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By Andra Jackson  A new look Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues has been unveiled after a four-year absence from live audiences. The revamped festival will focus on Australian acts this year, both here and […]

Award-winning country soul singer-songwriter Tami Neilson has joined forces with the legendary Willie Nelson for the emotionally charged new single “Beyond The Stars”. ‘Beyond The Stars’ heralds Neilson’s fifth studio album, KINGMAKER, due via MGM in Australia, on Friday, […]

Chris Bailey, lead singer of legendary Australian group The Saints, has died at the age of 65. The news was announced in a post by ‘family and friends’ on the band’s Facebook page: “It is […]

On JERRY JEFF – set for May 27 release via New West Records – Steve Earle pays tribute to influential cowboy troubadour Jerry Jeff Walker who passed away on October 23, 2021.  After performing in Texas at a concert celebrating Walker’s life, Earle took […]

Los Lobos was awarded ‘Best Americana Album’ for their 2021 studio album Native Sons at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday April 3. It is their fourth Grammy Award win. Recent visitor to […]

A Who’s Who of Australian music join forces for a special collaboration. Rob Snarski with Lindy Morrison, Shane O’Mara and ‘Evil’ Graham Lee – George Lane, St Kilda Sunday 27 March 2022. Review by Nick Corr, photos […]

The inaugural Creswick Music Festival in Victoria is set to lift the pandemic blues, writes Jonathan Alley.  Creswick is old Victorian goldmining country, snuggled between the regional centres of Ballarat and Daylesford. The very first […]

By Alan Calder. New Program Director Justin Rudge called for patrons to bring large amounts of kindness, support and understanding to this year’s festival and patrons, staff, and volunteers responded in spades, from the Welcome […]