Words from Dolly “Speak even if your voice shakes”, have inspired a new single.
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain has released a duet with Sara Storer playing tribute to Amy “Dolly” Everett who ended her young life earlier this year.
Speak Up, from the chart topping musician is raising awareness of bullying.
“The incident inspired me to write the song and then try and raise more awareness about bullying in any form,” Mr Curtain said.
“The more we’ve become involved, the more we’re learning how prolific bullying is in society. There’s no quick fix to bullying, we all have to do our bit to raise awareness, set an example and hopefully save a young life.”
“Being a father of two kids living out in the bush, it really hit home for me,” Mr Curtain said.
“Living out here, you think you are quite removed from anything like this, so to have a beautiful young girl that you’ve seen grow up, take her life and then a family ripped apart, is just devastating.”
Two Western Australia schools – Pinjarra Primary School and Pinjarra Senior High School – were involved in the film clip and audio recording of the track.
“Pinjarra Primary School students can be heard on the recording of Speak Up and I think you would agree, they did an amazing job,” Mr Curtain said.
A sneak peak of the Speak Up film clip was shown at Dreaming Under the Stars in Katherine on June 1.
More than $170,000 was raised for Dolly’s Dream on the fundraising night.
All proceeds from the award winning musician’s single will go directly to Dolly’s Dream, an organisation working to create positive change, and act as a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.