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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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36:26

Tori Forsyth on her mesmerising new album All We Have...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/05/05

Tori Forsyth released her Golden Guitar-nominated debut album Dawn of the Dark in 2018 then followed it up with rock album Provlépseis in 2021. She now has a new country music album, All We Have is Who We Are.The album was created after Forsyth decided that if she didn’t love the process of making music, she’d walk away. Around the same time the pandemic led to her once more living on the land, where she found herself grounded, both literally and creatively. The combination freed her to make an

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1:02:30

Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields release their stunning...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/05/02

The Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields project falls into the category of ‘high risk’: two artists with solo careers that have seen them win audiences, acclaim and awards, with potentially nothing to gain from a collaboration. After all, if something ain’t broke, why fix it?What they have fixed on, though, is interesting and compelling work that draws on their individual talents and strengths to make something new and different to what they have created individually. What was apparent on their

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28:05

Jade Gibson on finding love 'Down the Road'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/05/01

Jade Gibson is a singer and songwriter from Victoria who was a Grand Finalist in Toyota Star Maker in 2022 and has played at several large festivals. In 2019 her debut EP The Great Unknown went to number 1 on the iTunes Country chart and she has released several successful singles since. Her brand new single is ‘Down the Road’.The song holds special meaning for Gibson as it's her first song inspired by her partner of five years, whom she met when she was 21 even though they grew up 20 minutes apart

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30:02

Kylie Gale on new single 'Nobody Knows Me Like You'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/30

Kylie Gale is a singer-songwriter from New South Wales who released the EPUpsidein 2021. While working as a teacher and raising four children, Gale has carved out time to nurture her songwriting craft. This dedication led to the 2021 release of her debut EPUpside.Gale’s musical talents first emerged in primary school, where she began guitar lessons. However, it wasn’t until high school when her music teacher encouraged her to take voice lessons that she discovered her love of singing. As her

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41:57

Valley Road talk about their outstanding debut album

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/29

Rebecca Jane Howell and Marty Mckenna are friends from Central Victoria who have been singing together for over a decade. Rebecca honed her instinct for harmony through years spent in the Australian Girls Choir and Marty grew up singing to the sheep on his family farm, with his dad, where he still tends the flock to this day.As Valley Road the duo released their wonderful self-titled debut album towards the end of last year. It was produced by Rod McCormack after Valley Road were awarded the

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28:03

Cassidy-Rae on 'Fangirl', fangirling and four-hour shows

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/28

Known for her powerful vocals and catchy melodies, Cassidy-Rae recently returned to Australian shores after a stint performing four-hour shows on cruise ships - shows at which she had her own fangirls. She's also very much a fangirl of other artists, so she is perfectly qualified to write and release her latest single, 'Fangirl'.During our recent interview, Cassidy-Rae offers a glimpse into her high-energy performances and the immersive nature of her shows as well as her creative process, which

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22:54

Emma Donovan on landmark new album Til My Song is Done

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/27

Emma Donovan is well known to Australian audiences from her bands Emma Donovan and The Putbacks (which I managed to call The Pushbacks in the introduction to this interview) as well as the Stiff Gins, and from the Black Arm Band. Her music ranges from soul to reggae to R&B and gospel, yet country music has been there from the start and she now has a new countryalbum,Til My Song is Done. The album is broad in scope, and underscored by love and change. Donovan's voice is a wonder, piercing the

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36:17

Jacob Vincent on his powerful new single 'What Would...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/22

Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Jacob Vincent has just released his new single 'What Would I Say', just in time for Anzac Day, and the first single from his upcoming debut album, produced by Shane Nicholson and due for release in 2025. The song had its genesis at the DAG Songwriting Retreat in Nundle, NSW, where Vincent met poet Colin Defries. It pays tribute to diggers and their service, with a new take on this subject.Vincent grew up in a musical family in Tasmania - with his grandfather a member

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26:00

Watch Your Step around Piper Rodrigues

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/21

Piper Rodrigues started 2024 as a Toyota Star Maker Grand Finalist, in thewake of releasing her popular 2023 single 'Exit Wound'. Originally from Newcastle, NSW, she now calls Brisbane home and her latest single is 'Watch Your Step', co-written with Hayley Marsten.Rodrigues was bitten by the music bug early on, taking singing lessons from age 7 and performing for her mother's hair salon clients as a child. She wrote her first song at age 13 and really hit her stride at 15 when she started teaching

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22:14

Bud Rokesky on his far-reaching new Volumes project

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/20

Bud Rokesky is a singer and songwriter from Queensland who released his wonderful debut album, Outsider, last year. Since then he’s been on the road quite a bit, playing support slots for C.W. Stoneking,Deacon Blue,Meg Washington,Tim Rogersand Matt Corbyas well as appearing at Gympie Music Muster,Woodford,Dashville Skyline,Groundwater, Queenscliff Music Festival,Tamworth Country Music Festival,Port Fairy Folk Festival,andOut On The Weekend.As powerful as Rokesky is on recordings, he is a live

