About Kathy

Kathy Coleman and her husband Kelvin have been involved with music since very young ages, both have a love of country music which has consumed a large portion of their married lives together. They met each other at a country music Hoedown a while back at a pub in the Hunter Valley, the event was held to raise money to assist a local charity and they have been together ever since. It is a wonderful thing to share a love of music with the one you love!

Kelvin started off as a drummer and backed many well known artists, and travelled around NSW on various professional country tours. He also recorded many drumming tracks for Albums of Artists in the Newcastle region over the years, & taught drums to many up & coming young drummers.

Kathy started off doing guest spots around the Newcastle regions clubs, pubs & charity events, she won many trophies whilst on the talent quest circuit and gained invaluable experience in the process. Then she met Kelvin!

Then came the beginning of many country bands "Rawhide" being one of the most successful throughout the Newcastle area. Hard work, lots of fun, meeting heaps of wonderful people & thoroughly enjoying the music and appreciating the joy they could give to other people through their love of music.

As time went on, bands & big auditoriums were no longer the flavour of the month & duo's started popping up everywhere, they decided that a change was what they needed as well. So Kathy taught Kelvin how to play the guitar and she learnt how to play bass and so was the end to the band days, and they were off in a new direction just the two of them.

As the duo called "Double Deal" they have entertained many people at Clubs throughout the Hunter Valley as well as Tocal Field Days & Steamfest in Maitland. They also joined Miss Kim & Big Dog at wonderful shows at the 4 Wheel Drive & Camping expo's at Maitland & the Central Coast over many years. They were the resident band at the "Old Texas Ranch" for 7 years which they thoroughly enjoyed with many customers returning year after year to see them again. Kelvin & Kathy also performed their show called the Buckin' Country Show at Buttai Barn near Newcastle/Maitland for 3 & 1/2 years finishing up in December 2011. Kathy has been travelling further afield from 2012 to promote her new albums.

Kathy is a member of the Country Music Association of Australia, the Tamworth Songwriters Association & The Australian Songwriters Association. Kathy has developed a love of songwriting since 2006 after attending a songwriting workshop in Tamworth where Allan Caswell was the tutor, it certainly was a magical day.  Kathy has gained many finalist placings in songwriting competitions since 2009 with 2 wins in 2011at the Canberra Songwriting Awards as well as winning the NSW New Talent Gold Medallion Award in 2010 & a win and 2nd placing at the 2012 ASA Songwriting Awards with "Dunedoo Station" in the Australia Category and 'He Still Remembers' in the Ballad Category.

Kathy released her debut album "Waitin' on a Good Man" in November 2009, her 2nd Album "Hot & Bothered" in November 2011, her 3rd Album "Because of You" in January 2014 and her 4th Album "Go Marry A Cowboy" in 2023, all 4 albums are full of original sel-penned songs written by Kathy. The 4th Album contains 11 beautifully written songs, that hold a special place in Kathy's heart, her most personal album to date. Kathy released a new digitial single on the 19.09.25 titled 'Murrurundi Royal Hotel' which details the history surrounding the pub when it was a staging post for the Cobb and Co Coaches in 1881. For more information on Kathy & her songs go to Shop