Gumleaf

Gumleaf notes How y'going folks Time is going so quickly. I didn’t realise how long it’s been since I wrote. The Golden Guitar at the Australian Country Music Awards in Tamworth in January for ‘Please Don’t Forget Me’, off my…
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How y’going folks Another year is nearly over and I can’t believe the shows are going better than ever; apart from an occasional senior moment on stage. I guess too many of them will signal retirement from showbiz, but I’ve got to keep…
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Gumleaf

How y’going folks At last (in between interviews and media for the new album) I’m currently working out exactly how many songs I have written. It’s not simple as there are songs hidden on compilations that aren’t on the major CDs, as…
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Butcherbird

  John will release his twentieth studio album, Butcherbird, on August 24. This will be his first original album since the release of Honest People in 2014. With eleven new songs, Butcherbird sees John reflecting on life, love and…
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Gumleaf

How y’going folks We’re back in Sydney after flying and driving to my old Mallee district in Victoria. We caught up with cousins from Quambatook in Kerang, where I was honoured with the job of carrying the Commonwealth Games baton at…
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How y’going folks I’m delighted that we have just put the Willoshed concerts on sale for Saturday June 9th and Sunday 10th 2018. I know it will sell quickly, as every year more people say they are coming back and bringing friends.…
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Crossroads

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Quambatook

I’m so proud of my dear little birth town of Quambatook. As a small rural community that’s been struggling for survival, they recently came up with a brilliant idea. After some trial and error of what works, they are screening Australian…
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Gumleaf

How y’going folks I can’t believe that I haven’t written since April! So much has happened since then. The Willoshed concerts were a great success again, despite the rain, particularly on the second day. A number of people commented,…
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Conservation

On the 8th April2017 John re-affirmed his ongoing support to West Australian malleefowl conservation with the announcement of his patronage to theYongergnowMalleefowl Centre at their ten-year celebration in Ongerup, in the Gnowangerup Shire,…
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How y’going folks Having just returned from a week in Fiji at the beautiful Tokoriki Resort, to celebrate our wedding anniversary, Meg and I are refreshed and ready to get back into it. What a relaxing time we had there! The magnificent…
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How y’going folks Wow! Another Christmas already! It’s been a busy year again. It doesn't seem to be slowing down when I thought it would by now (the career, I mean). It keeps my enthusiastic wife, Meg, who takes care of so many things…
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