Single release: ‘Praying for Rain’ by Michelle Cashman
Singer-songwriter Michelle Cashman lives on the South Coast of New South Wales/Tharawal country and last year released her first single,
Madviolet: not really country, but country enough
A few weeks ago I attended a cosy little gig at the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. The drawcard was Madviolet,
Tamworth report: Up-and-comers
Country music – Australian country music, at least – is unique in the amount of opportunities it affords young people
Tamworth report: Danny Widdicombe
The Tamworth Hotel, 25 JanuaryWhen he arrived in Tamworth Danny Widdicombe had no idea he was going to play the
Tamworth report: The McClymonts
West Tamworth League Club, 25 January The McClymonts’ first ‘big’ Tamworth show (they have busked and played support for other
Tamworth report: Karl Broadie
The Tamworth Hotel, various dates I first saw the Scotland-born Broadie playing at the festival in 2005, and fell in
Tamworth report: The Huckleberry Swedes
The Family Hotel, 23 January The Huckleberry Swedes’ gig was my first stop upon arriving in the country music capital.
CD Review: Live at Lizotte’s by Beccy Cole
Beccy Cole is one of Australian music’s great entertainers and, as such, highly underrated – I always wonder why she
CD Review: The McClymonts
The McClymonts have been called ‘Australia’s answer to the Dixie Chicks’ and that’s a compliment – to the Dixie Chicks.
Patty Griffin + Karl Broadie = a perfect night
The Patty Griffin/Karl Broadie roadshow is drawing to a close, and the dynamic duo turned on a fantastic last Sydney
