One of the largest events on the Australian music calendar, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, looks set to be cancelled in 2021
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Queensland country musician Casey Barnes, who has performed at the festival several times, said artists and fans had no choice but to "roll with the punches"."We all had a feeling Tamworth might be the next one to go and largely because of the border closures," Barnes said. "There’s a heap of us up here in Queensland that won’t be able to get down.
Country Music Association of Australia chairman Dan Biddle said The Golden Guitar awards, also in their 49th year, would go ahead via livestream.
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