In this episode, which is published just days prior to the start of the rescheduled 2022 Tamworth Country Music Festival, we look at how the festival is shaping up in the changed environment. And we hear from Tamworth Country Music Festival Manager Barry Harley...
In this episode, we look in more detail at the overall program for the rescheduled Tamworth Country Music Festival and some of the permanent country music attractions in Country Music Capital...
In this episode, we look at the major Take Me Home To Tamworth exhibition at the Tamworth Regional Gallery.
In this episode, we talk about a major update to the official Tamworth Country Music Festival website.
In this episode, we look at updated entertainment programming for the major club venues in Country Music Capital during the rescheduled festival.
In this episode, we look in detail at the updated program of free concerts in Country Music Capital's Bicentennial Park... or Toyota Park as it is known during the annual festival.
In this episode, we provide an update of another major event held during the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival, the Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards which will be held on Tuesday April 19 during the rescheduled festival event.
In this episode, we look in a little more detail at the release of the substantially updated book STARS, HURRAHS & GOLDEN GUITARS, published to co-incide with the 50th Tamworth Country Music Fesival.
In this episode, we look at a number of the major events taking place during the postponed Tamworth Country Music Festival in April... the Golden Guitar Awards and the giant Anniversary Concert celebrating 50 Years of the Festival...
In this episode, we look at an especially innovative pre festival program activity running up to the new festival dates.
In this episode, we update news of Festival busking and discuss the significance of "the Boulevarde of dreams". We also have details of the new Community Saturday in the Park which was announced for January and will take place now in April. And finally, we have news of what is happening with the Official Festival Guide.
In this episode, we look at more of the events and activities rescheduled for the postponed festival in April, especially Country Music Capital's vibrant pub and club scene...
In this episode, we announce a change of name for our on-going podcast series to reflect the fact that the series will continue through to the new April staging of the postponed Tamworth Country Music Festival... including an initial update of what is happening so far!
In this episode, we cover the announcement of the postponement of the iconic January country music festival to new dates in April due to increasing uncertainty surrounding live music restrictions and the current surge in the coronavirus which is having major impacts on almost every aspect of daily life in NSW in particular.
In this episode, we continue the current update to the festival now just a matter of weeks away. Despite growing coronavirus infection numbers, all is go for the major event with visitor numbers already beginning to build and fans arriving early for the biggest country music festival in Australia and one of the most significant of all Australian music festivals. As part of our coverage, we take a closer look at the Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards... one of the other major awards presentations held annually during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
In this episode, we provide more updates to the now impending festival including coverage of the major online resources tcmf.com.au and associated Facebook page. At this important point of the festival lead-up, we also feature a number of well-known artists and industry people looking ahead to a Tamworth festival in five years time... Ashleigh Dallas, Andrew Swift, Shane Nicholson, Hayley Marsten, Roger Corbett, Jasmine Rae, Angus Gill, Melody Moko, Casey Barnes, Felicity Urquhart, Kirsty Lee Akers, Adam Harvey, Travis Collins, Mollie McClymont and Festival Manager Barry Harley.
In this episode, we provide more preview to the upcoming 50th Festival, including the not so good news about the cancellation of the iconic Country Music Cavalcade for 2022. Despite this, and a number of other individual artist cancellations, the Festival is full steam ahead. We also cover the release of a special "T For Tamworth" CD and the involvement of a brand new sponsor and activities for the event.
In this episode, we look forward to the upcoming festival and cover in detail news of Toyota Park free entertainment which will run every night of the festival… including the giant opening concert on festival day one… Toyota Star Maker on the first Sunday evening… the huge Back to the Bush Concert mid week and the busking championships on the last Sunday.
In this episode, by popular demand, we play more of the historic audio from the very first Golden Guitar Awards in 1973.
In this episode, we take a listen back to the very first Golden Guitar Awards held on Sunday January 28, 1973. We also cover news of Golden Guitar Awards finalists announced for the 2022 Awards.
