Australian Country Music is a premiere online country music magazine and blog that strives to keep you up-to-date with the latest Australian country music news, events, free downloads and more!

The music of Australia ranges across a broad spectrum of styles and genres. From folk to bluegrass to yodelling to the more popular, Australian country music is alive and well and enjoyed in Australia since the earliest days.

Although many people think of the USA when talking about country music, Australia has always had a tradition of country music with its own style. For example bush music or bush band music is a type of Australian country music where the lyrics focus on strictly Australian subjects.

One of the best known in Australia and overseas for Australian country bush ballads was Slim Dusty. You may remember his 1957 song A Pub with No Beer which is still popular today.

The major celebration of country music in Australia is the Tamworth Country Music Festival held in January each year.

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Tamworth and the CMAA Awards

1. Tamworth Country Music Festival
   Festival website
2. Tamworth Country Music Festival
   NSW government website
3. Toyota Country Music
4. Country Music Awards of Australia
5. Tamworth Live
6. TSA – Tamworth Songwriters’ Assoc Inc.
7. Tamworth Country Music
8. Telstra Road To Tamworth – talent contest
9. Tourism Tamworth
10. Tamworth Leader – local newspaper

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

11. CAAMA – Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
12. The Deadlys
    Australia’s only national Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment & Community Awards
13. Tracks of the Desert
    Non-profit organisation supporting Christian Indigenous musicians from Central Australia

Government

14. SA Council for Country Music
15. Australian Government – Country Music
16. Screensound Australia

Festivals and Concerts

17. Red Hill Country Music Festival
18. Murraylands Country Music Festival
19. Whittlesea Country Music Festival
20. Canterbury Country, NSW
21. Gympie Toyota Nat’l Country Music Muster
22. Mildura Country Music Festival
23. QLD Country Music Festivals Champion of Champions Assoc

Country Music Organisations

24. AIR – Assoc of Independent Record Labels
25. ABBA – Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc
26. ACMF – Australian Country Music Foundation
27. APRA – Australasian Performing Right Assoc
28. MIPI – Music Industry Piracy Investigations
    Anti-piracy for Australian music industry
29. PPCA – Phonographic Performance Company of Australia
    Represents copyright interests of Australian recording artists and record companies.
30. MCA – Music Council of Australia
31. Country Music Heritage Association
32. Country Music Musicians of Australia
33. Australian Country Music Foundation
34. Australian Bush Laureate Awards
35. Line Dance Association of Australia

Publications and Broadcast

36. Roocast
    All-Australian music podcast feed promoting Aussie artists overseas
37. AMRAP – Australian Music Radio Airplay Project
38. Country Update Magazine
39. Independent Country Music Bulletin
40. Country Music Capital News
41. Digital Music Centre
42. Big Country Radio
43. Cool Country
44. CMS – Country Music Channel
45. Kinda Country

Other Resouces

46. History of Country Music
47. Country Music WA
48. CBOnline
49. Australian Country Music Hall of Fame
50. Buddy Williams
51. Warren Fahey
52. Country Fans
53. Bluegrass Australia
54. Big Golden Guitar
55. The Hillbilly Addict
56. Gawler Country Music Club
57. Saturday Night Country Gig Guide