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COVER STORY – SARA STORER Australian stories in a song
On the eve of the release of her brand new album Beautiful Circle, singer, songwriter and storyteller Sara Storer looks back on an extraordinary two years which has taken her from the outback to national prominence. more>>
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CHAD MORGAN – 50 of the best
Traditional country music is slowly becoming extinct in Australia. more>>
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NATTASHA CRESTANI – Born to sing
Nattasha Crestani always knew what she was created to do. more>>
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GRANT RICHARDSON – Dusting off
Horsebreaker and country music performer Grant Richardson has had a few hard personal falls since he won the Toyota Star Maker title in 2000. more>>
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KYLIE SACKLEY – Searching For The Sound
Kylie Sackley couldn’t have had a better 20th birthday present than arriving back in Nashville — a city she’s quickly come to see as her "spiritual home" and her second real home (after her home town of Mossman in far north Queensland). more>>
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BUDDY MILLER – On Centre Stage
After establishing strong Australian connections during the Emmylou Harris tour and an appearance at the East Coast Blues Festival, more>>
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TROY CASSAR-DALEY – The passion
Whether he's on stage performing, fishing his favourite locations (which tend do be any patch of water he can find), shopping for vintage guitars, more>>
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1992 – 10 Years Ago in October
COVER: Slim Dusty and Keith Urban take the cover prior to their joint tour of NSW, Victoria and South Australia billed as the new and traditional images of country music coming together. more>>
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| Around the Capital |
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News from Tamworth – Country Music Capital with Cheryl Byrnes
Nominations have opened for the 31st Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, which will be presented in Tamworth on Saturday, 25 January 2003. Nomination forms are available from the CMAA National Office at PO Box 298, Tamworth 2340. more>>
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THE NAKED POETS 3...BUTT SERIOUSLY – The Naked Poets
Once again the naked Poets offer their hilarious show direct from the Tamworth Golf Club during the Tamworth Festival. more>>
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FREEDOM – Andy Griggs
Andy Griggs first came to our attention nearly 3 or 4 years back when Waylon Jennings took an interest in his career on his first album You Won’t Ever be Lonely more>>
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WISH – Karen O'Shea
Rod McCormack again proves what a great producer he’s become with a masterful display on the highly anticipated debut album by 1997 Country Music College graduate Karen O’Shea. more>>
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COMPLETELY – Diamond Rio
Here’s the eighth collection from the group, known for their vocal harmonies, great ballads and spicy instrumentations. more>>
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CAMILLE TE NAHU – Camille Te Nahu
Camille Te Nahu is a name on many Australian albums of recent times though you may not immediately recognise it. more>>
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FLY LIKE A CHICKEN – Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
How do you tell someone about the hilarious SNAC’s who hasn’t seen them work live? more>>
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MESSENGER BIRD – Jeanette Wormald
The new album from South Australian Jeanette Wormald is the sequel to her Acres of Blue release that hit the racks 4 years ago. more>>
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TWISTS & TURNS – Gemma Doyle
This is the first release from fledgling Queensland label Steer Records, and also the debut album from a talented Queensland.teenager. more>>
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GYMPIE GOLD – Walker & Long
It’s not very often than an album release covers such a diversity of country music to attract everyone but the debut album Gympie Gold from Walker & Long does just that. more>>
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TWO – Kevin Bennet & James Gillard
After an acoustic outing a few years back for the ABC label, Kevin Bennett & James Gillard have put album Two out independently. more>>
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7,000 MILES – Shane Flew
Another journeyman finally stepping out solo is Shane Flew. more>>
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FEEL THE WAY – The Long Weekend
Victorian duo The Long Weekend not only gave up ‘real’ jobs to follow their dream but also disbanded the promising band April Seven to concentrate on the sounds the partnership of Jackie Moffatt and Andrew Tragardh needed to make. more>>
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HERE COMES THE NEW FOLK UNDERGROUND – David Baerwald
In tune with these local developments, the hugely successful edgy roots music label Lost Highway has a new offering in David Baerwald more>>
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MISS FORTUNE – Alison Moorer
The same could be said for Alison Moorer and her latest Miss Fortune (Universal). more>>
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HISTORY OF THE FUTURE – Ricky Skaggs
We bluegrassers always look forward to a new album from Ricky and he sure hasn’t let us down with this one. more>>
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BACK TO THE MAC – IIIrd Time Out
Here is a great new album from award winning band IIIrd Tyme Out recorded live at the Mountain Arts Centre in Prestonburg Kentucky. more>>
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THIS BLUE CATTLE DOG AND I – Steve Brodie
From the pen and voice of Qld balladeer Steve Brodie and a little help from R. Howland on one song. more>>
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THE COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA – Graham Rodger
Drover Music proudly presents a new CD from Graham Rodger, and what a swag of gems these songs are. more>>
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