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22:33

Chloe Swannell on her new single 'Unchained'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/17

Chloe Swannell is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Oberon in the central west of New South Wales who released her first single, ‘Strange Love’, last year. She has just released her second, ‘Unchained’.In our recent interview Swannell tells the story behind 'Unchained' and talks about working with producer Tarquin Halls-Corbett, her songwriting process, her musical background - she plays guitar, bass, drums and banjo - and teaching music for ten years. She also reveals which sort

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26:10

Josie opens the doors to 'Our Place'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/15

Josie is a country music dynamo from Far North Queensland who kicked off the year with a busy Tamworth Country Music Festival. She has released the very popular singles ‘Down Here’ and ‘Freight Man’. Her latest single is ‘Our Place’.'If anyone has been to a party at my parents' place, you’d know we don’t muck around when it comes to having a bit of fun, cooking up mean feeds, and letting your hair down no matter the occasion,' says Josie.'Dad cookin’ up a storm is no word of a lie,' she says,

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26:49

Jemma Beech goes in search of a Four Leaf Clover

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/10

Jemma Beech lives in the Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, and has released the albumThat’s Just Me along with several cracking singles, including ‘You Fool’ and ‘If I Can’t Wear Boots’. She was also a Grand Finalist in this year's Toyota Star Maker competition.Beech's latest single is ‘Four Leaf Clover’, which was inspired by a trip she made to her ancestral homeland, Ireland. Surrounded by music and stories, Beech was inspired to create a song that signals a shift in direction from her

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25:05

Olive Mae hits the road to 'Wait & See'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/08

Olive Mae is a folk/country singer-songwriter from the south-west of Western Australia who released her debut single, ‘Give Me Something’, in 2022. Last year she released the single 'Hit the Road' and her latest single is ‘Wait & See’ - both of them will appear on her EP due for release later this year.Mae has been a musician for most of her life, learning instruments from a young age and playing in a band in adulthood before taking a break to raise her children. She's now back writing and

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33:18

Sara Storer on enchanting new single 'Under Darwin...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/07

Sara Storer has won 22 Golden Guitar awards, her most recent being this year for the song ‘Dust Kids’ released with her brother Greg as Storer, from their self-titled album. On her own Storer has released five studio albums, all of which have been fan and award favourites. Her brand new song is ‘Under Darwin Stars’ and Sara is working towards a new album.Storer is far too young to be called a legend yet there is something legendary about her songwriting and her success with it. The qualities that

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31:51

Robbie Mortimer on dynamic new single 'Blow the...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/02

Robbie Mortimer grew up in the central west of New South Wales as one of five brothers in a sporting family. He would go on to be a professional sportsman before returning to his home area and becoming a teacher and mentor, all while creating music. His first album, the pop-leaning200 Years Too Late, was released in 2021. He has a brand new song, ‘Blow the Speakers’, and it’s as hi-octane as it sounds.Mortimer and producer Jared Adlam captured the energy of Mortimer's live sound in the song, and if

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22:29

Cass Hopetoun on new music, motherhood and 'To Be a...

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/04/01

Cass Hopetoun released her debut album,Not Your Typical Bride, in 2022 and was nominated for the Golden Guitar for Best New Talent, which was her second nomination for that category. In fact, she’s had three Golden Guitar nominations in total.Since releasing the album Hopetoun has become a mother and, with husband Blake Dantier, released the single ‘Some Things Never Get Old’. Her latest single is ‘To Be a Lady’, written with Dantier and Sarah Buckley, and produced by Dantier. On Not Your Typical

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28:08

Ryan Mead gets Tangled Up in Wranglers

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/03/31

Ryan Mead is a singer-songwriter from the Sutherland Shire in Sydney who may be 18 years of age but he’s already racked up a few musical credits, including the Talent Development Project last year. He has just released his debut single, ‘Tangled Up in Wranglers’, and a warning: the song is kinda addictive, so once you start listening you may find yourself hitting 'play' a few more times.Mead's first instrument was drums, which he's been playing from a young age, before he added guitar and voice to

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29:43

Tony Kennelly on new single 'Sunday in the Sun'

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/03/26

Tony Kennelly is an artist from picturesque Port Macquarie on the mid north coast of NSW who has released two albums, Hittin’ the Wall and Battlegrounds. He has a new single, ‘Sunday in the Sun’, which is just right for helping us hold on to summer days even as we have passed the equinox.Kennelly has been performing live for many years, including a busy stint in Sydney in his younger years when he was working by day and gigging by night. He has some great stories to tell, including the one about the

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36:45

Kerryn Fields - folk singer, magician, empress

Sunburnt Country Music ·

2024/03/25

Kerryn Fields is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Aotearoa New Zealand, now living on our shores. She won the Music Victoria Best Folk Work award in 2022 for her second album, Water, which followed acclaim for her first album, Rascal. In recent months she's released two singles with Matt Joe Gow, ahead of an album release.Fields's latest solo release is the EP The Folk Singer, which she released around the time she travelled to the USA to perform at Folk Alliance. The EP features

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