As the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival rolls around, we are turning the clock back as part of our Newscaf Across Australia online collection.

The highlight of the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2014 was the unveiling of life-size bronze statues honouring husband and wife duo Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.

This is the first verse of the original 1957 recording of ‘A Pub With No Beer’ sung by Slim Dusty. The song was composed by Gordon Parsons, with lyrics inspired by Dan Sheahan’s poem.

‘Old Time Christmas’ is a traditional bush ballad chronicling an Australian Christmas from a bygone era.