Rural Aid’s Buy a Bale program begins delivering hay from the proceeds from the Hay Mate Concert for the Farmers in Tamworth on December 11.

The Hay mate concert was a massive undertaking and featured John Farnham, Guy Sebastian, Daryl Braithwaite, The Veronicas, Andrew Farriss, Jon Stevens, Tim Wheatley, Adam Harvey, Aleyce Simmonds and Nat Conway, all of whom donated their services to raise funds for the farmers during this time of drought.

The Hay Mate concert was supported by the Nine Network who broadcast the event live across Australia raising over $2.8 million dollars. The Today show will also bring the massive hay giveaway to viewers on the day showing Australians their donations being delivered in one of the biggest hay drops in 2018.

The Hay Mate Concert organiser and promoter Glenn Wheatley will present CEO of Rural Aid Charles Alder the cheque from the concert fundraising effort in Tamworth as 255 farmers come to town to collect over 2000 bales of hay to keep their animals alive as the summer bears down. According to Glenn, “This hay drop, and others across NSW, will see the proceeds from Hay Mate delivering support when our farmers need it the most. This is a massive effort on the back of amazing donations from the Australian public.”

The Tamworth region drop will bring $800,000 in hay to the region. Hay Mate will also be providing gift cards and dog food to the families. Total value of this drop will be in excess of $1,000,000.

Further drops of hay are planned for the Milparinka/Tibooburra/Camerons Corner region (far North West NSW). More than $300,000 of hay and transport has started being delivered.

Deliveries have also started in the Peak Hill/Tomingley/Tullamore region (South West of Dubbo). More than $250,000 of hay and transport. started on the weekend and will continue for the next week.

Other regions to receive hay include Brewarrina, Coonamble and Narrabri.

As the long-term weather predictions talk of a very hot summer, the funds raised from Hay Mate is making sure as much assistance is delivered before Christmas with up to 1500 tonnes of hay being distributed each week across NSW, Qld and SA.

These hay drops, hamper giveaways and fuel cards will help make the Christmas period more bearable for our Aussie farmers. Many have struggled to afford the basics and this generosity will help many families and their towns get through.

“We’ve been able to buy large amounts of hay from South Australia and deliver to hundreds of farmers.”
Charles Alder said.

“Drought is decimating communities across Australia, but with programs like Buy a Bale, and more fundraisers like the Hay Mate Tamworth concert, we can all help these communities to make it out the other side,”

Glenn Wheatley added,’ Thank you to all who supported Hay Mate. Qantas, Toyota, Woolworth, Nine, News Corp and all the generous people from across Australia who donated, we are going to make a difference for the Farmers commencing now.

Listen to ‘When Willie’s Gone’ at: http://bit.ly/AHWhenWilliesGone
Watch the Music Video at: http://bit.ly/AHWhenWilliesGoneVIDEO

Australian Country music star Adam Harvey today officially releases the latest single and music video ‘When Willie’s Gone’ from this latest album, THE NASHVILLE TAPES. Following its release in late July, THE NASHVILLE TAPES debuted at #9 on the ARIA album chart and #1 on the ARIA Country album chart.

‘When Willie’s Gone’ is the albums second single.

“I was in my bar one night and I was playing some Willie Nelson records and I thought, what happens when Willie finally passes away? He’s the last of the living outlaws… and then I thought… who’s going to smoke all the weed when Willie’s gone?!” 

The new music video for ‘When Willie’s Gone’ was produced and directed by seven-time Golden Guitar winners, The Filmery.

Multiple Aria Award nominee and 8 time Golden Guitar winner Adam Harvey is one of Australia’s most popular and enduring country stars with a career spanning over two decades. Encapsulating over half a million sales, Gold and Platinum albums, this release follows the success of his most recent albums HARVEY’S BACKYARD BAR, THE GREAT COUNTRY SONGBOOK VOLUME II and FAMILY LIFE.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Adam jetted off to the bright lights of the immortal Music City to record masterful 10th studio album THE NASHVILLE TAPES with producer Nash Chambers, armed with a brace of new songs couched in the classic country sounds that most capture his imagination.

This Saturday, Adam will join John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite, Guy Sebastian, The Veronicas and more at Scully Park in Tamworth for Hay Mate – A Concert for the Farmers in support of Rural Aid’s Buy a Bale program. He then resumes THE NASHVILLE TAPES TOUR with special Guest Judah Kelly in November.

