February 4, 2021
How you goin’ folks? Meg and I are excited to be hitting the road again with the crew next week. Jeff McCormick (bass player) and Clare O’Meara (on fiddle) have ...
November 10, 2020
‘True Blue’ inducted into the National Film and Sound Archives ‘Sounds of Australia’
John is thrilled with the announcement today that his iconic song, ‘True Blue’ has been inducted into the Sounds of Australia of the National Film and Sound Archives. What a ...
October 29, 2020
Watch the premiere of ‘Rip Rip Woodchip’ lyric video
We’ve been awaiting the release of the next new lyric video, this time of ‘Rip Rip Woodchip’. Be one of the first to watch it when it’s released at 9am ...
October 21, 2020
John announced in Bluesfest 2021 lineup
After the disappointments and challenges facing the music industry and many others across Australia, John is excited by the announcement today. He’s scheduled to perform on Monday 5th April. For ...
October 8, 2020
‘The Great Divide’ – Watch John’s new song
John’s new song sums up Australia today. He sings of his sadness at seeing this beautiful country divided by lines on a map, of families not being able to see ...
September 12, 2020
True Blue News August/September 2020
Gumleaf Notes August 2020How y’going folksWell, things continue with COVID and I really feel for our Victorians. What a difficult time for them. On a positive note, I hope, I’m so ...
August 15, 2020
Picture books, cruises and things to look forward to . . .
It’s been a tough year for so many, to put it mildly so we thought it was time to put some positive things in the mix. John has done a ...
April 4, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ‘OLD MAN EMU’ 4 JUNE 2020
“JW 50 – WINDING BACK 1970-2020” CONTAINS NEW TRACK “THOSE FIFTY YEARS”, SET FOR RELEASE MID 2020 PRE-ORDER NOW When John Williamson wandered into Richmond’s GTV9 studios in 1970 with ...
December 13, 2019
Gumleaf Notes December 2019
How y’going folks Merry Christmas! December again already. What to buy for the grandkids this year? I’m at Willoshed, still worrying about bushfires, especially at the cottage. I now ...