Campfire Roundup is our weekly look at everything new around Country Campfire—Australian stories, bush poetry, country music, campground yarns and the voices keeping it all alive.
G’day Campfire Nation,
This week, Tony Hammill takes us into the world of J.F. Archibald, while the Footloose Drifters bring a recipe from the road. There’s fresh poetry, country music and two more voices on the Bush Poetry Podcast.
We added six written poems, three new music features, one Country Campfire Legend, a history feature and our first Campfire Cooking recipe, plus two podcast recitals with YouTube videos.
Did You Know?
Every poem published on Country Campfire can be found in our Australian Bush Poetry A–Z, with titles arranged alphabetically.
It’s an ever-growing collection of poems from the remarkable poets and Legends sharing their words around the campfire. Pick a letter, revisit a favourite or discover someone new.
This week around Country Campfire
J.F. Archibald
Tony Hammill leads this week’s Roundup with a new history feature on J.F. Archibald, the influential publisher whose name still echoes through Australian art and letters.
Keeping The Verse Alive
Six more poems joined the collection this week, from Peter Pentland, Vaughan Baker, Scott Farquhar, Bob Pacey, Tony Hammill and James Cayce.
Campfire Cooking
The Footloose Drifters bring us the first recipe in Campfire Cooking: a Thai beef salad made for good eating on the road.
New Country Campfire Legends
Vaughan Baker has joined the Legends, with a dedicated home for his work that can grow as he shares more around the campfire.
Country Music
Three music features this week take us from ’90s heartbreak to a wedding-day singalong and a debut single twelve years in the making.
Latest from the Bush Poetry Podcast
Scott Farquhar and Ben Eggleton shared new recitals this week. Listen below, or follow the YouTube link beneath each episode.
Watch “Wasn’t Scared, Just in a Hurry” by Scott Farquhar on YouTube
Watch “Ghost Moon Shadows” by Ben Eggleton on YouTube
Catch up around the campfire
Missed last Sunday’s edition? Catch up on Leichhardt, six poems, Myroodah Crossing, new Legends, music and three podcast recitals.
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This Week’s Question Around the Campfire
What’s the most memorable pub you’ve visited that wasn’t your local — and what made it stick with you?
Was it the people, the place, the food, or something that happened while you were there?
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