Hailing from Tamworth NSW, Sky Valley Band was formed after band members met through various musician networks. Karen ‘Kaz’ Bevitt (vocals), Kurt Larkham (guitar/vocals), Dan Mountain (guitars), Josh Bilbao (bass) and Sam Levich (drums) have now been performing live for five years. Career highlights include the Gympie Music Muster, Groundwater Country Music Festival, opening shows for Eskimo Joe and The Wolfe Brothers and of course the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Lead vocalist Kaz Bevitt had been performing for several years as a freelance bass player and drummer for many Tamworth artists most notably Sally-Anne Whitten and 8 Ball Aitken and has also been fortunate to grace the stage with Gina Jeffreys and Adam Harvey. Her love of country music developed in the 1990s after being captivated by the sounds of The Chicks, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire and many more legendary voices.

As for Kurt Larkham there was no escaping the music industry, he naturally followed into the footsteps of his father and uncles, all very well known to Tamworth locals. Kurt is a multi-instrumentalist lending his talents to keys, banjo and of course guitar and vocals. The Tamworth native was also a member of Missy Lancaster’s touring band in 2019.

‘Maybe The Moon’, the band’s debut single, was given a test run when they performed it live for the very first time during their Eskimo Joe support spot at the 2019 Tamworth Country Music Festival. The track was so well received that the band immediately headed into the studio and its now ready for release.

Written by lead singer Kaz, the song’s inspiration came from a place of longing and final realisation that relationships may at times not be what you expect or are even mutual. We’ve all experienced heartache and seeing a close friend struggle with this, Kaz put pen to paper.

Check out the music video HERE