Butcherbird (album)

Butcherbird
Studio album by
John Williamson
Released24 August 2018
LabelWarner Music Australia
John Williamson chronology
His Favourite Collection
(2016) 		Butcherbird
(2018)
Singles from Butcherbird
  1. "Pigs on the River"
    Released: 20 October 2017[1]
  2. "The Valley of His Dreams"
    Released: 24 August 2018

Butcherbird is the twentieth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. It was released on 24 August 2018 and peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Topics on the album include life and love, as well as nature—written by Williamson about his bush property in Springbrook, Queensland.[2] Williamson said: "Butcherbird is probably my most relaxed album ever... It's a very honest and reflective album and it was quite a breeze to write. Perhaps because at this stage of my career I had a "what the hell, just do it" attitude. It felt right."

Williamson said the butcherbird is his "favourite feathered singer". He said: "They have been here longer than humans, yet their melodies are remarkably fresh. They are my mates in the garden and have inspired the first track 'The Valley of His Dreams'."[3]

Williamson supported the album with a national tour in October and November 2018.[4]

At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, Butcherbird was nominated for Traditional Country Album of the Year.[5]

  1. ^ "Pigs on the River - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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  3. ^ "John Williamson ready to release 20th studio album 'Butcherbird'". Music Insight. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AU Review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Nominees Announced for the 2019 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards and they look like this..." Triple M. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2022.