Entries by JW Ed

‘Voice of the Sea’ wins ARIA award

Not long after John had his hands in cement for the Australia Zoo ‘Walk of Fame’ yesterday, his song ‘Voice of the Sea’ was awarded an ARIA award in Sydney for the ‘Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (over 2 minutes). John was asked by the Australian Marine Conservation Society to write […]

New Song Release

I hope you like my new song, released today (Wednesday 18th October). It’s just about encouraging us all, as Australians, to come together and appreciate this great land that we live in. You can listen to it on your favourite…

Willoshed 2024

Just a reminder folks that our ‘Live at Willoshed’ concerts will go on sale at 9am AEDT tomorrow (Friday 6th October). We only take 200 people each day so they sell out quickly. These links will go live tomorrow and you’ll be redirected to…

Two new songs

I’m very excited to be releasing two new songs this Friday. ‘Uluru Forever’ is about my lifelong connection to this land, just as an indigenous person feels. I hope it conveys my optimism for The Voice as a new start to bring us all together…

‘How Many Songs’

After 53 years of writing songs and touring, I often wonder how much longer I can do it? However, the songs keep coming and so do the loyal fans of my music. The road has taken me away from loved ones over the years, so it hasn’t been…

Cruisin’ Country

Meg and I are so looking forward to going cruising again on Cruising’ Country 2023 – Australia’s ever-popular Country Music Cruise! Sailing ex Sydney on Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Brilliance of the Seas from 1st-8th December for 7…

Vale Joy McKean

Since her recent passing, I’ve thought a lot about what Joy McKean meant to the industry. She was one of the legends and pioneers of Australian Country Music. Joy was the strength behind her husband, Slim Dusty, but she was also much…

Upcoming Events

John will be joining the ‘Q+A’ panel on Monday 17th April at the Mildura Arts Centre live from 9.35pm. They’ll be talking about what matters to regional Australia – including climate, housing, health and culture…

New Tour Dates

You might have noticed that the touring calendar is rather light on compared to previous years. John is finally doing what he said he’d do and is ‘winding back’. However, some new concert dates have recently been…

‘Voice of the Sea’

John’s latest song is released today, Friday 18th November. ‘The Voice of the Sea’ is a conservation one and bound become one of his most memorable, like ‘Rip Rip Woodchip’. A little while ago he was approached by…