Tamworth, the local heart of country music
More than 50,000 music lovers come to the country music capital of Australia this time of year to see their favourite home-grown musicians put their boots back on, stroll into the town that made them and start off the new year with a bang. This ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Celebrity Gardeners - Sara Storer and Beccy Cole
In January this year, Sara Storer blitzed the Tamworth Country Music Awards by taking out seven Golden Guitars - more than anyone else in its 32 year history. Sara is performing all over the country to sell-out audiences. She has country in her ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash (1932-2003) was an American icon and country music superstar, a professed man of faith, as well as the author of three books. Cash first sang publicly while in the air force in the early fifties. The youngest person ever chosen for ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Ralph Emery
Ralph Emery began interviewing country music stars at Nashville's powerhouse radio station WSM, winning Country Disc Jockey of the Year six times. He was the host and producer of The Ralph Emery Show and hosted Nashville Now for ten years. He is ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Lesley Sussman
Yes, Lord, I'm Comin' Home! Country Music Stars Share Their Stories of Knowing God From the Grand Ole Opry to Radio City and beyond, country music is sweeping the globe. But country is more than just the new sound of America; many of its artists ... [... more]
Random House |
Jo Sgammato
Jo Sgammato is a writer and journalist who writes about popular culture. She is the author of His pure tenor voice, amazing guitar playing, and superb songwriting skills have earned Vince Gill eleven Grammies and seventeen Country Music ... [... more]
Random House |
Trace Adkins
Country music superstar Trace Adkins isn't exactly known for holding back what's on his mind. And if the millions of albums he's sold are any indication, when Trace talks, people listen. Now, in A Personal Stand, Trace Adkins delivers his ... [... more]
Random House |
Tamworth
Natalie is having a beer with Duncan while she is unearthing the new side to the country music capital in Tamworth. Tamworth is home to country music in Australia. The 12m tall golden guitar on the New England Highway on the southern approach to ... [... more]
Getaway |
Celebrity Gardener - Lee Kernaghan
Don and the Burke's Backyard team travelled north to the Gold Coast hinterland, where they met country singer, Lee Kernaghan and his family. Lee has released 18 singles and all made the top 10 on the country music charts. He is best known for his ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Adam Brand Celebrity Gardener - Chilli Mud Crab
This week's celebrity gardener was Country music singer and songwriter, Adam Brand. Adam's new album 'Built for Speed' was released just over four weeks ago, and has almost gone gold. It is available at music stores for $29.95. When Adam comes ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Randy Owen
For over twenty-five years Randy Owen was the front man and lead vocalist of Alabama, one of the most prolific groups in the history of music and the biggest country music group of all time. The band has had twenty-one gold, platinum, and ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
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