Country music star Max Jackson speaks of the ‘whole new buzz’ at this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival. More than 40-thousand people are expected to attend this festival in northeastern New South Wales.
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00:00Well, it is the center of the known universe here at Tamworth.
00:06Now, I'm joined here by someone you just mentioned there, Max Jackson, who has taken just a brief
00:10moment to get away from signing signatures, hugging fans, taking photos.
00:15Thank you so much for joining us.
00:16Another Tamworth Country Music Festival.
00:18What's it been like?
00:19Oh, my gosh.
00:20It's always good to be back in Tamworth.
00:21It's such a great way to kick off the year, and I just feel like there's a whole new buzz.
00:24You know, country music is trending everywhere, so I feel like there's all new people here,
00:27and it's very fun.
00:28Now, you are a regular here.
00:31The face of Tamworth Country Music Festival this year again.
00:35What is it like, you know, being a household name around Tamworth?
00:39You know, I've grown up coming to the Tamworth Country Music Festival as a fan, and so being
00:44on the other side of it now, I'm just incredibly grateful, but I think it's a festival like
00:47no other.
00:48There's music for every person, and, you know, for every artist, there's an opportunity,
00:52whether it be the very first time you pick up your guitar to maybe, you know, winning
00:55a golden guitar like I was lucky enough to do last year.
00:58Now, a former Star Maker winner, we've just crowned a new one.
01:01It must have been so exciting to see a new artist be bestowed with such an honour.
01:06You know, it was only a couple of years ago, the same thing happened to you.
01:09I have Star Maker to thank so much for everything that I'm doing, and, you know, I was so excited
01:13for Felicity and of course for Wade last year, and every new Star Maker winner.
01:17It's just a huge year ahead, and I just wish her all the best.
01:21So what's coming up for you?
01:22We're Day 6 of the 10 Day Festival.
01:24Hey, we've still got the long weekend to come, so there's still plenty of fun to happen.
01:27What's on the agenda for you?
01:29So I've just played here in Fan Zone down in Field Street, and there's so many people
01:32around, and tomorrow I've got my headline show at the Long Yard at 2 o'clock, so really
01:36excited for that.
01:37And at the end of it all, I'm actually co-hosting the Golden Guitars, so going to be very busy
01:41for the rest of the time.
01:42And we all know that it's been on the tip of everyone's lips, the Golden Guitars.
01:45We're going to have a very, very special guest there, Keith Urban.
01:48How excited are you?
01:49Oh, I cannot believe that Keith is coming.
01:51You know, whenever I've gone overseas, just because I'm from Australia, people go,
01:54oh, so you know Keith?
01:55And I'm like, no, I haven't met him yet.
01:57So hopefully we'll get to meet him while he's here.
01:59We've got all that and plenty more happening here at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
02:02Max, thank you so much.
02:03I'm sure we'll hear plenty more from you.
02:04Back to you.