New ABC Music recording artist Peter McWhirter’s debut album Lucky As A Seven is released this week across Australia.

The album release has co-incided with the discovery that legendary duo The Judds have covered his latest single ‘I Will Stand By You’.

The Judds, who are about to embark of their “Last Encore Tour” in the US are one of US Country’s all time greats with fourteen #1 Billboard singles under their belt, four Platinum and four Gold albums to their credit.

Check out The Judds’ version of ‘I Will Stand By You’ here.

‘I Will Stand By You’ is climbing the radio and music video charts right now, with the track now in the CMC Top 30 Countdown at #8 this week.

Peter McWhirter was barely out of his teens when he penned the opening track of this debut album Lucky As A Seven, and debut single ‘Humm’, which raced straight to the top of the country music video charts.  The album is released on September 10.

Now with a string of tunes ready for release, the 20-year-old has his sights set on the world with Lucky As A Seven, and is set to take on the music scene with his own unique signature of mainstream country.

Lucky As A Seven is an eclectic mix of songs, steeped in country and blues and infused with threads of indie pop. From the uplifting current single ‘I Will Stand By You’, about never giving up, to the more bluesy ‘Ain't as Easy As It Looks’, McWhirter has firmly established his own style.

"It's mixing a whole lot of different ideas in the music spectrum from rock, folk, country, blues and bringing it all together into one," McWhirter says.

 The musical blend – recorded and produced in Nashville with Grammy nominated Australian producer Mark Moffatt (Keith Urban, Tim Finn, Nick Cave, Jasmine Rae) – comes out of McWhirter's upbringing on the outskirts of Sydney in Campbelltown where he discovered his musical abilities at age ten, when he clutched his first guitar.

McWhirter is appearing at CMC Rocks North Queensland on September 25 and is touring with Canadian superstar Corb Lund throughout September/October in support of Lucky As A Seven’s release.

PETER McWHIRTER TOUR DATES

10 September – Album Launch @ Club Lounge, Campbelltown Catholic Club, NSW
12 September – Lounge Bar, Penrith RSL Club, NSW
24 September – Atherton International Club, QLD (w/ Corb Lund)
25 September – CMC Rocks Nth Qld, Townsville (w/ Tim McGraw, Steve Forde, Corb Lund, Jasmine Rae, Busby Marou)
26 September – Pioneer Village Country Music Club, Petrie QLD (w/ Corb Lund)
28 September – Hallam Hotel, VIC (w/ Corb Lund)
29 September – Bairnsdale RSL Club, VIC (w/ Corb Lund)
2 October – Young Services Club, NSW (w/ Corb Lund)
3 October – PJ O’Reillys, Tuggeranong, ACT (w/ Corb Lund)
4 October – Yass Soldiers Club, NSW (w/ Corb Lund)
6 October – Hexham Bowling Club, NSW (w/ Corb Lund)
7 October – Davistown RSL Club, NSW (w/ Corb Lund)
8 October – Rooty Hill RSL Club, NSW (w/ Corb Lund)
9 October – Club Lounge, Campbelltown Catholic Club, NSW

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New ABC Music artist Peter McWhirter has released his second single 'I Will Stand By You'. The clip was premiered on CMC on the weekend and is the channel's "Country Pick" this week.

'I Will Stand By You' is the follow-up to McWhirter's debut #1 single 'Humm'.

The music video for 'I Will Stand By You' was directed by Stuart Bowen (Gabriella Cilmi - On A Mission) and directed by Jodi Matherson.

Peter McWhirter's debut album, titled Lucky As A Seven, will be released on September 10 and he's appearing at CMC Rocks North Queensland on a bill which includes Tim McGraw, Corb Lund, Steve Forde and 2009 ARIA nominee Jasmine Rae. He is also supporting Corb Lund during his other Australian shows.

Take a look at 'I Will Stand By You' below...