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Sunburnt Country Music

For over a decade Sophie Hamley has been interviewing Australian country music artists for her website, Sunburnt Country Music. Now new interviews will be made available in this podcast. Listen to Golden Guitar winners such as Amber Lawrence and Luke O"Shea, and many others, talk about their songs and songwriting, about performance and creativity and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:05

'Love Still Has Something' for Ashleigh Dallas

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/08/11

Ashleigh Dallas has won five Golden Guitars and that’s because she is an artist of considerable talents as a singer, songwriter and musician. It’s those same talents that see her invited to perform in festivals such as Red Country in the Pilbara, where she’s just visited, and the Gympie Music Muster, which is coming up in late August. She’ll be taking her new single, ‘Love Still Has Something’.Recorded in her father Brett's studio, ‘Love Still Has Something’ delves into Dallas's experiences with

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29:58

Brad Butcher goes from East of Everything to the...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/08/11

Brad Butcher is a two-time Golden Guitar winner from the central Queensland coast who has released five albums – the latest beingEast of Everything– and one compilation,Storyteller. He writes with clarity and insight about life and love and family, and has a habit of creating unforgettable songs. He’s about to take some of those songs to the Gympie Music Muster in late August.In this interview Butcher reflects on his early days as a ‘green, naive songwriter’, and shares how he found his storytelling

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30:32

Helen Townsend on new album Take It or Leave It

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/08/03

Helen Townsend is an artist from Fremantle in Western Australia whose music is a fusion of roots-rock, blues, country, and folk. With her band the Wayward Hearts she’s on tour in New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria throughout August and September, with her new album, Take It or Leave It, released on 2 August.Townsend's musical life began at the age of 40, although she had long been keeping a journal and writing poetry. Songwriting came as a natural evolution, and Townsend’s songs reflect

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32:14

Linc Phelps gives a Hundred Percent with his new single

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/28

Born and raised in Gympie in Queensland, Linc Phelps released his debut EP in 2022 and since then the single ‘Sing a Little Louder’, which came out earlier this year. His latest single is ‘Hundred Percent’.Growing up Phelps was immersed in the music of Australian artists such as Graeme Connors, John Williamson, and Colin Buchanan, then subsequently gravitated towards American country stars like Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, and Diamond Rio. He picked up guitar at ten years of age

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33:50

Holly Arrowsmith on her rich new album Blue Dreams

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/27

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and raised on the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, Holly Arrowsmith released the album A Dawn to Remember in 2018. She has won several awards for her songwriting, including most recently the APRA Amcos NZ Country Song of the Year for ‘Desert Dove’, which is a single from her sublime new album Blue Dreams, which was released on 26 July.Our wide-ranging conversation covered Arrowsmith’s songwriting process, musical influences and touring. She shared insightful

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45:19

Jen Mize: singer, songwriter, producer, mentor,...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/22

Jen Mize is a singer, a songwriter, a producer, a mentor and a great collaborator, having created music with her band The Rough N’ Tumble as well as writing songs with other artists in addition to releasing solo music. Her latest solo song is ‘My Buzz’.‘I wrote “My Buzz” after realising I can sometimes be a total Debbie Downer when I'm talking to people,' says Mize. ;The song calls me out for always wanting to discuss depressing things instead of just having fun.’This interview is a long one but

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33:11

Nathan May's 'Love From Me': a musical tribute to...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/19

Nathan May has been a musician since childhood and over the past couple of years has been releasing singles such as‘Fix It Up’and‘It’s Gotta Start Somewhere’that showcase his wonderful voice as well as his storytelling.In 2019 he won the award for Young Aboriginal Artist of Year in 2019 and in 2022 he won the Creative Young Achiever.May’s latest single is ‘Love From Me’, which tells the story of his great-grandparents – his great-grandfather arrived in Australia from England to work on the Ghan

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28:54

Patsy and Dave: a new name and 'Dream Vacation' to go...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/16

Patsy and Dave are Patsy Doop and Dave Baird and they used to be known as The Long and the Short of It. Their 15-year collaboration – writing, recording performing music together – has resulted in albums, the latest of which wasMidnight Choir. As Patsy and Dave they have a brand new single, ‘Dream Vacation’.They first met by chance at a local tavern where Patsy was impressed by Dave's singing voice and asked him to sing a spur-of-the-moment duet. The experience made them realise their musical

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29:34

Courtney Keil: 'Worn In' to her life in music, but...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/13

Courtney Keil released her debut album The Good Kind last year and since then the singles ‘All About You’, ‘Nothin’ Like a Sure Bet’ and her latest, ‘Worn In’, which she recorded with Gina Jeffreys. From her first single, 'I Just Wanna Hold You', Keil has marked herself as an engaging country-pop artist with a knack for creating memorable songs, and 'the latest is no'Worn In' is no different.Courtney first met Jeffreys and her husband, producer Rod McCormack, in early 2020, right before the pandemic

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24:25

Right on the Money: Kayla Mahon on her debut album

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/10

Kayla Mahon is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, music teacher and nurse from the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand who has released music in the duo The Heartleys and as a solo artist she’s been releasing singles steadily since last year, including'Love's Got a Witness'and'Little Man'. She now has an album - her first solo record - calledRight on the Money.The creation and release of the album are the fulfilment of Mahon’s lifelong dream of releasing original music that authentically

