50th Anniversary Exhibition
The Bushwackers
The music that made us, the story that shaped us
Explore the decades
1971 – 1981
THE EARLY YEARS
With an unquestionable belief that music was a ‘weapon’ for social and intellectual change, The Bushwackers Band were determined to bring their style of music to a mass audience.
1981 – 1991
THE WORLD STAGE
On the back of a European folk revival, a major record label signed the band and they went ‘electric, while a surge of bush dancing that sweep the nation.
1991 – 2001
THE REVIVAL YEARS
A breakup and reunion found the band with a new place to call home at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and marked a decade of touring and performance innovation.
2001 – 2011
SONGWRITING & RECORDING YEARS
New original Australian songs dominated the decade finishing it with a Golden Guitar win, and an introduction to ‘Nashville music city for the first time.
2011 – 2021
LEGACY & RECOGNITION
After four decades of music shared around the world, the band releases I am Australian. Co-written by Dobe Newton in 1987 and never before recorded by the band, the anthem solidifies the band’s repertoire with fans. In 2020 The Bushwackers were inducted into the CMAA Tamworth Country Music Hall of Fame.
DISCOVER THE MUSIC AND STORIES
Search the decades!
Things to discover
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Band members in the 1980’s
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The lost attic tapes
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Tell me the full story!
In the spirit of reconciliation The Bushwackers acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.