 2022 , riding the travails that came at them in that time . They started the 4 piece band -The Go Twos and played festivals from late 2024 all through 2025 - playing many festivals from September to December 2025 . Tragically Nigel Lever passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December 2025 leaving Rosie bereft, a legacy of musical achievements and this album Kurrawarra, which he lovingly guided to completion. The Go Twos band on the album Kurrawarra - Rosie McDonald- vocals, acoustic guitar, Irish bouzouki, bodhran Nigel Lever vocals ,mandolin, flat pick acoustic guitar, octave mandolin Quentin Fraser dobro resonator guitar, double bass For the live band multi instrumentalist Ann Palumbo- on Double bass, mandolin and Vocals Rosie McDonald is a singer/guitarist with a strong, driving rhythmic playing style , often in alternate tuning as well as finger picking style guitar along with Irish bouzouki and bodhran. Rosie's rich alto voice, leads the listener into the stories from her own writing while honouring the folk & roots tradition honed over the past 25 years. Rosie has played numerous gigs and festivals with Mothers of Intention, RAPT, Folklore, Seanchas, McMolly ,The Prankqueans & the Trippy hippy band. Nigel Lever was a renowned bluegrass and folk mandolinist / guitarist and singer. Founding member of iconic bluegrass band 'Acoustic Shock' and later with the Karen Lynne band, The Willing Ponies, 3 Jimmies, The 3 Marketeers, Trippy Hippy Band , The Faraway eyes , Gleny Rae Virus & the Grass Brazoos. Nigel has toured extensively in Australia and overseas, as well as frequently travelling to the American Bluegrass heartland to immerse himself in the music at festivals such as Rockygrass, Grey Fox, Preddyfest, IBMA and Galax festivals. Quentin Fraser-.multi instrumentalist whose playing styles include Country Swing, Jazz, Folk, Blues and Bluegrass has been performing in multiple line ups and has collaborated with Nigel for many years The GoTwos have recorded their debut album Kurrawarra with Bowen Shakallis at Stranded recording studio, Bellambi in the Illawarra, and mixed by multi talented musician Ben Thomas in Tamworth. The tracks were mastered by PAX at Altasona Studio, Sydney.