	{"id":128178,"date":"2026-03-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=128178"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:11:39","slug":"finds-her-voice-again-with-tender-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/finds-her-voice-again-with-tender-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Melinda Schneider finds her voice again with Tender tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SIX-time Golden Guitar winner Melinda Schneider says the happiest chapter of her life has produced the most honest music of her career, and she&#8217;s bringing it to the Bellarine this month.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed country singer-songwriter will perform at Bellarine Estate on 13 March as part of her Tender album tour, marking her first original studio release in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182198\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182198\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/PTT_3993_88015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melinda Schneider says her new album Tender comes at a time when she is at peace in her life. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Schneider, the album represents a deeply personal return to her country roots, shaped by love, resilience and a renewed sense of peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve written this album while in the happiest and most authentic time of my life. Many of my previous albums were written when I was in a real struggle,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was in some unhealthy relationships back then, and it was just a struggle to survive and forge my identity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This album came after I&#8217;d been in a healthy, happy relationship with Mark [Gable from The Choirboys] \u2013 we&#8217;ve been together for 17 years \u2013 and I became a mum with Sullivan when I was 41, which is the best thing I&#8217;ve ever done in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182199\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182199\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/503118119_1022270195_25257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melinda Schneider credits motherhood<br \/>and personal growth for her latest studio album which debuted at number one on the ARIA Australian Country Album Chart. Schneider says the album, Tender, comes at a time when she is at peace in her life.<br \/>Photos: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The record has already struck a chord with fans, debuting at No. 1 on the ARIA Australian Country Album Chart and topping the AIR 100% Independent Albums Chart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve had a No. 1 album, so I am very excited,&#8221; Schneider said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve thrived after a bad bout of depression in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s been a lot of growth and a lot of learning to trust myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During my first five albums, I was going through a lot of struggles and in the wrong kinds of relationships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Writing this album, I&#8217;ve been the most at peace and happiest I&#8217;ve ever been, and these songs reflect that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The album&#8217;s title track features a duet with Australian rock icon Diesel, a collaboration Schneider said carried particular meaning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s just as incredible as ever. Apart from having an amazing voice, he&#8217;s such a respectful and sensitive person, which was important for that song,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Tender also reflects Schneider&#8217;s evolution beyond music, with the artist combining songwriting with another long-held creative outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always had a side hustle and I&#8217;m a fashion designer by trade, so I&#8217;ve always been very creative, and then the singing and songwriting took over,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had three exhibitions in the last three years of my paintings, which has been really validating, but this is the first time that I&#8217;ve painted my songs, and it&#8217;s nice to be bringing my two art forms together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Visual artworks inspired by each song will be incorporated into the live show, creating a multi-sensory experience for audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve painted every song on this album,&#8221; Schneider said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll be showing some of those artworks on the screen during the show, incorporating a couple of different art forms into the tour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Schneider has built a career spanning more than four decades across music, theatre and television, she said learning to embrace vulnerability had been central to the album&#8217;s message.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As an empath, I feel everything deeply,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My tenderness used to feel like a burden, but over time, it became a strength.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The album is a celebration of that evolution, and now, I can be tender for my son, gentle with myself, and vulnerable with others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schneider said that emotional openness also shaped her connection with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It definitely makes you a better songwriter, and I think it gives me the capacity to make people cry when I&#8217;m singing because there&#8217;s an energy transfer between me and an audience, and that translates, and they&#8217;re not afraid to cry, to feel it,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a powerful thing and I always wanted to be that artist who was so authentic and so real that they could make people feel things, and I think I&#8217;ve finally become that artist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Tender Tour will feature songs from the new album alongside favourites from Schneider&#8217;s celebrated career.<\/p>\n<p>Head to <a href=\"http:\/\/bellarineestate.com.au\">bellarineestate.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIX-time Golden Guitar winner Melinda Schneider says the happiest chapter of her life has produced the most honest music of her career, and she&#8217;s bringing it to the Bellarine this month. 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