ADAM HARVEY – THE NASHVILLE TAPES – TOUR DATES

Saturday 3rd November – Murgon Music Muster, Murgon QLD
Friday 9th November – Toowoomba City Golf Club, Toowoomba QLD
Saturday 10th November – Kedron Wavell Services Club, Brisbane QLD
Sunday 11th November – Dag Pub & Motel – D’Aguilar QLD
Friday 16th November – Halekulani Bowling Club, Budgewoi NSW
Saturday 17th November – Lizottes, Newcastle NSW
Thursday 22^nd November – Charles Hotel, North Perth WA
Friday 23^rd November, Wintersun Hotel, Bluff Point WA
Saturday 24^th November, Chequers Hotel, Bullsbrooks WA
Sunday 25^th November, Quindanning Hotel, Quindanning WA
Saturday 19^th January, West Tamworth League Club, Tamworth NSW
Friday 25^th January, West Tamworth League Club, Tamworth NSW
Friday 8^th February, Club Mulwala, Mulwala NSW
Saturday 9^th February, Commercial Club, Albury NSW
Friday 16^th February, Noojee Hotel, Noojee VIC
Saturday 17^th February, Lake Charlegrark Country Music Marathon, Minimay VIC
Friday 1^st March, Club Sapphire, Merimbila NSW
Saturday 2^nd March, Moruya Golf Club, Moruya NSW
Sunday 3^rd March, The Oaks Hotel, Albion Park Rail NSW
Thursday 14^th March, Club Forster, Forster NSW
Friday 15^th March, Inverell RSM Club, Inverell NSW
Saturday 16^th March, Casino RSM Club, Casino NSW
Sunday 17^th March, Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff NSW
Saturday 18^th May, Music In The Mulga, Elo QLD
Saturday 29^th June, Carnarvon Civic Centre, Carnarvon WA

For Ticket details and links, go to:  http://adamharvey.com.au/tour/

For further information please contact your Sony Music Entertainment representative.

RAIN DANCE!

Let the Rain come on down…

The Nulkaba Preschool Children have also joined the Coonamble Rain Dance for the Farmers! Check out our video…..everyone had fun!

Cessnock Multipurpose Children’s Centre has been Caring for and Educating Children since 1963…

Hey gang we are having a big charity concert this Friday night for the Variety Bash at Central Coast Leagues Club.
Myself, Luke O’Shea and a bunch of country acts are performing. For tickets call Les on: 0410621787
Then on Sat night it’s off to the West Tamworth Leagues Club with my mate Ashleigh Dallas for the Give Me 5 For Kids fundraiser. For tickets check out:

http://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sa…/servlets/MobileTicketRequest…

I hope you can come along to one of these shows and support a good cause.

I’m looking forward to heading up the beautiful Nth NSW coast with my good mates Luke O’Shea and theSunny Cowgirls. We would love you to come along to the show!

I’m looking forward to heading up to QLD with Luke O’Shea and the Sunny Cowgirls in a few weeks. I’d love you to come along to one of the shows. Tickets are available here.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Opera House show last night. I really appreciate your support and only hope you had as much fun as I did.

Hey gang if you want to come on a holiday with the Harvey’s… Check this out….

The boys soundchecking in Mt Gambier last night. What a great show.

There’s still a few more shows to come! Have you got your tickets yet?

Well…I’ve booked all our flights… and Luke O’Shea the Sunny Cowgirls and myself are looking forward to coming to S.A. I would love you to come along to a show

Is mum a country music fan. Check out this Mother’s Day special.
http://adamharveystore.com.au/

Really looking forward to coming back to SA. I’ve got the Sunny Cowgirls and Luke O’Shea on the tour and we would love to see you at a show!

I was really amazed at the response when I asked, via my facebook page, for some photo’s of your kids and grandkids to include in the video for my new single “Kids”.
Thank you so much for all the great photos. We have tried to squeeze as many as possible into this video. Check it out on my Facebook page.
I hope you enjoy it… Adam   

Hey gang were making a video for my my new single ‘Kids’
The video will be a montage of a whole lot of pictures of kids. I thought it would be fun to get you to post pics of your kids/grandkids to be included in the video.
Please only send them if you are happy for your pics to be included in the video! (We may not be able to include every pic but we’ll do our best)
The deadline is this Sunday night…

Head to the Adam Harvey Facebook Page by clicking here and post your photo in the comments!

