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Charlotte Le Lievre writes country songs that cut deep: honest, raw and grounded in real life.
Drawing on the traditions of early country and folk, her music carries the warmth and grit of an old record, with songs that move between heartfelt ballads, dusty road stories and hard-driving country. Her voice is equal parts vulnerable and commanding, finding beauty and tenderness alongside the grief, joy, resistance and stories we carry. There’s a lived-in quality to Charlotte’s music. It’s intimate enough to feel like a late-night conversation, but made to be shared, sung along to and danced to.
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Charlotte Le Lievre writes country songs that cut deep: honest, raw and grounded in real life. Drawing on the traditions of early country and folk, her music carries the warmth and grit of an old record, with songs that move between heartfelt ballads, dusty road stories and hard-driving country. Her voice is equal parts vulnerable and commanding, finding beauty and tenderness alongside the grief, joy, resistance and stories we carry. There’s a lived-in quality to Charlotte’s music. It’s intimate enough to feel like a late-night conversation, but made to be shared, sung along to and danced to.
Charlotte's debut album, Songs from the Barrier Line (2023), made an immediate impact, debuting at #4 on the ARIA Australian Country Album Chart and #3 on the AIR (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) Album Chart. The album was featured on Bandcamp’s Best Country Music list for March 2023 and earned nominations for Contemporary Folk Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards and Best Country Work at the Music Victoria Awards.
Renowned for her captivating live performances, Charlotte has shared stages with Jimbo Mathus (USA), The Burning Hell (CAN) and C.W. Stoneking, and has played acclaimed festivals across the country including Out on the Weekend, Woodford Folk Festival, Nannup Music Festival, The Town Folk Festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Nundle Rocks and Yackandandah Folk Festival. She showcased at BIGSOUND in 2024 and participated in the 2025 Seed Fund Workshop for self-managed artists where she was mentored by Fanny Lumsden.
Charlotte's sophomore album, Grief Knows No Borders, is set for release in February 2027 via Cheatin' Hearts Records. The album's first two singles, Tamworth Lights (2025) and I Yearn To Love Someone (2026), both received high rotation on ABC Country, alongside widespread national and international radio support. The third single, I'll Never Forget The Words That You Shared, secured playlist support from Apple Music and charted at #9 on the AMRAP Country/Blues/Roots Airplay Chart. With the album release on the horizon, 2027 will see Charlotte continue to build momentum with support slots for Mick Thomas (Weddings Parties Anything) and The Burning Hell (CAN), as well as a featured performance on the Toyota Park Stage at Tamworth Country Music Festival as part of Americana in the Park.
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CHARLOTTE LE LIEVRE ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM GRIEF KNOWS NO BORDERS AND SHARES THE TITLE TRACK
New single chronicles the impossibility of outrunning grief, ahead of forthcoming album due 12 February 2027 via Cheatin’ Hearts Records
DOWNLOAD SONG + ASSETS HERE: https://jo-corbett-publicity.disco.ac/view-campaign-email/1ba3f49d-986b-4c67-bc44-fe241bed19bf/262164/
LISTEN HERE: https://charlottelelievre.lnk.to/griefknowsnoborders
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE: https://charlottelelievre.bandcamp.com/album/grief-knows-no-borders
DOWNLOAD ON AMRAP: https://amrap.org.au/release/charlotte-le-lievre-grief-knows-no-borders
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Friday October 30, 2026: Charlotte Le Lievre announces Grief Knows No Borders, her forthcoming sophomore album due 12 February 2027 via Cheatin Hearts Records and shares the title track - a slow-burning Americana ballad about trying to outrun grief, only to discover that it travels along with us.
Built around the gentle interplay of pedal steel, mandolin and guitar, the song moves with the quiet momentum of a long road. The restraint eventually gives way to a powerful final crescendo, with a heavy guitar solo and mandolin tremolo pushing the track into something raw and cathartic.
The song sets the tone for an album born from Le Lievre’s experience of losing her mum to cancer. "Grief Knows No Borders" explores the messy terrain of life and loss - the heartbreak, the unexpected beauty and the realisation that grief doesn't disappear. It becomes a part of us, changing and growing as we do.
“After mum passed away, I quit my job as a community legal centre lawyer and went travelling. I felt completely unanchored and travelling became a coping mechanism, until the pandemic stopped me in my tracks. It was then I was forced to confront the pain of losing mum and songwriting became my means of processing it”.
Written during the pandemic years, the album is a cathartic and personal exploration of Charlotte’s grief journey. It is also a love letter to the diversity of country music. Charlotte draws upon different currents of country music - honkytonk, Americana, bluegrass - to share her story.
Produced by Charlotte Le Lievre and Jas Bell, the single was recorded live at Melbourne’s Union Street Studio by Roger Bergodaz (Tex Perkins, Neil Murray, Freya Josephine Hollick). The recording features Luke Byrnes (electric guitar), Jonothan Brown (bass), Patrick Wilson (drums), Jas Bell (pedal steel) and Justin Vilchez (mandolin).
Personal but universal, Grief Knows No Borders is ultimately a rallying cry for connection - a reminder that while grief knows no borders, neither does the human need to find each other in it.
Pre-orders for Grief Knows No Borders are open now, with the album available to pre-order on vinyl, CD and digital via Charlotte Le Lievre’s Bandcamp. Pre-order HERE: https://charlottelelievre.bandcamp.com/album/grief-knows-no-borders
With the album set for release in February 2027, Le Lievre will be taking her music on the road throughout late 2026. Don't miss CHARLOTTE LE LIEVRE LIVE:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 (SOLD OUT)
Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne VIC
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5
THEYDY'S, Newcastle NSW
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6
MELT Festival Mixtape Session, Studio 188, Ipswich QLD
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7
Flowers at The Dusty, Lismore NSW (7PM)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8
Home at Roto House, Port Macquarie NSW
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28
Thirroul Music Festival, Thirroul NSW
FRIDAY JANUARY 1
Archies Creek Hotel, Archies Creek VIC
*Supporting Mick Thomas and The Roving Commission
MONDAY JANUARY 18
TCMF - Americana in The Park, Toyota Park Stage, Tamworth NSW
FRIDAY JANUARY 22
TCMF - The Press Basement Bar, Tamworth NSW
*Supporting Andrew Farriss
SUNDAY JANUARY 24
Nundle Rocks, Nundle NSW
+ more shows to be announced
Tickets are available at: https://charlottelelievre.com/shows
PRESS QUOTES
“This gorgeous Folk/Americana song flourishes with tender and wistful melodic layers”.
- Tonic Grain
“This is such a generous piece of writing that will no doubt help others as much as it helps Charlotte. And all the musical elements sit just where they need to, supporting the song without getting in the way of the message” .
- Dan Condon, Triple J
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