Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles from bluegrass to yodelling to folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English folk music by the traditions of Australian bush balladeers as well as by popular American country music. Themes include: outback life the lives of stockmen truckers and outlaws songs of romance and of political protest; and songs about the beauty and the terror of the Australian bush.