Multiple Golden Guitar winner Adam Harvey returns to the venue he shared last year with Troy Cassar-Daley to showcase their platinum-selling album, The Great Country Songbook.

This time Harvey will feature his new album, Family Life, and favourites from his back catalogue.

And the great news is, Adam’s special guest is Golden Guitar grabber extraordinaire Luke O’Shea. How’s that for a cool combination?

Hosted by Artist Network Australia and Graham Thompson Management, the event happens at the Sydney Opera Playhouse on Friday, May 15, so you don’t have long to sit on your hands and think about it.

Tickets are sure to be snapped up for this very special event featuring two of the leading artists in Australian country music today.

Harvey has built up a solid and loyal following over the past 20 years. Along the way he’s notched up half a million album sales, gold- and platinum-selling albums and a handy eight Golden Guitar awards.

His latest album, Family Life, has so far spawned two #1 hits – She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful and the title track.

“Performing at the Sydney Opera House in 2014 was a career highlight for me,” Adam said.

“I can’t wait to get back this year. And to have Luke as my special guest at such an exciting time in his career makes it all the more special.” 

Tickets are available at sydneyoperahouse.com, Ticketek and the Sydney Opera House box office, phone 9250 7777.

I’VE been absolutely hammering a new CD from the Bob Corbett Band called Roovolution.

It’s on high rotation in my car, and from the get-go, it showcases what this exceptional band is all about.

The opening song, Dance With Me, makes you want to do just that – get up and shake your booty – which is a little difficult when you’re driving, but manageable.

This is one seriously great band of musicians, who interchange instruments as often and as effortlessly as they do smiles – and there’s miles of them.

That big, toothy grin of bandleader Bob’s just seems to fill the stage.

The Bob Corbett Band features two-time Australian flat pick guitar champion Robbie Long, who co-produced and co-engineered the album with Bob, the effervescent Sue Carson, with that magic fiddle and golden vocal tones, and Dave Carter, assistant engineer on the project, who goes from bass to banjo to bagpipes!

To say they’re a hands-on outfit is somewhat of an understatement.

All but one of the 12 tracks came from the prolific pen of Bob Corbett and it’s a real favourite of mine – and possibly yours – Steve Earle’s Galway Girl, which really gets the BCB treatment, making it one of their own.

It’s like taking a journey pressing play on this disc. Bob and the band take you Kakadu, Nashville (Songwriter In A Cover Town, the tune of which sticks in your head), and an island-hopping adventure on the quirky All My Ex-Girlfriends Live On Islands.

Only Girl could easily be a tip of the hat to the “only girl in the band” – Sue, while Your Hands is a love song for the one who waits at home.

The Kid In Us will leave a smile on your dial, and Happy New Year makes you feel warm and fuzzy.

There’s a lot to savour on Roovolution. Just press play to enjoy the journey. Visit the website, www.bobcorbett.

com.au to see where you can catch them next, which is probably the delightful Karuah Lost Highway Bluegrass Festival on May 3.

And you’ll probably get to see them soon in Tamworth at their favourite venue, The Pub.

NOW, I don’t often put you on a bum steer in this column, but I did last week.

Not sure how it happened, but the dates and artists for Country in the Village were a throwback to December’s line-up. Gremlins were most definitely in the works.

The actual date for the intimate concert in the Lifestyle Village Hall, Warral Rd, West Tamworth is Monday, April 20.

At least I got the starting time of 6.30pm right, but you won’t find Graeme Doubleday in the hosting role. This month it’s the consummate compere, Bruce O’Hara who will introduce local acts and the featured artist, Patti Morgan.

Patti’s got a story all her own which I intend to share with you in a future edition, but for now you’ll have to trust me – I’m a journalist – that she’s well worth venturing out on a possibly chilly evening to hear sing some classic country.

Entry is just $5 and that includes a cup of tea or coffee and a light supper.

It’s a lovely, relaxed setting where you mix and mingle with the artists and other country fans. In case I get it wrong again, just remember – it’s held on the third Monday of each month – and, as always, proceeds from the night boost the coffers of the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame.

TUNE in to 88.9FM tomorrow at 9.30am  on The Pulse, where Jon Wolfe will catch up with expat Kiwi/Aussie Mark Moffatt, for a chat.

Should be interesting, as the Nashville-based producer and mover and shaker has had a few things to say about the“daggy Tamworth effect” lately.