Saturday Night Country House Concert

Her new album is called 'Fallow' and Fanny Lumsden tracks through with Felicity Urquhart in this weeks Saturday Night Country "House Concert"

It sounds like something from 'Jack and the Beanstalk', with our House Concert guest this week, Camille Trail, flogging off a couple of bulls to find the money so she could have multiple ARIA and Golden Guitar winner Shane Nicholson produce her new album "Humming Chains". Camille catches up with our Scott Lamond for a chat and to share her music, some of which almost brought Scott to tears.

On the back of the release of her latest album, “The Riddle Of Life”, this week’s ‘House Concert’ features Emma Dykes. Produced by Matt Fell, the album has been three years in the making with recordings at studios in Nashville and Sydney and a stella list of co-writers, including Roger Corbett, Matt Scullion, Lachlan Bryan and Drew McAlister. Emma is also a rural emergency nurse who has often relied on Rescue Helicopter services for her patients and one of the songs on the album is called “The Drover’s”, a special tribute to the fundraising efforts of the annual 4,500km “Drover’s Run” 4WD adventure which raises funds for the Rescue Helicopter services.

Blue Mountains singer/songwriter Phil Davidson headed off to Nashville for inspiration, (and to tick one off his 'bucket list) and he's come home to share the results with you! Phil is our special 'House Concert' guest this week, unveiling for the first time his latest album 'Out Of The Dark'

Originally from Coonamble in Western NSW, Max Jackson's parents moved to the coast to give their daughters broader opportunities...and it's payed off! Max is currently supporting Gina Jeffreys on the road and has been working as a songwriter in Australia, LA and Nashville and has just released her debut album.

Allison Forbes has released music before and the reviews for her debut album "Bonedigger" are fantastic. Enjoy some Alt Country music and a great chat with Allison and Felicity Urqhart on this weeks House Concert

After 5 years of touring all around Australia and all around the globe with Kasey Chambers, Brandon Dodd, (from Central Coast based duo Grizzlee Train), hits out with his first solo album, on this weeks Saturday Night Country, "House Concert"

Rod McCormack is one of the country's most in-demand musos and record producers and it's taken a long time to release his own solo album...but it's been well worth the wait! Track through the new album "Fingerprints" with Rod, his wife Gina Jeffreys and Felicity Urquhart on The House Concert

The House Concert this week features Gina Jeffrey's new album "Beautiful Tangle"...and she and husband Rod McCormack perform the title track live in the studio for the first time

In the House Concert this week we feature Daniel Thompson, who for 10 years has been playing his tribute shows to Johnny Cash and he's hitting the road again to relive The San Quentn Prison concert, 50 years down the track

This 50th anniversary week of Man on the Moon is the perfect time to 'launch' Whistle Dixies new album "Blast Off"

Sydney-based band Copperline — or two out of the band's four members at least — chat with Felicity Urquhart about the band's most recent album and songs.

Lachlan Bryan and Ben Leece recently kicked off their 12-show tour, and they're taking time out to visit us in the studio.

After self-producing three EPs, Geelong-based Nathan Seeckts was ready to take the leap into the world of full-length albums.

Fred Smith has been telling stories in song for years now, and his new album Warries continues his track record.

After a tumultuous few years, Bec Willis has returned to the recording studio and brought out a powerful new album.

After a recent trip to Nashville, Natalie Henry returned home full of energy and inspiration and Apple and Pride is the result.

It's been eight years between drinks, but Luke Dickens is back with a new album.

Abby Smith and Sophie Jones have their new album out, and chat to Felicity Urquhart about their new songs.

Brittany-Elise has just released her debut album Something More, and joins us to talk about the stories behind the songs.

The Pigs—T-Bone, Stretch, Cousin Shamus, Cousin Bert and Cousin Montz—are Australia's architects of barefoot hillbilly pop. Their fifth album is out now, and they're all original songs.

Carousel Keepsakes is Carl's first solo album after his time with band Good Corn Liquor.

Harmony James's latest album, Resignation, is out now. We launch the album on the House Concert and Harmony plays for us in the studio.

JeffBrown's eighth album, More TimesThan I Remember, is outnow. Here on the HouseConcert, he chats with FelicityUrquhart about the songs, andtheir inspirations.

Recording the House Concert live at the Dag Sheep Station has become a traditional part of our coverage of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Troy won Heritage song of the year for the eerie Shadows on the Hill, a song that tells of an Aboriginal massacre that happened in the 19th century near Grafton.

Adam Brand shares his 20-year journey from a young man with a dream to an award winning musician with hit songs to his name.

Kasey Chambers and The Fireside Disciples won the Tradition Country Album of the Year at the 2019 Golden Guitar Awards for their album Campfire. The album features songs that could only be played around a campfire, and is a tribute to Chambers' upbringing in the remote outback of Australia.

There were tears as Felicity Urquhart, Kevin Bennett and Lyn Bowtell accepted their Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Collaboration of the Year.

The Hunter Valley's Travis Collins was named male artist of the year, taking home his seventh Golden Guitar win in three years for his album The Brave and the Broken. The album features many songs paying tribute to volunteers and how people help each other out. He performed the song It's Just Music, an uplifting tune paying tribute to unsung heroess, live on stage.

Beccy Cole won 2019 Female Artists of the Year for her album Lioness that was completely produced by females and featured female musicians. It is the 11th Golden Guitar Award for Cole and her fifth Female Artist of the Year award. In her speech she thanks her wife, fellow country music singer and songwriter Libby O'Donovan, and acknowledged how great it was to be celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary. 

This husband and wife duo performed their intimate song about a cheating spouse and the lasting hurt it creates at this years Golden Guitar Awards.

The Wolfe Brothers were big winners on the night taking home four out of five awards. Their haul included Song of the Year and Contemporary Album of the Year for their release Country Heart. The trio — Nick and Tom Wolfe and Brodie Rainbird — came from humble beginnings in rural Tasmania to be named as the runners-up in a reality television show in 2012. Since then, their country rock style has seen them tour with the industry's elite, including Lee Kernaghan.

Hailing from Kurri Kurri, Tori Forsyth is a rising start in country circles. She performed her second single, In The Morning, live at the 2019 Golden Guitar Awards Show.

Amber premiered her new song Outrageous with this live performance at the 2019 Golden Guitar Awards Show.

Queensland's James Blundell was named the 2019 inductee into the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame — Australian country music's highest honour.

Taking his one-man band around the country, Rhys Crimmin enjoys playing on the street because every day is different. He says people leave all sorts of things in his guitar case, including doughnuts!

It's an early start for the boys of folk group Round Mountain Girls — Rabbit, Francois, Chris, Chris and Chris — but they don't fail to deliver an energy-packed song.  Jennifer Ingall has a chat to the band after their first song, Colonel Mustard — a song written about Chris's (one of the Chrises, anyway) big yellow lounge.

Jackson Church from the The Haystack Mountain Hermits plays many instruments including a home-made washboard. His bespoke washboard is made up of over a dozen random objects that each offer a unique sound, but he says it needs a tap!

Matt Cornell and Mike Carr didn't realise their parents gigged together until a chance meeting. Mike went to Matt's house one night to meet him for the first time and that's when he noticed there were pictures of his dad on Matt's walls, with, as it turned out, Matt's dad.  Jennifer Ingall discovers how these two solo musicians became a duo.

Country music living legend Graeme Connors enjoys watching buskers on Peel St but says some of them stop in shock when they realise he's watching them.

Emerging Americana artist Melody Moko says the genre is taking off quickly in Tamworth. About to start crowdfunding her second album, Melody says more and more people are willing to invest in music, which gives them some ownership of the process.