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The Wolfe Brothers - 'Australian Made'

We're always highlighting great new music added to the ABC Country playlist. New to ABC Country? Here's how you can tune in, no matter where you are.
The Wolfe Brothers Australian Made Cover

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Tom Curtain 'Here's To You'

We're always highlighting great new music added to the ABC Country playlist. New to ABC Country? Here's how you can tune in, no matter where you are.
Tom Curtain 'Here's To You' Album Art

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The Pleasures 'Enemy Of My Enemy'

We're always highlighting great new music added to the ABC Country playlist. New to ABC Country? Here's how you can tune in, no matter where you are.
The Pleasures 'Enemy Of My Enemy' Album Artwork

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Lyn Bowtell 'Paper Cuts'

10x Golden Guitar winner Lyn Bowtell returns with one of her most personal and refined albums to date, Paper Cuts.
Lyn Bowtell 'Paper Cuts'

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Discover more country music stories

Chris Stapleton on silence and songwriting

The country music superstar gave an exclusive Australian radio interview to Beccy Cole on Saturday Night Country
Press photo of Chris Stapleton with a long beard and cowboy hat
Duration: 13 minutes 40 seconds

Get to know emerging Australian country artist Piper Butcher

Hailing from NSW, Hunter region - Piper Butcher has paved her music pathway supporting acts including Robben Ford (US), Ryan McMullan (UK), Kasey Chambers, Nathan Cavaleri, GRAACE, Ash Grunwald, Tori Forsyth, Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe), Casey…
Piper Butcher

Get to know emerging country crossover artist Angel White

Angel White is a fifth-generation Texas Native and singer/songwriter who blends elements of folk, country, soul, and rock to create a sound that’s uniquely his, reflecting the vast landscapes of his upbringing and untamed spirit of the West. 
Angel White

Roger Knox performs live for NAIDOC Week 2025

The "Koori King of Country" talks about his experience performing in jails and how they inspired a special song from his latest album. 
Colour photo of the Aboriginal singer-songwriter holding a guitar in a music studio
Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds

Nephew of Australian music royalty takes rock to outback kids

Fronted by the kin of Aussie music royalty, Elvis Kernaghan and The Min Min Lights turn outback classrooms into rock concerts. 
a silhouette image of a mag singing while the sun sets behind him

We're bringing some of country's brightest stars to Brisbane

We've assembled a killer line-up that demonstrates the breadth and brilliance of Australian country music
A woman stares into the mirror in a dimly lit bathroom

Behind Skegss' cover of Sheryl Crow's 'If It Makes You Happy' for Like A Version

When it came to this Like A Version, Skegss had big shoes to fill — their own. 

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80-year-old WA blues woman Kankawa Nagarra wins $50,000 music prize over Nick Cave, Amyl & the Sniffers

The debut album from Kankawa Nagarra — an80-year-old Walmatjarri elder, teacher, and blues artist from remote WA — has won this year's coveted Australian Music Prize. 
80-year-old Aboriginal women sits in the desert playing guitar, flanked by a young boy

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Highlights from the Gympie Music Muster 2024

Sarah Howells from ABC Sunshine Coast presented a brilliant live broadcast from Gympie Music Muster 2024, with an array of special guests joining her to play live and chat. 

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Beyoncé wins Best Country Album at the Grammys

Keep up to date with all today's Grammy winners as the awards are presented.

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Abbey Road, Graceland, Tamworth … Ballarat? Gold rush town looks to cash in on musical tourism

A new exhibition on the evolution of the guitar from its earliest incarnation as an oud to the latest electrical wizardry could be a goldmine for a regional Victorian town.
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Country music's mainstream moment has arrived

Once the realm of regional heartlands like Tamworth and Gympie, country music has now hit the mainstream.
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Bill Bailey on why one Johnny Cash song gets him so emotional

One song reminds British comic Bill Bailey of a dear, departed friend. And the other he wants to be played at his funeral.
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No practice, no worries, 'you just send it' say first-time rodeo riders

Sitting on the back of a bull and preparing to be launched into an arena, 20-year-old Leeuwin Gillett can feel the nerves and adrenaline building. In just a few seconds the world is going to look very different to him.
A young man in a cowboy hat near an outback stockyard.

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Country Roadtrip

Whether you're a die-hard country fan or a little “country curious”, these songs are hand-picked for your next road trip adventure. Roll down the windows, let the wind tousle your hair, and let the music guide you on a journey you won't soon forget.

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