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Hi Everyone,
The closing track on Saturday Night Country is called "A Year or Three'" from Aussie band Simply Bushed. We have a new Saturday Night Country compilation coming out in January (2012) and have included it there.
Wishing you all a very happy Xmas!
Felicity.

Hi Luke...glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately we don’t have the rights to allow copies of the concert, but we don't have any plans to remove the videos from the website, so they'll still be available for you to check out. It was indeed a great show!

Hi Deb,

You've raised some good points. There's certainly a lot of great Australian country talent missing from the list including Lee Kernaghan. Good to see the Neil Murray penned 'Island Home' get a mention though. Perhaps a few less tracks from some of the artists could have created space for the great Slim Dusty and others. But isn't that the same problem with all mixtapes? Once you've made it, you find that one song (or several!) that should have been included! I wonder if the PM staffer who compiled the list included a detailed note on the choices? Perhaps they should have got some tips from the mixtape master and author Nick Hornby, who wrote a whole book about mixtapes!

Glad you enjoyed the interview. It's great to see Troy back in the country and flying the flag for Aussie country music in the States! We can't wait to hear how his new Nashville songs come along.

Thanks for requesting the CMA Awards. Unfortunately due to rights issues, the ABC cannot broadcast the awards. They are being broadcast on the Country Music Channel - http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/cmc/showpage.aspx?id=211

Hi Jim,

The Slim Dusty Centre Project (which I think is what the 'paver program' is part of) actually isn't an ABC initiative - your best bet would be to get in touch with the Slim Dusty Centre itself. You can find them here - http://www.slimdustycentre.com.au/contact.htm
But by all accounts things are progressing and the walls of the bulding are now up. Read about it here - http://www.slimdustycentre.com.au/latestnewsmarquee.htm

Cheers!
the ABC Country team

Lee Kernaghan isn't on this years line-up. Performer details and ticket prices are up on the Urban Country Music Festival website, here : http://www.urbancountry.com.au/event.aspx?id=289

To find out about pensioner rates, your best bet is to get in touch with the organisers of the Urban Country Music Festival.

All the contact details are up on the festival website - http://www.urbancountry.com.au/general.aspx?ekfrm=81

Good luck!

Glad you enjoyed the songs soulbeard. Unfortunately we're not able to offer the performance as a download due to the copyright issues involved.

Thanks for the comments. Glad you like this feature.

Glad you like Taylor - let us know how the show goes!