We had a great time at CMC Rocks QLD in Ipswich. What a great crowd.

I’m looking forward to heading up the NSW North Coast with Luke O’Shea next month. If you live up that way I’d love you to come along to the show! 

Grab your tickets by clicking here.

What a great honour to unveil the Reg Lindsay statue today alongside Chad Morgan in Cessnock.

Hey Gang my next stop is CMC Rocks QLD…looking forward to playing there on the Sunday arvo along with John Williamson, Adam Brand & Big & Rich. You can get your tickets here….http://smarturl.it/CMCRocksTickets

Thanks so much to everyone who came to the show at Shoalhaven Ent Centre last night. I’m heading back to Hexam this Saturday to make up for my show there in October when I lost my voice. As I said on the night…just bring your old ticket to gain free entry into the show this weekend.

Beccy Cole and I leaving the stage in Perth after our last gig with Kenny Rogers. What a great tour, and Kenny is not only a country music legend, but a really nice bloke.

Hey gang we are heading south for a few shows with the Sunny Cowgirls and Luke O’Shea… I’d love you to come along and check out the new show

Hey gang, we are heading south for a few shows with the Sunny Cowgirls and Luke O’Shea… I’d love you to come along and check out the new show!

Grab your tickets below:

February 19 – Club Sapphire, Merimbula
February 20 – Southern Cross Club, Canberra
February 21 – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra

Hey gang! I’m really excited to be nominated in the CMC Awards. If you have a few minutes spare and feel like doing me a favour, I’d love you to go to the CMC website and vote.

I am nominated for:
– Male Oz Artist of the Year
– Oz Artist of the Year
– Australian Video of the Year

Head over to the CMC Awards website here to vote – http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/music-awards/

Artist Network Australia and Graham Thompson Management are proud to announce Adam Harvey in concert at the The Sydney Opera House Playhouse on Friday May 15^th. 

With a career spanning almost twenty years, half a million album sales, gold and platinum albums and eight Golden Guitar Awards, Adam Harvey is one of Australia’s most popular & enduring recording artists. His new album ‘Family Life’ follows the outstanding success of ‘The Great Country Songbook’, his platinum selling album with Troy Cassar-Daley. Family Life has to date spawned two #1 hits: ‘She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful’ and the title track.

This is a return visit to The Sydney Opera House for Adam where he and Troy performed in 2014. Adam’s special guest at The Playhouse is Luke O’Shea.

Triple Golden Guitar winner and two time Independent Country Music Artist of the Year Luke O’Shea is revered for his powerful storytelling and enthralling live performances. He draws inspiration from the unique and everyday characters he meets. In 2014 Luke’s tribute to Joy McKean ‘Lady Of The land’ won him two Golden Guitar Awards: APRA Song of the Year and Heritage Track of the Year.

“Performing at the Sydney Opera House in 2014 was a career highlight for me” said Adam, ”And I can’t wait to come back in 2015".

Grab your tickets for Adam Harvey’s Opera House show here.

If you’re heading to Tamworth for the 2015 country music festival, don’t forget to check out one of Adam’s shows. He will be performing two concerts at Wests Leagues Club. Saturday 17th January at 8:30pm, and Friday 23rd January 5pm. Tickets are on sale now!

At a reception at Sydney’s Museum Of Contemporary Art this morning,  Adam Harvey was announced as a finalist in five categories of the 2015 CMAA Country Music Awards Of Australia.

Adam received the following nominations:
 – Album Of The Year – Family Life
 – Male Artist Of The Year – Family Life
 – Single Of The Year – She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful
 – APRA Song Of The Year – Family Life
 – Sanity Top Selling Australian Album Of The Year – Family Life

Adam’s deep soulful voice is one of the great voices of Australian country music and FAMILY LIFE is his most personal and enthralling album to date.

“This Album really came very naturally to me and was a lot of fun because I’m writing songs and singing about the things that I love the most…family!” said Adam.

“To be acknowledged by the judging panel for these prestigious awards is a great honour for me, my family and the great team around me.”

Adam’s Golden Guitars tally to date is eight, including three for Album Of The Year and three for Male Artist Of The Year.

His new single ‘Family Life’ is at radio now and the Family Life Tour, with special guests The Sunny Cowgirls is touring nationally from throughout 2015.

