WONDER WOMEN OF COUNTRY RELEASE NEW SINGLE “WON’T BE WORRIED LONG”
TOUR DATES
3/15 - SXSW - AMG Showcase @ Continental Club - Austin, TX
3/16 - SXSW - SOCO Stomp @ C-Boy’s - Austin, TX
4/17 - Natalie’s Grandview - Columbus, OH
4/18 - The Southgate House - Newport, KY
4/19 - Duke’s Indy - Indianapolis, IN
4/20 - The Golden Record - St. Louis, MO
4/21 - Bartlett Arboretum - Belle Plaine, KS
4/25 - The 04 Center - Austin, TX - ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
4/27 & 4/28 - Red Dragon Listening Room - Baton Rouge, LA
5/10 - Cultural Activities Center - Temple, TX
5/11 - Medical City Lewisville Grand Theater - Lewisville, TX
6/21 - Narrows Center For The Arts - Fall River, MA
6/22 - Green River Festival - Greenfield, MA
Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh, who have joined forces as power trio Wonder Women of Country, have released a new single, “Won’t Be Worried Long.” The track is the latest from their forthcoming EP, Wonder Women of Country: Willis, Carper, Leigh, set for release on March 15th. "Brennen and I got together back in 2019 to write a song about our love for old country music," says Carper of the song. "When we first met each other, in 2009, we realized we shared a lot of the same influences such as Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and the Carter Family. I think we both tend to think that the old county music is still the best music in existence and what we prefer to listen to just any time but especially when going through hard times."
“Won’t Be Worried Long” follows lead single “Another Broken Heart,” which Holler called “a tears-in-her-beer honky tonky heartbreak song.” “[I]t’s exactly what you’d expect when these three icons of classic country cross the streams of their proton beams,” they added. “Wonder Women of Country are the superheroes we've all been waiting for, ready to lead us in the fight for righteousness with strength, compassion and some damn fine country music.”
LISTEN: “ANOTHER BROKEN HEART”
At the end of 2021, after serendipitously sharing bills separately several times, Willis approached Leigh and Carper about teaming up and playing some shows together. Wanting more than your standard songwriter-in-the-round arrangement, the three learned each other's songs to create a more integrated, band approach. Those first few shows together were so much fun and so well-received that they decided to continue.
Wonder Women of Country have discovered that, together, their own individual superpowers come alive. (One of their superpowers is being able to find hidden treasures in any thrift or vintage store.) With Leigh playing lead guitar and mandolin, Carper on upright bass, and Willis playing rhythm guitar, they support each other's distinctive original material with beautiful three-part harmonies.
"At every show, folks were asking if we had records together,” says Willis. “After months and months of that, we finally found a chance to go make one."
Their forthcoming, six-song EP, Wonder Women of Country: Willis, Carper, Leigh, was recorded at Bismeaux on the Hill in Austin, TX in December of 2023. The EP, recorded at Bismeaux on the Hill in Austin, features two songs by each artist, including a couple of Carper/Leigh co-writes, and a reimagined version of John Prine’s “I Have Met My Love Today.” Each harmony-laden track captures the magic these three create night after night on the road.
Wonder Women of Country: Willis, Carper, Leigh is available for purchase on CD and vinyl HERE. Be sure to follow Wonder Women of Country at the links below for the latest news and updates.
