Author Lachlan Bryan

How quickly time flies! It’s hard to believe it, but the Peninsula’s much-loved Between the Bays will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on February 28. The festival, which takes place at the picturesque...

This month, I’m not just going to encourage you to be country proud – I’m going to present a case to help you win over all those country-haters out there. Using YouTube as a weapon, help me to show the...

McAlister Kemp have a reputation as Australia’s foremost country-rocking party band, but there’s a certain depth to their music that defies expectations. It could well be that this aspect of MK’s...

Here in Victoria, in recent years at least, many efforts have been made to preserve the sanctity of live music. I’m sure we all remember the SLAM rally a few years back, where thousands marched on the...

When Adam Brand won TV’s Dancing with The Stars back in 2009 he was already an established mainstay of the Australian Country Music scene. The intense spotlight that surrounded his victory and turbulent...

Let’s face it, a lot of folks out there claim they “can’t stand country music”. It’s a shame of course, and passionate supporters of the genre (like me, for instance) might be inclined to think those...

Southern Rock is a brand of country that doesn’t get a lot of attention these days, but for the average Australian weekend-drinker, it’s surely one of the most familiar sounds. Just think how many times...

For two years now I’ve been writing this column, and each month I’m forced to think about exactly which type of country music I’m going to focus upon this time round. I’m always spoiled for choice....

With the worldwide success of Keith Urban as inspiration, it’s somewhat surprising that so few male, mainstream country artists in Australia have emerged in recent years. That could be all about to change,...

Normally I have the luxury of devoting at least part of my monthly Pearl column to answering the big questions in country music, musing on the work of the great masters or peppering my paragraphs with...