Saturday Night Country House Concert: Recent Episodes
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The Saturday Night Country House Concert with Felicity Urquhart features live music and intimate interviews with some of country music’s best artists, exploring the themes, inspiration and personal stories behind both iconic and new country music.
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.
Emma Dykes has recorded her latest album in some of the best studios in the world, has brought in some great song writing mates to help her and we launch "The Riddle of Life" in this week's Saturday Night Country 'House Concert'
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.
Fred Smith has been telling stories in song for years now, and his new album Warries continues his track record.
After self-producing three EPs, Geelong-based Nathan Seeckts was ready to take the leap into the world of full-length albums.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There were tears as Felicity Urquhart, Kevin Bennett and Lyn Bowtell accepted their Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Collaboration of the Year.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Kristy Cox has returned from Nashville to share her passion for bluegrass music and gives us a lesson in the genre. Nominated for two Golden Guitars, Kristy tells Anna Moulder that Australia is ahead of the game in the recognition of bluegrass.
Ever wonder how creative people draw life — literally? Jennifer Ingall tells you about our doodle notepad as Luke O'Shea gets wrapped up in his whimsical drawing, whilst telling Jen about song writing, house renovating and raising three teenage daughters.
Strap yourselves in as three musical brothers create havoc and wonderful music on the Fan Zone stage. Brothers 3 give the ABC’s Anna Moulder some tips to get kids practising their instruments and talk about why they’re so keen to help children learn about music.
Tamworth born and raised singer Felicity Urquhart says her kids are her biggest critics, telling her that she's singing flat! With a new solo album set to be released shortly— her first in 10 years — Felicity tells Anna Moulder the stories behind the songs and how her kids help with the process.
A well-known singer-songwriter, Shane Nicholson has been producing records in his studio with the help of his cats. He's told Anna Moulder he enjoys creating music that wasn't there the day before.
Duo Montgomery Church are relative newcomers on the country music scene, but they're making their mark quickly.
Brad says the isolation of the FIFO life and a near-death experience made him change careers.
It's been a big couple of years for Catherine Britt who finished her most recent album just hours before she went into labour.
The Wolfe Brothers get Jen Ingall's toes tapping in their first performance at Tamworth for the year.
After moving from fitting out caravans and playing punk music, Andrew Swift's career change to country music is paying off.
Following in the footsteps of country music legends like Keith Urban and Lee Kernaghan, 18-year-old Port Macquarie singer Blake O'Connor was crowned the 2019 Toyota Star Maker winner at the 47th Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Is bush dancing Australia’s original method of speed dating? The boys from Simply Bushed think so!
Life on the land is hard, some days are good, some not so much and for the bad times you need to find a way through it.
Felicity Urquhart and Karen Craigie chat about Karen's new album—it's her third, but her first under her own name.
Sam Maddison is making a name for herself in the Queensland country music festival circuit. She's had two albums released — the EP Lover, Mother, Child, and a 10-song live album of covers called Sam Maddison Live — and is busily working on her third release, slated to come out in 2019.
WA group Little Lord Street Band drops into the House Concert studio to chat with Felicity and show off their new EP Waking Up Next To You.
In this episode of the House Concert, we've got five songs from Gareth Leach's new album Death and Taxes.
Jade Holland moved from Townsville to Newcastle a year and a half ago—but she went back home for the launch of her new album, Dream Wild.
Trio Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart share their album Weeds, and the stories behind the songs
A lot has happened since Drew and Felicity last catched up, join them in the studio and get up to date on all things Drew McAllister.
Kasey Chambers drops in to share her new album, Campfire, and give us some insight into some of the life experiences that influenced it.
Andrew Swift joins us for the House Concert with songs and stories from his new album, Call out for the Cavalry.
Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes' new album, Some Girls (Quite) Like Country Music raise the stakes with this release.
