Tamworth’s own Aleyce Simmonds is a celebrated singer-songwriter whose music reflects the heart-worn highways, city streets, and deserted backroads of a life spent in country music. With a career spanning 19 years, Aleyce has travelled the world creating music, establishing herself as one of Australia's most respected artists and a true keeper of the genre's emotional core.

A highly decorated artist, Aleyce is a 2x Golden Guitar Winner and a 2017 APRA Award Winner for Country Work of the Year. Her standing in the independent scene is unmatched, having been named the Australian Independent Female Vocalist of the Year in both 2016 and 2017, and the 2017 Australian Independent Artist of the Year. She has also been inducted into the Hands of Fame, cementing her legacy alongside her 7 Golden Guitar nominations and 5 CMC Award nominations.

Aleyce is a proven chart-topper. Her third studio album debuted at #1 on the Australian Independent Record Labels Association chart (surpassing major acts like Sia and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and landed at #5 on the ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart. She continued this momentum with her fourth studio album, Here and Now, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts.

For Aleyce, country music is the ultimate storyteller. As she describes it: "They say that a picture paints a thousand words... well, for me, a great country song sings a million words and emotions. And, all in a heartbeat."