Ward Thomas is a British modern country music duo, formed of 22 year old twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas from Hampshire. Catherine and Lizzy grew up on a farm in rural Hampshire and started composing songs together when they reached sixth form school and were introduced to Matt Greaves, with whom—alongside session singer and fellow teacher at the school Ann Bailey—they wrote the songs on From Where We Stand, the duo's debut album, it reached number 9 on UK Album Chart and number 1 on the iTunes Country Chart; it also won UK Album of the Year at the British Country Music Awards. The album has sold over 25,000 copies. The band has been called "Britain's first country stars", along with The Shires there are producing modern country music with a British twist in a genre dominated by American singers and bands.[2] Fellow country singer, Crissie Rhodes of The Shires, describes their music as written "from a British perspective. While people have been able to appreciate the American sound, they can connect with the themes of British lyrics."