Life may not always be peachy for one of Collie’s most well known singer/ songwriters but after being dealt a few curve balls last year she is ready for whatever 2018 will bring.
Country music artist Kate Hindle recently found her way back home to Collie and is set to release a new album ahead of her Australian tour with Trevor Tolton.
The album marks a fresh start for the 21-year-old who battled with illness throughout 2017.
“I was following my dream to pursue a career in country music, living in Tamworth, things were going well until my spine started playing up,” she said.
“I had an operation and I was fine for a few weeks and next minute I was in a wheelchair.
“It was very nice to come home and have everyone around me open their arms up and do everything they can to get me back on my feet.”
With 2018 bringing plenty of new beginnings Hindle already has four festivals booked including Tamworth, Boyup Brook Country Music Festival, Bridgetown Down Under Festival and Bundaberg.
Her new single Ready for the Ride was released earlier this month and reflects on the past year she has had and the positive direction she is determined to take in the coming months.
“It’s just a song about the journey – it’s a fresh intake of a negative situation turned into something positive,” she said.
“It’s just so important to remember for myself that I’ve just gotta keep trying and it’s OK to fail sometimes because there is always going to be good things that come around from it.
“The year I had was a very big eye-opener for me, and I found myself during that time, I lost music because I couldn’t perform, but came out on the other side wanting to play music more than ever.
“I missed out on plenty of opportunities, but I need people to see I can work hard, push the limits and achieve anything I put my mind to - I have made a very positive thing happen out of a bad situation.”
The West Australian Academy of Performing Arts graduate is also looking forward to opening her own music school in Collie this February.
“I’m so excited about this because I remember when I was in Collie there wasn’t many teachers around,” she said.
“I grew up playing piano, guitar and singing, but now you have to travel 45 minutes to have a lesson and I want to give the arts community a chance to have music in their lives because it’s been such a big part of my life.
“I want to take everything I’ve learnt from WAAPA and share that with the Collie community. “
In between recording, touring and teaching, Hindle hopes to create a music clip and was also recently selected to be the junior ambassador at this year’s Boyup Brook Country Music festival.
“I want the juniors to know that you are always learning and I am there to watch their journey,” she said.
“I don’t want sympathy I just want to inspire other people – no matter what you’re going through there is always a way to get through it and luckily for me I have my music – music is definitely a remedy for me.”