The countdown is on to the Australian country music night of nights, the Golden Guitar Awards, on Saturday, January 24.
Bec Gracie
Bec Gracie has been a country music journalist for more than 20 years, publishing her first story when she was 15 in a national newspaper. Since then she has served as the entertainment and country reporter at The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth and a freelance writer with Country Music Capital News and Country Update, and is now a valued regular writer for New England Times as well as working as a publicist and artist manager in Australia’s Country Music Capital. She specialises in telling the stories of rural Australia, whether that be the artists singing the songs about regional areas, those working on the land or the residents of regional towns and cities.
Posted inEntertainment, Feature, Tamworth
Nashville’s Kacie Grenon finds Academy family in Tamworth
Singer-songwriter Kacie Grenon said her time at the CMAA Academy of Country Music was intense and rewarding after travelling to Australia from Nashville.
Posted inEntertainment, Rodeo and Campdraft, Tamworth, What's on
Xtreme Bulls and Broncs bring a bucking good time to Tamworth
It’s not solely about hot music in Tamworth at the moment, the city will again stake its claim as Australia’s Rodeo Capital when the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finals and Xtreme Broncs Invitational take over the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) on Saturday, January 17.
Posted inEntertainment, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth, Tourism
More than a place to sleep: Riverside camping brings Tamworth together
Camping at the Tamworth Country Music Festival is not solely about finding a place to sleep. It is also about reuniting with friends you may only see once a year during the annual pilgrimage.
Posted inEntertainment, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth, Tourism
Swags down, caravans rolling as Tamworth festival countdown begins
The countdown is well and truly on for the 2026 Tamworth Country Music Festival with campers moving in snag their favourite swag spots and the city preparing for an influx of music-loving visitors.
Posted inArts, Education, Entertainment, Tamworth
Global talent heads to Tamworth for the Academy’s Senior Course
From New Zealand to Nashville, 29 emerging artists will converge on Tamworth this January for the 2026 Senior Course of The Country Music Association of Australia Academy of Country Music.
Posted inGeneral News, Tamworth, What's on
Trial Peel Street closure aims to grow Tamworth’s night-time Festival economy
A trial closure of the northern end of Peel Street during January’s Tamworth Country Music Festival aims to increase foot traffic, boost evening trade and better connect festivalgoers with the city’s food retailers.
Posted inEntertainment, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
Tamworth Festival sets the stage: Toyota Park and FanZone line-ups announced
Tamworth’s Bicentennial Park will, once again, transform into Toyota Park – a centrepiece of the country music festivities in January – with the outdoor venue’s line-up announced yesterday along with Toyota FanZone.
Posted inArts, Awards, Tamworth
Tamworth’s Lane Pittman among Golden Guitar nominees announced today
Former Tamworth-based artist Lane Pittman is among the Golden Guitar nominees announced today, November 18, at an industry event in Sydney.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, New England Electorate, Tamworth
‘No throwing plates around the kitchen’ – Barnaby Joyce plans peaceful political exit
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce says his decision to step away from politics in the New England at the next federal election was about finishing on his own terms.