What A Time To Be Alive

Raechel Whitchurch writes songs about things that matter. Her childhood spent performing in a travelling family band instilled a connection to rural Australia; it was also how she fell in love with writing songs. Regional life, chasing your dreams, family and finding yourself are themes that shaped her debut album ‘Finally Clear’ (produced by Matt Fell), released in April 2021. It debuted at #1 on ARIA Australian Country Chart, #3 on AIR Independent Albums Chart, #5 on ARIA Country Chart, and received two Golden Guitar nominations (including Best New Talent), landing her a record deal with Compass Bros Records (Universal).

Finally Clear is “full of songs that just feel like someone who understands themselves, but also knows how to write a really catchy song” (Bernard Zuel). It includes hits ‘You Ain’t One of Us’, ‘I Used To Think I Was An Outlaw’ (feat. Kevin Bennett), and the fan-favourite ‘My Father’, which reached #9 on the National Country radio chart.

No small feat for a self-managed, booked and funded artist, on her debut release.

She has performed all over Australia with The Whitlams, Shane Nicholson, Fanny Lumsden, Adam Harvey, Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham, Wendy Matthews, and appeared at iconic country festivals, including the Gympie Muster, Groundwater Country Music Festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival, and Savannah in the Round.

She made her international performance debut at ‘Your Roots Are Showing’, Ireland’s biggest folk conference, in January 2024, along with supporting Ian Moss and The Whitlams Black Stump Band on their respective tours.

Her sophomore album, 'what a time to be alive' is out 24th May 2024.

The title track, ‘What A Time To Be Alive’, showcases her raw talent as a songwriter, while her live show clearly shows that she has grown up on stage. Whitchurch has already carved out a path for herself in Australian country music and her new album is an another shining example of how she is here to stay.