Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Saltbush was a Melbourne based Country band that gained recognition in 1977 by winning the Best New Talent Award at the Tamworth Country Music Awards.
Their style is a mixture of Country, Folk and Bluegrass. They also were great ballad singers and successfully toured for a year with the Slim Dusty Show in 1977.
Saltbush released two, quite successful albums:-
Saltbush (self titled) and Live at Twin Rivers
before disbanding as a group and seeking solo careers.
The Members:
Bernie O'Brien - Lead Guitar/Dobro, Fiddle and vocals
Ross Nicholson - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Paul Pyle - Bass, Vocals
Harry Frith - drums, Vocals
This track - Man of Steel
was written by Bernie O'Brien
Saltbush was a Melbourne based Country band that gained recognition in 1977 by winning the Best New Talent Award at the Tamworth Country Music Awards.
Their style is a mixture of Country, Folk and Bluegrass. They also were great ballad singers and successfully toured for a year with the Slim Dusty Show in 1977.
Saltbush released two, quite successful albums:-
Saltbush (self titled) and Live at Twin Rivers
before disbanding as a group and seeking solo careers.
The Members:
Bernie O'Brien - Lead Guitar/Dobro, Fiddle and vocals
Ross Nicholson - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Paul Pyle - Bass, Vocals
Harry Frith - drums, Vocals
This track - Man of Steel
was written by Bernie O'Brien
