Well we currently working hard organising the 2018 muster. Our featured artists are signed and we are pleased to announce:
- Pete Denahy
- Sharon Heaslip
- Dianne Lindsay
- Peter Simpson
Pete Denahy
Pete Denahy is a comedian and bluegrass musician hailing from Yackandandah in Victoria, Australia. He is a songwriter and singer whose show includes everything from serious ballads to ridiculous stories and songs with a twist.
Pete wrote the “teenager song” Sort Of Dunno Nothin’ which went viral on youtube and is seen as a Gen Y anthem, although people from all generations relate to the song.
Pete’s show is popular at music festivals and at his own shows because it contains a lot of variety and is a show suitable for people of all ages.
Pete has toured with Slim Dusty, Sara Storer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Lee Kernaghan and has worked in the Melbourne comedy scene with Akmahl Saleh, Elliot Goblet and Flacco.
Sharon Heaslip
Singer, Songwriter and Talent Quest Judge, Sharon Heaslip has been written often as one of Australia’s leading female vocalists of Australian Bush Ballads and country songs.
Festival appearances include Multiple appearances at Mildura CM Festival, Bouldy Bush Ballad Bash, Brisbane Shows, Nanango CM, St George Yellow Belly Festival, Widgee Bush Ballads, Gidgee Coals Awards, Bungendore, Slim Dusty Memories, Hartwood, Maryborough, Munna Creek CM Festival, Barham, Rosewood VIC, Victoria Shows, more and local shows.
Sharon has kept up her love of traditional style country music and its people through performances at festivals and shows in Qld & NSW. Her melodic easy listening style of singing and stage professionalism, along with her happy friendly smile is guaranteed to light up your day.
Take a look and listen to songs on Sharon’s Website
Dianne Lindsay
Mention traditional Australian country music these days and no-one is more respected than singer/songwriter Dianne Lindsay. Coming from a very prominent country music family, Dianne works hard to ensure that true Australian country music is alive and well. Touring extensively, running her own shows, co-hosting a weekly country music radio program and with a very busy recording schedule, Dianne has earned a reputation second to none right throughout Australia and is much sought after bush balladeer artist. Dianne is a multi award winning recording artist gaining several Female Vocal and Peoples’ Choice Awards, was inducted to the 2014 Hands of Fame in Tamworth and also to the American ‘Old Time Country Music’ Hall of Fame. Along with husband and lead guitarist, Peter Simpson, Dianne has had four finalist nominations for Golden Guitar ‘Bush Ballad of the Year’.
Each year Dianne is the co-host at the very successful ‘Back to the Bush Concert’ held on the main stage at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. This concert is very popular and has attracted crowds of up to 10,000 people and features our Australian bush balladeer artists. More recently Dianne has an invitation to travel to the USA to feature at a ‘traditional’ style country music festival.
Peter Simpson
Peter Simpson has always had a love of country music. His early childhood memories are of sitting around the banks of the Snowy River with his family singing and playing guitar. These days Peter is a well-known and respected country guitarist with a strong leaning to the Australian bush ballad style.
Writing and recording with his wife, Dianne Lindsay, Peter himself is now a multi-award winning artist including several nominations for Golden Guitar Bush Ballad of the Year. As a lead guitarist specialising in the acoustic bush ballad style, Peter has often recorded instrumental tracks with well-known guitarists such as Lindsay Butler from Tamworth. Peter co-hosts a national bush ballad radio program and is passionate about promoting Australian country music and in writing quality Australian bush ballads.
Other Nambung Stars
We are also excited to welcome back our crowd favourites again this year including:
- The Band Of Mates are Terry Bennetts, Evan Platschinda and Ginger Cox who are all Australian Bush Ballad singer/songwriters and guitarists.
- Connie Kis Andersen one of Western Australia’s finest artists
- Billy Higginson and many more
If you would like to see photos from last years muster they can be found here