January 17 – West Tamworth Leagues Club – Tamworth
January 23 – West Tamworth Leagues Club – Tamworth
January 26 – Morreau Reserve Australia Day Celebrations – Rooty Hill
January 28 – Newcastle Entertainment Centre (With Kenny Rogers) – Newcastle
January 30 – Palais Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Melbourne
February 1 – Launceston Country Club (With Kenny Rogers) – Launceston
February 3 – Jupiters Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Gold Coast
February 4 – Jupiters Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Gold Coast
February 6 – Townsville Entertainment Centre (With Kenny Rogers) – Townsville
February 8 – Perth City Muster (With Kenny Rogers) – Sandalford
February 19 – Club Sapphire – Merimbula
February 20 – Southern Cross Club – Canberra
February 21 – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre  – Nowra
February 28 – Hexham Bowling Club – Newcastle
March 15 – CMC Rocks Queensland – Brisbane
May 6 – Chaffey Theatre, Renmark – Adelaide
May 7 – Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre – Mt Gambier
May 8 – Barrossa Arts & Convention Centre – Tanunda
May 9 – Northern Festival Centre – Port Pirie
May 30 – Mullewa Rodeo – Perth
June 18 – Brolga Theatre –  Maryborough
June 19 – Pilbeam Theatre – Rockhampton
June 20 – Mackay Entertainment Centre  – Mackay
July 2 – 22 – Scandinavian Music Cruise
July 22 – Albany Entertainment Centre – Albany
July 23 – Bunbury Entertainment Centre – Bunbury
July 24 – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre – Mandurah
July 25 – Astor Theatre – Perth
October 9 – 17 – Cruisin’ Country
October 22 – Ipswich Civic Centre – Ipswich
October 23 – Kedron Wavell Services Club – Brisbane
October 24 – Nambour Civic Centre – Nambour
October 25 – Toowoomba City Golf Club – Toowoomba

Adam’s year starts with two shows at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January before he joins Kenny Rogers for select dates on the ‘Through The Years’ tour , Kenny’s last ever tour of Australia. Adam also plays venues in NSW, QLD, SA, WA with special guests The Sunny Cowgirls. Other highlights include CMC Rocks QLD in March and Crusin Country #5 in October.

More dates to be announced soon!

January 17 – West Tamworth Leagues Club – Tamworth
January 23 – West Tamworth Leagues Club – Tamworth
January 26 – Morreau Reserve Australia Day Celebrations – Rooty Hill
January 28 – Newcastle Entertainment Centre (With Kenny Rogers) – Newcastle
January 30 – Palais Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Melbourne
February 1 – Launceston Country Club (With Kenny Rogers) – Launceston
February 3 – Jupiters Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Gold Coast
February 4 – Jupiters Theatre (With Kenny Rogers) – Gold Coast
February 6 – Townsville Entertainment Centre (With Kenny Rogers) – Townsville
February 8 – Perth City Muster (With Kenny Rogers) – Sandalford
February 19 – Club Sapphire – Merimbula
February 20 – Southern Cross Club – Canberra
February 21 – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre  – Nowra
February 28 – Hexham Bowling Club – Newcastle
March 15 – CMC Rocks Queensland – Brisbane
May 6 – Chaffey Theatre, Renmark – Adelaide
May 7 – Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre – Mt Gambier
May 8 – Barrossa Arts & Convention Centre – Tanunda
May 9 – Northern Festival Centre – Port Pirie
May 30 – Mullewa Rodeo – Perth
June 18 – Brolga Theatre –  Maryborough
June 19 – Pilbeam Theatre – Rockhampton
June 20 – Mackay Entertainment Centre  – Mackay
July 2 – 22 – Scandinavian Music Cruise
July 22 – Albany Entertainment Centre – Albany
July 23 – Bunbury Entertainment Centre – Bunbury
July 24 – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre – Mandurah
July 25 – Astor Theatre – Perth
October 9 – 17 – Cruisin’ Country
October 22 – Ipswich Civic Centre – Ipswich
October 23 – Kedron Wavell Services Club – Brisbane
October 24 – Nambour Civic Centre – Nambour
October 25 – Toowoomba City Golf Club – Toowoomba

Hey gang if you want to come on the holiday of a lifetime with myself and the rest of the Harvey clan, here is your chance.

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