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Ally Row photographed for their single Adeline, with the song title and Country Campfire logo.
Country Music

Ally Row Put Heartbreak on the Run with ‘Adeline’

by Alex Bender September 19, 2026
by Alex Bender September 19, 2026

Ally Row turn lovesickness into a bright folk-rock rush on “Adeline”, blending dreamy banjo, strong vocals and honest heartbreak.

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A lone traveller walking a red dirt road into the Australian Outback at dawn, inspired by Possession by Pat Donovan-Guenot.
Bush Poetry

Possession

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 19, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 19, 2026

Red dust, aching bones and the call of the Outback shape this reflective poem about belonging, freedom and the need to return.

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Australian History & Heritage

Leichhardt in the Brisbane Valley

by Country Campfire Editorial September 18, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 18, 2026

Tony Hammill follows Ludwig Leichhardt’s months in the Brisbane Valley, from Durundur Station to the Bunya Mountains and beyond.

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FRECKO beside the Junee single artwork for their 2026 release
Country Music

FRECKO’s ‘Junee’ Carries a Survivor’s Journey Home

by Alex Bender September 18, 2026
by Alex Bender September 18, 2026

FRECKO turn a naval survivor’s journey home into “Junee”, a haunting Australian story carried by fiddle, pedal steel and two generations.

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Studio8 duo Luke Johnson and Michelle Morgan beside a sunset highway and bus for Greyhound Bus to Memphis
Country Music

Studio8 Turn a Bus Ride Into ‘Greyhound Bus to Memphis’

by Alex Bender September 17, 2026
by Alex Bender September 17, 2026

Studio8 turn a 2024 bus trip from Nashville to Memphis into a rolling country road song, out 21 September.

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A child watches the Apollo moon landing on television beside a guitar and country stage, reflecting Geoff Bagman’s humorous bush poem Why Am I Even Here?
Bush Poetry

Why Am I Even Here? (Thanks Milton Bradley)

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 17, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 17, 2026

Geoff Bagman takes us from childhood dreams of space and the spell of Woodstock to a life of music, before delivering the very cheeky answer to why he is here.

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Sandy Louise in the Silver Dollar Saloon artwork for her new single Hell or High Water
Country Music

Sandy Louise Turns a Movie Challenge Into ‘Hell or High Water’

by Alex Bender September 16, 2026
by Alex Bender September 16, 2026

A late-night movie search sparked Sandy Louise’s gritty new single Hell or High Water, produced by Bill Chambers and out 25 September.

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Rain-filled creek winding through an Australian outback landscape with emus, galahs and wildflowers for My Home Australia
Bush Poetry

My Home Australia

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 16, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 16, 2026

From drought and dusty farms to rain-filled waterways and wildflowers, David J Delaney celebrates the landscapes, wildlife and resilience of Australia.

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A cattle road train remains one metre inside a gateway at night, with fencing continuing from both posts and the full-size stock gate folded completely open along the right fence.
Bush Poetry

Wasn’t Scared, Just in a Hurry

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 15, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 15, 2026

A lonely gate, a pitch-black Top End night and fifty-three metres that feel much farther than they should. Scott Farquhar finds the funny side of a tough truckie’s very quick retreat.

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Golden dawn over an Australian bush billabong with gum trees and a frog, inspired by The Bush by Pat Donovan-Guenot
Bush Poetry

The Bush

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 14, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 14, 2026

A reflective poem about loving the Australian bush from afar, imagining its sounds, wildlife and quiet stillness with warmth and wonder.

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Sunset over the Fitzroy River at Myroodah Crossing in Western Australia
Camping & Campfires

Myroodah Crossing: Riverside Camping on the Fitzroy River, WA

by The Campground Project September 14, 2026
by The Campground Project September 14, 2026

Myroodah Crossing is a free riverside bush camp on the Fitzroy River in WA, with paperbark shade, fishing, a concrete causeway and unsealed-road access.

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A comical old station hand lounging by sheep yards at sunset for Middleton's Layabout by James Cayce
Bush Poetry

Middleton’s Layabout

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 13, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 13, 2026

A sharp, humorous portrait of a station loafer whose thirst, opinions and talent for avoiding work follow him everywhere.

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Campfire Roundup for 30 August to 13 September 2026 around an Australian bush campfire
Campfire Roundup

Campfire Roundup — September 13: Poetry, Podcasts, Music & a Flood-Riding Hero

by Alex Bender September 13, 2026
by Alex Bender September 13, 2026

Two huge weeks around the campfire: ten new poems, three podcast episodes, five country music releases, a new Legend and Billy Mateer’s flood ride.

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Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers featured for their bluegrass single The World Keeps Turning
Country Music

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers Find Light in ‘The World Keeps Turning’

by Alex Bender September 11, 2026
by Alex Bender September 11, 2026

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers turn a difficult morning into something joyful on their new bluegrass single, The World Keeps Turning.

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A box of wine and a plastic cup on a rustic kitchen table, inspired by Geoff Bagman’s poem Box Of Wine.
Bush Poetry

Box Of Wine.

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 10, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 10, 2026

Geoff Bagman takes us from a forgotten box of goon at the back of the fridge to the hopeful question of whether it has improved with age.

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Historical illustration of Billy Mateer riding through Queensland floodwater during the 1893 flood
Australian History & Heritage

Billy Mateer: The Man Who Raced the Flood

by Country Campfire Editorial September 10, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 10, 2026

In 1893, stockman Billy Mateer rode through flooded Queensland country to carry a warning towards Brisbane — a remarkable ride nearly lost to history.

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Aboriginal Australian trackers and soldiers crossing the South African veld in Fifty Aborigines by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

Fifty Aborigines

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 8, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 8, 2026

A solemn bush poem about Aboriginal Australian trackers sent to the Boer War, the service they gave and the injustice that kept them from returning home.

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Faith Williams seated against a timber wall beside the words Home Truths and the Country Campfire logo
Country Music

Faith Williams Tells Her Side of the Story on ‘Home Truths’

by Alex Bender September 7, 2026
by Alex Bender September 7, 2026

Faith Williams stands her ground on “Home Truths”, a sharp-edged alt-country single from her forthcoming debut album.

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A spirited older woman holding an umbrella on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, with three chastened larrikins behind her, inspired by Ruffer’s Guts.
Bush Poetry

Ruffer’s Guts

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 7, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 7, 2026

Three swaggering larrikins go looking for trouble on Fitzroy Street — and discover one St Kilda granny is more than a match for them.

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A vintage bicycle beside a memorial statue on a wet Oslo street, illustrating Narelle Stoll’s poem Number 24.
Bush Poetry

Number 24

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 6, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 6, 2026

Narelle Stoll’s bush poem “Number 24” honours Norwegian resistance hero Gunnar Sønsteby and the sacrifices made for freedom.

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