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Just found this amazing moment-onstage at our first Bony Mountain! in 2011- with Ross Andersen-loved Ross-he was the Musical Director on my live album/video -Live in Bundaberg. Have lost touch & not seen him for ages, he is a very special bloke-very special muso! Here we are 15 years later! wow! can't believe it! Latest update from September 2024- we are setting up our Festival site- its all looking great! Hoping the weather holds! For more info go to www.bonymountainfolkfestival.net - our gates open Monday 16th-it ends Sunday 22nd- my two older mares- looking fat- winter is over! My garden is going great, daisies, geraniums, some flowering shrubs- our fruit trees are flowering! so Spring has sprung I guess. I hope you are all well- my big news is I am working on a new Album- a work in progress- hopefully for release next year! but I'm taking it as it comes! It was a treat to see you all at Bony Mountain! hope to catch up again next year! I send all my love & take care Luv Norma xxx

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I was the current Female Vocalist- The tour bus pulled into Turkey Creek- I got out &amp;amp; saw this old bloke sitting in a 4 wheel drive!  not sure what drew me to him! He was basically blind, so I had quite a yarn- and he told me his story! guess the rest is history. Slim recorded the song -and we won (Best Bush Ballad) with it in 2001 . Slim loved the story-loved the song &amp;amp; we were both very grateful to old Paddy that he shared his story!  A few years later at The Isa rodeo- I sang the song- one young Aboriginal Ringer told me (old Paddy William, he's a legend round here! ) That was when I realized how significant the song was! 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Features on my very first album with (Festival Records) recorded at the old Pyrmont Studios- What an adventure it all was!&quot;", "image":"https://images.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/7588270/100_662c6f31b2753.jpg"},{"title":"&quot;NORMA O'HARA MURPHY&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;COBB &amp; CO</a>", "file":"https://static.s123-cdn-static-d.com/uploads/7588270/normal_662c708c2c6a6.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/norma-s-music-listen-in-choose/cobb-co", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;Was inspired to write this after a rather spooky encounter-along the Rocky River rd-near Uralla. One foggy morning on my way to tennis! I saw these wheel ruts? on a bitumen road! impossible you say!  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This is a hard land- and these women should be honoured &amp;amp; remembered.&quot;", "image":"https://images.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/7588270/100_662c75c32fd72.jpg"}]}

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A brand new year! wow! 2024- how time flies as we get older! I have a BIG birthday coming up in June- might have to have a big party I reckon. Photos here - one of my Darling Ginger- one of me in main street Warwick! and one of my two Grandies & I in the garden! Garden has gone mad- needs a mow! all this beautiful rain- the plants are all loving it! So proud of all our plantings , our Corridors, everything is powering! it will be an amazing season. PLanning to buy some cattle- to try to keep the grass down a bit!
Luv Norma xxx

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I want to welcome you all to my personal web site ! I enjoy doing as much as I can- keeping it personal! But I get an expert now & then when I get bamboozelled! So my SHOP should be up & running soon- with PayPal- so you can purchase my CDs directly. And if you have not attended one of my Bony Mountain Festival-events, well its time you did! and you do not want to miss 2024. . Bony Mountain is Norma's only (live) performance for the year, as most of you would know ,Norma no longer tours, but Bony Mountain Festival is special, so Norma makes the effort to perform . Our latest release is Rodeo Collection (volume two) out now- available online for digital release -but if you want a hard copy (a CD) well order it here! Go check out the Catalogue - choose your Albums- NEW YEAR SPECIAL - 2 Albums of your choice! $50 And three CDs for only $75- all signed-free postage! its a bargain. PAYPAL WILL BE HOOKED UP SOON!

PHOTO OF NORMA with the Top UK band (Colorado) later became (The Jacks) - This was all taken during the Peel street Concets in 2000. Also Norma & HER THREE BABY GIRLS!
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Welcome to my personal Web Site-leave a message below! it is created-edited & monitored by me. I have always enjoyed staying in touch with you all, my fans, my mates, which not only covers the music side, but also the horse side! and I have also moved my Landcare Web Site all onto here as well. As some of you will know I do love my Garden, my trees, my environment, so please come & share it all with me. On these pages there are highlights/photos from over the last fourty years! So as you can imagine ,lots here to show you. I'm still building it all, so a lot more to come. I admit my photos are all over the place! So it will be great to have them all on here in one place! Cataloged /in order , so much easier to find & refer to. You are welcome to sign in, leave a message, love to hear your feedback! Also be sure to check out my new Web Site- Bony Mountain Brumbies, it really is very comprehensive- includes a lot of our early history- our heritage & more! Also check out my photo gallery below- so many highlights, memories, from my career - My other two Web Sites below-my new Brumby site- you will be surprised by the history, the facts from over 100 years ago- what a huge contribution our Brumby made back then! Some great old photos- stories! Luv Norma xx
PHOTO OF ME-CELEBRITY CUTTING-1993-TED EGAN & I- (two Legends) Tamworth- Tamworth Hall Of Fame- Gary Brown-Norma-Frank Eifield & June. lovely moments!

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Welcome to Norma's personal web site- a window into the world of a Songwriter-a Mother/Grandmother-Recording Artist-Writer/Producer/Lover of Horses/an environmentalist and a passionate Australian- dedicated to our History-our Heritage -our Pioneers & Legends. Norma's a Landcare Member- and Norma and her team, are currently doing lots of gardening, pruning, fencing- also mulching , So much to do- so lots happening! This photo- taken by June Underwood-after winning (with Slim) Best Bush Ballad Award- 2003- with Just an Old Cattle Dog- recently released as a Duet with (Brian Stitt) .

BONY MOUNTAIN BRUMBIES -

Founding Member

Norma is well known for her love of horses, not so much for her passion for plants-gardening, environment- (above) one of the many Honey Myrtles-featured in the wildlife corridors. Last year when Norma discovered what was happening to our brumbies- well! could not bear to imagine mares & foals-being gunned down- shot from a helicopter- by Cowards & criminals! and being condoned by the Government? what sort of country do we live in? Please go to my special web site! www.bonymountainbrumbies.com online now,

BONY MOUNTAIN

My little bush retreat

Bony Mountain is on the Darling Downs-20 mns from Warwick- an historical town -with an old history. Tales of Houdini! who performed here in the old Theatre-where the origin of the Federal Police began- where Cunningham discovered the beautiful valleys & the Condamine river-many old Sandstone buildings- great shops & restaurants -a fine town. I love Warwick, so much happening- Sandy Creek hosts a National -Go Kart track! Bony Mountain has National Polocrosse events - our Bony Mountain Folk Festival- Warwick has Jumpers & Jazz- every winter- a fabulous Celtic Festival- National Polocrosse- Morgan Park Raceway- and of course the famous Warwick Rodeo- I love Queensland .

MY EARLY YEARS -

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I have always been a tree nut, guess I got that from my Dad, who planted many wonderful fruit trees-grape vines- made his own wine! My childhood was enjoying all that amazing fresh fruit-straight off the trees, Our old Clydesdale was one of my childhood mates! along with our calf, some ducks, our dog & the cats! So a lifetime of loving animals! This old photo of me in the Mildura Ladies race- on Redmetus- my own horse- who I owned/trained/ and rode-finished second! I worked as a Jillaroo in the Riverina for a few years! Loved TBs -went to Picnic race meetings nearly every weekend! Chased cattle the rest of the time! Bob Adams was an old Bullocky- Grace Adams -a very special Lady who encouraged my Poetry- & music! All this seems so long ago!

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