It was all about country music powerhouse couples in Tamworth. Husband Adam Eckersley of the Adam Eckersley Band and wife Brooke McClymont of The McClymonts have joined forces as a duo and are set to release their first album together
Tori Darke and The Davidson Brothers live on stage from Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Country rock musicians The Wolfe Brothers and Americana singer Gretta Ziller joined Anna Moulder for a chat and a sing.
Shane's aversion to dancing didn’t stop the 2018 Golden Guitar Male Artist of the Year keeping rhythm on stage at Tamworth.
Judah brings his ‘country with soul’ musical stylings to the Golden Guitar stage. The Voice winner co-wrote the song with Peter Harding about the journey from the city to his rural Queensland hometown.
Tamworth's own Ashleigh Dallas performed the single Lighthouse at the 2018 Golden Guitar Awards Show. Her album of the same name was awarded the inaugural Traditional Country Album of the Year.
Fanny Lumsden performed her latest single Roll On at the Golden Guitar Awards Show 2018.
Brooke, Sam and Mollie perform a single from their 2018 Golden Guitar Country Music Album of the Year. Don't Wish It All Away was inspired by how quickly their children are growing up.
Performing her country blues duet Hey with Grizzlee Train, Kasey Chambers shows why she was the winner of the 2018 Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown.
Tom Curtain and Luke O'Shea's Never Never Land was a great moment in the 2018 Golden Guitar Award show. The song won the artists two awards on the night including Heritage Song of the Year and Video Clip of the Year.
Concluding the TCMF and Golden Guitar awards is the House Concert from The DAG where we hear stories and songs from Australian artists Andrew Swift, Michael Waugh, Smith and Jones, Tom Curtain and Tammy Moxon.
Concluding the TCMF and Golden Guitar awards is the House Concert from The DAG where we hear stories and songs from Australian artists Andrew Swift, Michael Waugh, Smith and Jones, Tom Curtain and Tammy Moxon.
O'Shea were joined on stage in Tamworth by the CMAA Academy Student Choir singing together about ignoring the noise from the nay-sayers, and holding fast to your dreams.
The star studded finale to the 2018 Golden Guitar Awards was Waltzing Australia, a song about the migrant experience in Australia.
Troy did a beautiful live performance of Make The Most of Every Day With You as part of the In Memoriam section at the 2018 Golden Guitar Awards Show.
Travis and Amber joined forces and lit up the stage, performing their Golden Guitar winning song about the amazing places they’ve been to in Australia, and the pride that brings them.
A stack of stories and songs from artists Weeping Willows, Kristy Cox, Rebecca Lee Nye, Billy Bridge, Brad Butcher, Luke Dickens, Fanny Lumsden and James Blundell!
A stack of stories and songs from artists Jen Mize, Matt Cornell, Karin Page, Dean Perrett, Kirsty Lee Akers, Hayley Jensen, Amber Joy Poulton, Lyn Bowtell and Daniel Thompson!
Matt Scullion has written plenty of songs for other artists, but I'm Just A Song is all his. He gives us some acoustic action in the House Concert.
Horse whisperer, entertainer and newly announced Golden Guitar finalist Tom Curtain joins us for the House Concert.
Jonny Taylor drops into Saturday Night Country for the House Concert, previewing his first album, Dig Deep.
Featuring live music and interviews with artists including Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, Catherine Britt, James Blundell and heaps more.
Singer-songwriter and all-round Australian legend Mike McClellan joins us for the House Concert
For something extra-special, we've got some exclusive acoustic performances of Judah Kelly.
The Davidson Brothers are in the house, playing live tunes from their seventh album All You Need is Music.
We feature tracks from Shane Nicholson's new album Love and Blood in the House Concert.
From new performers to veterans, the Saturday Night Country House Concert at the Broadbeach Country Music Festival is packed with talent.
William Crighton's debut album garnered five-star reviews for both his songwriting and performing skills.
Josh Rennie-Hynes and Steve Grady spent three weeks travelling through northern California and Oregon with their guitars. These are the songs they came back with.
Catch the Saturday Night Country House Concert, recorded live at the 2017 Port Fairy Folk Festival.