The ARIA Hall of Fame Has A New Star!

It has been announced that John will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on October 27th this year. How special is that! From all of us at Fair dinkum Road Co we congratulate you, Johnno. No-one deserves it more. On his impending induction,…

Ooraminna Magic

We promised to share the Ooraminna experience with you, so here is the full report of a truly wondrous night. On Sunday 5th September, sixty people had the night of their lives at Ooraminna homestead, on Deep Well station, half an hour…

Road Report (No.8)

What a month it's been! From Fiji to the Variety Bash, a slight detour to Gympie, back to Sydney to wash the dust off then to Alice Springs. At the beginning of August, John and Meg left the chilly winter weather for Hideaway Resort on…

Road Report (No.7)

Another highlight to John's 40 Year celebration was the presentation in July of a Life Education GOLD HAROLD AWARD. John attended the ceremony in Sydney with Meg completely unaware he was a recipient of the award. The shock presentation again…

Road Report (No.6)

The 40th year has been such a busy one that there's hardly been time for road reports as such, but hopefully you've been catching the website updates which cover the major happenings for John. July saw John and the crew head for South Australia…

What a week of celebrations!

The crew in the office gave John a surprise 40th Birthday get together before he headed off to South Australia for four great shows. First stop was a catch up with legendary Australian Chef, author and TV presenter Maggie Beer at her Barossa…

The Emu’s 40th Birthday!

Well this is it . . . the actual week John celebrates 40 Years! This Friday, the 4th June, is 40 Years since the release of John's first single 'Old Man Emu'. John will be touring in South Australia, so The Barossa, Port Pirie, Renmark and Mount…

Latest from the Road!

John has just returned from playing in Caboolture at the Urban Country Music Festival where the audience was in fine form. The show featured a few of his mates including Kasey (above left), Beccy and Troy, all of whom sing on John's TRIBUTE…

A Top Week in Toowoomba!

John was in Toowoomba for most of the past week appearing for three nights at the 150th anniversary Heritage Toowoomba Royal Show. Titled 'John Williamson's Great Australian Muster', the show involved about 400 people in the community including…

Col Watson – Back On The Road

Col Watson, a legend amongst guitarists, had his first gig with country music when he was hired by Slim Dusty in the early 1970s. After fifteen years off the road, Col agreed to tour again with John on the '40 Years True Blue' Tour. Col is seen…