Entries by JW Ed

Song of the Outback

John has just returned home after spending a couple of weeks filming the documentary Song of the Outback. Please refer to the following story for the general outline of the television special. But, in the meantime, we can report that John and his partner Meg had a wonderful (if sometimes very cold!) time visiting many […]

Gum Leaf News – A Letter from John

How y’goin’ folks I’m just about to head off to Adelaide and then to the Flinders Ranges to start filming a documentary for the Gosling brothers. These two Englishmen will pitch ‘Song of the Outback’ to the BBC and American TV. It will include interesting black and white historical stories of the outback. We will […]

Better Than A Picture – A Real Life Weekend With John Williamson

Join John for a ‘Hillbilly Road’ getaway weekend with all proceeds going to Variety, the children’s charity. Share a priceless experience with Australian music legend John Williamson and his partner, Meg, at John’s private Springbrook retreat, including a night’s accommodation, meals, fireside songs and great conversation. This once in a lifetime offer includes: Economy airfare […]

A Letter from John on Variety Bash 2009

Dear Variety Supporter, I’m very grateful for your support for the idea of my fans supporting Variety and signing the new Bash ute. After talking to the sign writers, they have suggested the best way to do this is for you to simply write your signature on a plain white, good quality piece of paper, […]

Variety Bash August 2009

John has a great idea for this year’s Variety Bash: “I am currently preparing an HQ Holden ute for this year’s Variety Bash in August. I’ve owned a lot of utes over the years, so it suits my image more than Meg’s Humber! (although she’s sad to see the old Humber go). It will celebrate […]

John Williamson’s Number One Single!

The multi-award winning single from the ‘Hillbilly Road’ CD, ‘Australia Is Another Word for Free‘ achieved yet another very welcome milestone. We are proud to announce that John Williamson’s current single rose to No.1 on the CMC (Country Music Channel) chart in March/April 2009. John is thrilled and thanks all his many fans for their […]

The Story of True Blue

First published in 1981, John Williamson’s iconic ballad ‘True Blue‘ is set to provide the perfect backdrop for a new arena spectacular at the 2009 Sydney Royal Easter Show in April. ‘The Story of True Blue‘ will be the centrepiece of this year’s Show. It is a tale of courage, mateship and adventure, told through […]

The Victorian Bushfire Appeal

John Williamson was honoured to join several famous performers including Lee Kernaghan, Angry Anderson and Colin Hay (Men At Work) for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Concert at the Walker Reserve, Whittlesea on Thursday 12th February. The show was part of the Australia Unites telethon broadcast by the Nine Network that raised more than 21 million […]

A Very Special Event

This press release has just been issued and we are delighted to share it with all visitors to this site. Monday, February 9th 2009: Anyone who missed the action at the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival can make up for lost time when the man behind infamous hits, if not anthems, such as ‘True Blue’ […]

And a Good Night Was Had By All !

Saturday 24th January 2009 was an exciting night for John Williamson and his many fans. He and partner Meg Doyle made quite a picture as they arrived at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Convention Centre for the Golden Guitar presentations. Later that evening John, Warren H. Williams and Amos Morris performed their award-winning bush ballad […]