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.

Indigenous Connections curator Brenda Gifford reports from the 2015 Tamworth Country Music Festival.