Edited by Philip Hayward and G

This volume complements the first volume in this series by providing case studies of the local development of country music in Australia. Individual chapters provide analyses of the early years of Australian country music, the emergence of distinctive Australian performers such as Audrey Auld, Chad Morgan, Sara Storer and John Williamson; the square dancing craze of the 1950s and the localisation of US country songs on Lord Howe Island.