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28:33

Sam Snape talks 'Old Dog, Old Ute, Old Hat'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/08

Sam Snape is a singer and songwriter from the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. He grew up immersed in country music and learned to play guitar by ear at a young age. Although his musical journey has had starts and stops, over the past six years Snape has been performing at various venues and events in his home area, and earlier this year he appeared on Australian Idol.During the course of our conversation Snape talked about the influence of his cousin Anthony on his music career, including

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32:50

Nathan Lamont is calling shotgun in his new...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/06

In releasing 'I'm Calling Shotgun', his third anthemic country-pop single - with its video clip garnering thousands of views in a short space of time - Wagga Wagga (NSW) artist Nathan Lamont continues the rise he started with his debut single, 'Drink You Up’, last year.'Drink You Up' it was hardly the work of a beginner but of an artist who had taken his time to develop the sound he wanted and to figure out the stories he wanted to tell with his music. Not long afterwards he was in the Toyota Star

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28:05

Eloise Rayner: From collaboration to solo debut with...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/07/02

Eloise Rayner is a singer and songwriter from Sydney who last year released the song ‘Fallin’ for a Cowboy’ with Zara Lindeman after the pair met at the Academy of Country Music. Rayner now has a single of her own and on her own to release, ‘Can You Still Feel Me Loving You?’.During our recent interview Rayner revealed that she first thought up the initial melody and chorus lyrics for her new song during a dream - and that she has a habit of dreaming snippets of songs which she wakes up and records

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45:31

The Beauty & Truth of Michael Waugh

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/30

Michael Waugh is an award-winning singer and songwriter from Victoria who has released four albums since 2015, the last being The Cast. Since then Michael has been releasing outstanding singles, including ‘We Are Here’ and ‘Fix Me’. The latest single is the title track to his new album, Beauty & Truth, which absolutely lives up to its title.In this in-depth conversation Waugh traces the arc of creating the album from the first track, ‘We Are Here’, to the last, ‘To Be Alive’, and talks about

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23:58

Hoot N' Holler with Ruby Jane

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/28

Ruby Jane is a singer and songwriter originally from Victoria, now resident in Queensland, who started singing at a young age and taught herself to play guitar during lockdown in 2020. She also holds a Diploma of Music and Certificate III in Music Performance.Ruby is a graduate of the Academy of Country Music and has released several songs over the past few months. The latest single, ‘Hoot N’ Holler’, was written with Jen Mize at the Song Muster - part of the Gympie Muster - and later recorded in

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32:50

The Smith & Western Jury check in to Hotel Texas

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/24

The Smith & Western Jury is an alt-country duo from Melbourne with members Sam Lombardi and Simon Torcasio. They formed in 2018 and since then have been releasing singles, and are now releasing their impressive debut album, Hotel Texas.Lombardi and Torcasio after years of playing in different bands – Lombardi in pop rock groups and Torcasio in punk bands. After being inspired by a country covers band they saw perform, they decided to combine their talents and form The Smith & Western

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38:13

Raechel Whitchurch's emotional journey: from grief to...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/22

A note on the audio quality: Raechel lives in a country town in New South Wales and noted before the start of recording that her audio may be patchy, as it can be in the bush. While she’s understandable throughout, you will hear some ‘glitchy’ noises in places.Raechel Whitchurch’s first album, Finally Clear, debuted at #1 in the ARIA Country Music chart and later went on to have Golden Guitar nominations. Her latest album, What a Time to Be Alive, debuted at #4 in the overall ARIA Australian albums

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35:20

Chloe Styler reads a room in Nashville

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/21

Chloe Styler is a singer and songwriter from south-east Queensland who has developed a unique country-pop sound that features great melodies and often wistful, always thoughtful lyrics about life and love and the choices we make in both. Already this year she has opened for Gladys Knight, Nik Kershaw and Go West, and Shannon Noll, and released the singles ‘Time Bomb’ and ‘Twenty Five’. Her latest single is ‘Read a Room’, which she wrote in Nashville with Lauren McLamb and Phil Barton.Styler was in

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25:06

Briana Dinsdale on Nashville adventures and 'Whiskey...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/18

Briana Dinsdale is a singer-songwriter from south-east Queensland who is a recent graduate of the Academy of Country Music and who released her debut album, Beginnings, in 2021. Since then she’s released some irresistible country pop songs, including last year’s ‘Chasing Boys’.Dinsdale's latest single is ‘Whiskey Worked That Way’, which she wrote with Robbie Mortimer, Chloe Styler and Jen Mize, and as with all of Dinsdale's songs it seems to head one way but goes into other and that new direction is

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29:43

Sweet Talk and some Real Good Cookin'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/06/17

Listening to Sweet Talk in 2022 and the single ‘Warm Love’ last year, and I spoke to brothers Tane and Soren Walker about it at that time.Since then Sweet Talk have carved up the Tamworth Country Music Festival and played Bluesfest, where Kasey Chambers joined them on stage. They released the single ‘Lovin’ Myself’, a collaboration with Andy Golledge and have a new single of their own, ‘Real Good Cookin’’, which was the subject of this interview with band co-founders Soren Walker and David

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