Shelly Poole is a multi platinum selling British singer , songwriter and producer who has achieved international success in an ever- increasing variety of musical settings . As an artist , Shelly’s 2005 solo album Hard Time For The Dreamer entered the I tunes charts at number 1 and earned her constant radio exposure and significant five-star reviews. In 2008 she co-founded the Alt Country/Folk band Red Sky July with her husband Ally McErlaine (lead guitarist and founder member of the band Texas) and the American singer Charity Hair now replaced by Haley Glennie Smith .