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Keith Urban pops up at a country pub, accepts honour

Global country star Keith Urban surprised fans with unannounced appearances at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the place he was first discovered.

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How does Tamworth country music festival attract 40,000 people every year? It’s the vibe

You’ll find more than cowboy boots and Slim Dusty covers at the world’s second biggest country music bash – even a pub with no music!

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Dust never settles as Slim's son releases debut album

David Kirkpatrick spent his early years on the road with his parents Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, memories that have inspired his band's debut country album.

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Giant guitar a golden landmark in country music's heart

While Tamworth's shining Big Golden Guitar is part of country Australia's collection of "big things", its history runs deeper than a tourist gimmick.

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Vincent Namatjira’s paintbrush is his weapon. With an infectious energy and wry humour, nothing is off limits

Vincent Namatjira, a Western Arrernte artist, is Albert Namatjira’s great-grandson. His genre is portraiture, but with a twist: loaded with satire and post-colonial politics.

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Australian country music legend Joy McKean dies

Multi-award-winning Australian songwriter and musician Joy McKean has died, at the age of 93.

The New Daily

Joy McKean: ‘trailblazing’ Australian songwriter and wife of Slim Dusty dies aged 93

Described by Paul Kelly as ‘one of our greatest songwriters’, McKean – who wrote some of Dusty’s biggest hits – died on Thursday night surrounded by family

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Joy McKean, the first Golden Guitar winner and wife and manager of Slim Dusty, dies aged 93

Joy McKean, the first winner of the Golden Guitar who was also the wife and manager of Slim Dusty, has died at the age of 93.

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Brad Murray's poetry reflects life in the bush, work on outback cattle stations

Brad Murray works as a stockman on an outback cattle station, but when he gets bored he writes his own bush poetry "just for fun".

ABC News

Who was Slim Dusty? the latest singer to be celebrated on Google Doodle

At the time of his death, he was recording his 106th album

Evening Standard

Who is Slim Dusty as Google Doodle celebrates Australian country singer

Slim Dusty was an Australian icon who gained international recognition for his country music and had a successful career that saw him take the title of the King of Country

Daily Mirror

Slim Dusty is being honoured by Google’s latest doodle. Here's some things you didn't know about the Australian legend

Slim Dusty's appeal was to the battlers and his talent was for storytelling in music. Here are a few fast facts on Australia's country music icon.

ABC News

For most of its 150 years, this pub had no beer

For 98 years, Gundaroo Inn was prohibited from selling beer. In the name of research, I headed to the village for a few drinks with the locals who filled me in on the ban

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Sydney news: Businesses welcome easing of close contact household isolation rules

MORNING BRIEFING: The state's peak body for businesses has welcomed changes to close contact isolation rules, saying they will help ease crippling staff shortages in the retail and hospitality sectors.

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2022 Golden Guitar Awards see Cassar-Daley take out Slim Dusty record, Shane Nicholson and Ashleigh Dallas collect top gongs

From knee-slapping tunes to heartfelt speeches, Tamworth has come to life with 17 Golden Guitar awards presented at country music's premier event.

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50th anniversary Tamworth Country Music Festival kicks off after January COVID hiatus

The long-awaited 50th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival finally begins today, three months later than planned, after it was disrupted by the summer wave of the Omicron variant.

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How Tamworth Country Music Festival, Golden Guitars grew from humble beginnings to be coveted gold

As Tamworth celebrates its 50th country music festival, the late Slim Dusty still holds the joint record for 38 Golden Guitars. But it was his wife Joy McKean who won the very first award in 1973 for writing one of his most iconic songs.

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