5×
Golden Guitars
13
Studio albums
1989
Hands of Fame inductee
1995–96
UK · China · Japan tours
About Norma
An established voice, five decades in the making
Born
Murray Valley region, Victoria — third-generation Irish/Australian
Debut
Rodeo Queen, recorded in Coffs Harbour, 1982
Honours
Five Golden Guitars; ARIA nomination for Closer Now, 1991; Australian Country Music Hands of Fame, 1989
Today
Recording Freedom Road from Bony Mountain, NSW, ahead of September's festival
"I never considered myself country, more folk — but the industry decided for me."
What kicked it all off was writing about her first love, horses, while following the campdraft circuit through the 1980s. That subject matter put Norma squarely into the Australian country music scene, though her heart has always leaned folk.
She's spent her career telling the stories of stockmen, campdrafters and outback stations — songs like "The Outlaw and the Lady" and "The Campdrafter" drawn straight from the people who lived them. Now semi-retired, she splits her time between songwriting, Bony Mountain's wildlife corridors, and getting the new album ready for release.
Bony Mountain Music
The store
Thirteen studio albums, five decades of stories. New release pre-orders and the full back catalogue, direct from Bony Mountain.
Freedom
Road
New release · Pre-order
Freedom Road
Norma's fourteenth studio album, recorded at LUSH Studios on the Sunshine Coast and mixed by longtime engineer Russ "Rusty" Pilling. Launching live at the Bony Mountain Festival this September, with the single "Tennessee Waltz" out now.
From Bony Mountain
Latest news
Studio updates, festival news and life on the land — straight from Norma.
Bony Mountain Folk Festival · September 2026