Wānaka residents will have the chance to hear musician sisters Jackie and Katrina Bristow perform at an upcoming concert at Paddons Paddock.

Katrina lives in Wānaka full-time and Jackie is here when she isn’t in Nashville or touring.

The local concert is part of a wider tour to celebrate the launch of Jackie’s new Album, GOLDMINE.

She releases its first single, ‘Let It Rain’, which features both Jackie and Kartrina, on February 4.

The song marks the pair’s first-ever recorded duet and the ‘uplifting Americana track’ was co-written with California-based songwriter Rosa Pullman.

“It felt like the perfect duet for us,” Jackie said. 

“There’s something very special about sisters singing together - a connection that can’t be created any other way.”

Jackie and Katrina first stepped onto a stage together at the NZ Gold Guitar Awards when Katrina was eight and Jackie was 11. 

Their childhood was spent traveling throughout the South Island in the family’s old Ford Falcon, performing at festivals, rodeos, and country music competitions with the unwavering support of their parents.

“It was an incredible time in our lives,” Jackie said. 

“We were surrounded by a vibrant community of young singers and musicians. Those years shaped us.”

They went on to spend over a decade in their youth touring and performing together as The Bristow Sisters.

The Wānaka concert, on March 1, is one of a series of live shows taking place around the lower South Island with Mark Punch.

Find more information on the tour and new album and book tickets here.

PHOTO: Shantelle Dawn