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Gabby Barrett 'Chapter & Verse'

Showing her incredible range as a songwriter and vocalist, Chapter & Verse encompasses everything from feel-good anthems to tearful piano ballads, and full-hearted love songs exploring the more nuanced and complex dimensions of long-lasting romance.
Gabby Barrett 'Chapter & Verse'

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Josh Abbott Band 'Somewhere Down The Road'

Not only an evolution of Abbott’s songwriting, Somewhere Down The Road takes Josh Abbott Band in a new and adventurous sonic direction.
Josh Abbott Band 'Somewhere Down The Road'

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Sister Sadie 'No Fear'

Sister Sadie is a wildfire: raging hot bluegrass combined with breathtaking instrumental drive and awe-inspiring vocals.
Hannah Ellis 'That Girl'

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Kingswood 'The Tale of G.C. Townes'

Kingswood's sixth studio album entitled THE TALE OF G.C. TOWNES, released late 2023, is still making waves as the Melbourne four-piece trudge to Tamworth to determine there arrival as a country band with chops to be reckoned with.
Kingswood 'The Tale of G.C. Townes'

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New Music

Beyoncé is facing the country critics head-on with not one but two country skewed tracks from her upcoming album

Beyoncé is facing the country critics head-on with not one but two country skewed tracks from her upcoming album enlisting the likes of Rhiannon Giddens no less, don't be fooled by Sam Barber's age, he's got a fire inside on S.O.B.
Beyoncé

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Kacey Musgraves' Saturn has returned with the folk pop laden title track to her new LP Deeper Well

Kacey Musgraves' Saturn has returned with the folk pop laden title track to her new LP Deeper Well, Keith Urban delivers an on-brand country banger, Noah Kahan  enlists Brandi Carlile on a rework, plus local acts Dakota East, Nathan Lamont and Jem…
Kacey Musgraves

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Zach Bryan enlists Matthew McConaughey on Nine Ball, newcomer Tyler Braden is better the Devil You Know and local heroes Troy Cassar-Daley and Tori Forsyth deliver superb singles

Zach Bryan enlists Matthew McConaughey on Nine Ball, newcomer Tyler Braden is better the Devil You Know and local heroes Troy Cassar-Daley and Tori Forsyth deliver superb singles as their respective album releases draw closer.
Zach Bryan

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Magpie Diaries deliver one of the best songs of the year and Charley Crockett is on a crooning honky tonk streak.

Magpie Diaries deliver one of the best songs of the year equipped with a zen flute opener! Plus Max Jackson isn't planning on slowing down and Charley Crockett is back crooning to sold out shows in Oz with the title track to his upcoming album.
Magpie Diaries

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Discover more country music stories

The GDP of a small country: Swiftonomics set to boost Australian economy

Last year we saw Barbie save the movie industry, Beyonce single-handedly raise Sweden’s inflation and the Women’s World Cup inject a whopping $7.6 billion into the Australian economy.
Blond woman in a sparkly suit flexing her muscles
Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds

Grammys emerge from flop era as viewership jumps 34 per cent

The Grammys hit a high note this year, drawing an audience of nearly 17 million viewers as the three-hour ceremony focused on celebrating some of the most successful women in the industry.
Lucy kisses her Grammy as Phoebe leans in and laughs as Taylor Swift ducks into the group photo as well.

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham are flying high

The power of Urquhart and Cunningham's creative union cannot be overstated. Spawned from sorrow and healed through song, theirs is the kind of deep creative connection reserved for the greatest of loves, including the likes of Johnny and June.

Tamworth Festival Roundup with Beccy Cole and Darlinghurst

Taking you to the streets at the 2024 Tamworth Country Music Festival, featuring interviews and performances by Beccy Cole and Darlinghurst.  

Troy Cassar-Daley yarns about heartbreak, healing and history

Heartland hero Troy Cassar-Daley, a proud Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung man, chats to Kristy Reading about his plans to release new music and how history and healing shapes his creative process. 

Max Jackson Performs and Talks About Her Road to Success

We hear from former Starmaker winner Max Jackson about her journey from Coonamble to Nashville to Tamworth, as the official Tamworth Country Music Festival ambassador for 2024.

Outback band makes a 4,000km journey to return to Tamworth Country Music Festival after three years

After cancelling previous tours to Tamworth due to pandemic lockdowns and unprecedented flooding, Kimberley Gold is back to perform and busk.
Four men, two with guitars and hats and matching shirts sitting on rocks, smiling at the camera.

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Take Me to Tamworth Country Music Festival: A Playlist

Can't make it to the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2024? Fear not! We have you covered with this carefully curated playlist featuring the artists we think you'll love.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 3 seconds

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Australia's biggest country music festival returns to Tamworth

Thousands of people arrived in Tamworth to for the Australia’s greatest music festivals, the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival
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Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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Australia All Over Takes You to Tamworth

Macca travelled to Tamworth this week, and presented the program in front of a live audience.
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Duration: 40 minutes 58 seconds

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Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty will play one Australian show this March

It will be Fogerty's first Australian trip in 12 years, and it's not happening where you might expect.
John Fogerty plays guitar on stage before a colourful backdrop. He wears a blue denim shirt.

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Troy Cassar-Daley keeps it in the family

The Music Show catches up with Lance Ferguson and Kylie Auldist from funk/soul stalwarts The Bamboos in between their month-long Melbourne residency and a multi-city European tour, to hear about the new album This Is How You Do It, featuring Kylie's…
Duration: 54 minutes 5 seconds

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Willie Watson and Melissa Carper: Folk singers in the purest sense

Folk singers in the purest sense, Willie Watson and Melissa Carper ply their trade reviving, adapting and re-skinning southern tunes in the Americana tradition.
Willie Watson and Melissa Carper smile for the camera while holding a guitar, standing between the Friday Revue hosts.
Duration: 17 minutes 13 seconds

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Country music is all the rage in the US, but in Australia it's still no sure thang

In recent weeks, four country songs have held the number one American chart slot consecutively. But for Australian country artists, it's a long hard road to stardom.
Women standing with guitar smiling outside a coffee shop.
Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds

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Emily Wurramara won't be put in a box

Anindilyakwa singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara's musical journey has taken her a long way from home.  A lot has changed since she first joined us on Awaye in 2016.
Emily Wurramara with her head in her hand in black and white.
Duration: 33 minutes 42 seconds

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