Lee Kernaghan and Wolfe Brothers Headline Nu Country TV
Corryong born Australian country music king Lee Kernaghan and Van Diemen’s Land band The Wolfe Brothers headline Nu Country TV on Saturday October 4 at 9 pm on Channel 31/Digital 44.
Fellow NSW born singer-songwriter Vanessa Jade debuts on our show repeated at 3 am on Monday.
Georgian star Thomas Rhett, New Jersey gospel guru Robert Randolph, Canadian singing farmer and mechanic Colt McLauchlin and Kiwi country queen Tami Neilson front our program filmed and edited by our co-producer Laith Graham.
Nu Country TV is a highlight of C 31 streaming list on Digital 44.
Further info – https://www.c31.org.au/
Lee and Wolfe Brothers Bring Country to Town
Lee Kernaghan and the Wolfe Brothers deliver country music to town after our footy finals brought joy and sorrow to fans.
Lee, 61 and a devout Carlton fan and singing spouse Robyn McKelvie have two sons Jet and Rock and live in Queensland while the Wolfe Brothers hang their hats in Van Diemen’s Land.
This week they ignite their joyous video for When Country Comes To Town live in Tamworth from Lee’s 20th album.
Lee was awarded his Order of Australia in 2004 and Australian of Year in 2008.
He has won 38 Tamworth Golden Guitars, four ARIA Awards and three APRA Awards and is on a national tour until next year.
Lee often tours with the Wolfe Brothers who have released seven albums and won nine Golden Guitars.
Tom and Nick Wolfe hail from a family berry farm at Neika – population 217 – in southern Tasmania.
They began in a fourth generation family-band with their father and mother.
Two historic Kernaghan interviews follow.
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Vanessa Jade Nu Country TV Debut
Fellow NSW singer-songwriter Vanessa Jade debuts on our show repeated at 3 am on Monday.
Jervis Bay singer-songwriter Vanessa Jade debuts on our show with her impassioned resilience song.
The bayside belle sings about why she lied before reclaiming her identity.
Vanessa wrote The More I Lie after her 15 year marriage fell apart and before being diagnosed with autism.
“The More I Lie began as a little voice memo in February 2024,” Vanessa revealed.
“I had recently left my marriage of 15 years and was quite frankly in shock. Who I was unravelled and I was left with the strings untied in one great mess of a pile all around me. It’s an anthem of sorts about reclaiming autonomy being proud of who you are and not trying to fit in where you don’t belong. Making friends with your little alien self and thriving without the shackles of people-pleasing.
“In October 2025 I was diagnosed with Autism after a friend also autistic suggested I look into it. I have since been diagnosed with ADHD too so I am what you call AUDHD. Thank goodness for the people who come into your life when they do, I will forever be grateful for that conversation. The More I Lie came out on August 29 and I really hope those who need that encouragement to reclaim themselves and embrace their inner alien hear it and love it.”
Nash Chambers produced The More I Lie in Nashville for her debut album and her video was filmed by Thom Davies.
She performs with Swimming Bell at Lulie’s Tavern in Abbotsford on October 12.
Further info – https://www.vanessajade.com.au/
Thomas Rhett Crash and Burn
Georgian star Thomas Rhett, now 35, showed how to crash and burn on his return to our show.
Rhett didn’t crash or burn on his 2019 Australian tour with Tennessee preacher’s son Morgan Wallen and Florida Georgia Line.
Thomas, 35, is the son of seventies star Rhett Akins and performs Crash And Burn that follows his seventh album Something About A Woman.
He joined his dad Rhett in his seventh No 1 hit Star Of The Show video on our show from his deluxe version of second album Tangled Up.
He also appeared on Nu Country with What’s Your Country Song and Something About A Woman.
CLICK HERE for our review of Rhett’s Rod Laver Arena show in our Concert section on March 20, 2019.
Further info – https://www.thomasrhett.com/home
Robert Randolph Serenades Big Women
New Jersey gospel guru Robert Randolph pleads for a Big Woman in his Behind Bars debut.
Randolph, 48, hails from Orange in New Jersey and debuted in the House Of God church band.
He found a buxom belle for his bucolic Big Woman video from his ninth album Preacher Kids on Sun Records.
The pedal steel guitarist was nominated for four Grammys.
Further info – https://www.robertrandolph.net/
Neon Cowgirl Big Woman Tami Neilson Returns
Award winning Kiwi singer-songwriter Tami Neilson reveals a foolish heart on her return to our show.
Tami, now 48, debuted in Canadian family band The Neilsons at the age of 12.
She later married a Kiwi detective chief inspector and recorded her ninth album Neilson Sings Nelson with Shotgun Willie Nelson, now 92.
She previously fronted our show with Texan Nicky Diamonds on her Sister’s Coming Home video filmed at Nelson’s Pedernales studio at his Luck ranch near Austin in Texas for Willie’s 90th birthday in October 2023.
Tami and Willie won a 2023 New Zealand award for their Luck duet Beyond the Stars.
Neilson also starred in and scored music with her brother Joshua for The Brokenwood Mysteries TV show.
Tami performed from the age of 12 in family band The Neilsons – she had two top 40 singles on Canadian music charts with her family.
She moved to New Zealand in 2007 and won eight Awards for Best Country Album, single and Female Country Artist.
Foolish Heart is the third single on her 10th album Neon Cowgirl album released on July 11.
Further info – http://www.tamineilson.com
Canadian Colt Mclauchlin Rescue Plea
Canadian singing farmer and mechanic Colt McLauchlin fronts our show with his rescue plea.
Colt hails from a Petrolia farm in Ontario in Canada and mixes his singing with mechanics and farming.
Colt’s trips to Nashville include playing Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row and Margaritaville bars.
This week he performs fourth single Rescue Me produced by Brad Hill.
It follows Redneck Money and Drinking Boots.
Colt wrote with award winning producer Thomas Wade on his first three singles and has toured with fellow Canadians Josh Ross, Madeline Merlo and Bryan Martin.
Further info – https://coltonmclauchlin.com/
Waylon Jennings – The Cowboy Small Texas Town
We close our show with Waylon Jennings video The Cowboy Small Texan Town as an enticement for viewers to join Nu Country TV or renew their memberships in our 23rd year on community TV.
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Help us celebrate being Nu Country TV members and win albums by late Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Highwaymen by becoming a Nu Country member or renewing your memberships.
George, Waylon, Merle and Willie Nelson were among country historian Barbara Dowling’s favourite Texans.
The Waylon, Highwaymen, Merle and George discs were donated by Barbara who died at 77 in December, 2020.
She co-hosted Long In The Saddle in our Nu Country FM era and was pioneer Australian and Victorian country music awards judge.
Barbara was admired for rising above losing her sight as a young woman and her country passion with annual trips to Waylon’s birthplace in Littlefield, West Texas.
Waylon died at 64 on February 13, 2002, and is survived by singing spouse Jessi, now 81, and son Shooter, 46.
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