John Williamson

John Williamson, Australia's Bush Balladeer will be releasing his greatly anticipated first album in three years, this August.

The album will include the beautiful guitar playing and backing vocals of Warren H. Williams as well as a duet with John, 'Pmurra Knatcha (My Home in the Bush)'. Warren has been on the road touring with John for the past 5 years. Also included on HILLBILLY ROAD is a young, up-and-coming bush balladeer Amos Morris, winner of a Golden Guitar Award 2008 for 'Bush Ballad of the Year', who will be singing 'Movin Means Free' in a vocal collaboration with John and Warren.

Thirteen fresh tracks will be featured on HILLBILLY ROAD including 'Cydi' (pron. 'Sidey'), a ballad about a beautiful relationship between a father and daughter. John Williamson has been performing the song over the past three years in his live shows and finally, after many requests from his fans, has decided for it to be recorded on HILLBILLY ROAD.

John Williamson
Over 35 years in the industry, John has:
- released 38 albums, 10 videos, 4 DVD's and 3 impressive books of stories and lyrics;
- collected 23 Golden Guitars at the Australia Country Music Awards;
- February 2008, John Williamson's QUAMBATOOK, a musical journey of John's growing up in the Mallee, premiered at Panther's World of Entertainment, Penrith to sell-out crowds. The folk musical was written by Simon Heath and featured 21 of John's popular songs.
John is known for his dedication to Australian causes which are close to his heart, like the campaign he helped to launch in March 2003 to save the endangered Australian Bilby and his public plea for peace in the song "Keep Australia Beautiful". In January 2004, John was recognised by the Tamworth Songwriters Association with THE TEX MORTON AWARD, awarded to a person for outstanding contribution to the cause of country music. John became an ambassador for Steve Irwin's Wildlife Warriors Worldwide in 2006.
From his musical family beginnings in the Victorian Mallee, to defining the Australian character through song, John Williamson has achieved musical success and respect internationally and nationwide, writing over 350 songs and selling 3.5 million albums in Australia.