Recently John and Meg flew to Bali for the 10th anniversary Bali Memorial Service at the request of Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. It was a very emotional time for everyone and certainly brought back memories of John’s visit there, for the 1st Memorial Service, which gave the inspiration for his much loved song Flower On […]
The 5th annual Gold Harold Awards were held on Wednesday 5th September 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney. The prestigious awards are designed to honour achievement made by leading Australian individuals and organisations that have contributed to the health and wellbeing of Australia’s children and young people. A Gold Harold statue, a tribute to […]
Although he has also performed there in previous years, John Williamson had good reason to enjoy this year’s Gympie Music Muster even more. In the latter half of August, John and Meg were participants in the NSW Variety Bash, a very special car rally that raises heaps of funds for children in need. Early on […]
John Williamson made a successful appearance as the special guest of Kenny Rogers in two outstanding shows at Sydney’s State Theatre on the 15th & 16th August. It was the case of ‘the best of the best’ as ‘The Gambler’ and ‘JW’ highlighted many of their greatest hits and finest performances. Both artists are legends […]
What a busy month May has been! It started with a few shows around Sydney before heading to the west on 8th May for a two week tour starting in Broome, way up north in WA and then down to Port Hedland, Karratha and Carnarvon. With a couple of days off after the first four, […]
The warmest welcome… It’s hard to know where to start. From the minute we stepped off the plane at Jacksons Airport at Port Moresby on Monday 23rd April, Papua New Guinea welcomed and embraced us into their lifestyle, culture and history. For seven days we were looked after and shown the sights in a manner […]
Back on the road again … Over the coming months, The Big Red Tour will have us travelling to several states and many Australian towns and cities. We visited country Victoria at the end of March/early April and were pleased to see so many familiar faces once again at the concerts in Shepparton, Ballarat, Hamilton […]
2012 kicked off with the release of The Big Red album on the Australia Day weekend. What a way to start the year! The album launch was in Tamworth on 27th January, followed that same night with John’s regular concert at Tamworth Town Hall. With the venue packed to overflowing, fans loved the new songs, […]
John’s brand new video ‘Hang My Hat In Queensland‘, the first single from his best-selling album, is essentially an autobiographical story of his life. From the Mallee district in Victoria to Moree, NSW, then to Sydney and eventually to Springbrook, Queensland, it has been an exciting and rewarding journey. Click here to enjoy the story […]
Warner Music Australia is pleased to announce that iconic Australian music legend, John Williamson’s The Big Red, a twelve track studio album, was released nationally on Friday 27th January 2012. The recording comprises material penned by the modern day poet over the past three years and contains quintessential ‘Willo’ sounds, with images that capture the […]
