There are reviews.
And then there are Reviews by The Bullgoose.
Honestly, this bloke didn’t review our single - he disappeared into the hills with it and came back carrying adjectives, literary references, and possibly (probably) a jug of moonshine.
So naturally, we’re giving him ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and sending him an advance copy of the EP so he can tackle the remaining tracks with equal parts poetry, chaos, and suspiciously accurate imagery.
(We are now deeply concerned that future reviews may not contain enough “shambolic Soggy Bottom Boys-style dance” comments.)
Have you heard Shady Grove? What do you think?
#Review #FamilyBand #NewMusic #acousticmusic #ShadyGrove
Wangerriburra Country
Excitement at the Hermitage — we’ve just found out that ABC will be giving our brand new single Shady Grove a spin!
Shady Grove premieres LIVE across Australia on ABC this MONDAY at 9:00pm AEDT on Grassroots Country.
Listen from anywhere in the world, online or via the ABC Listen APP!
Repeat broadcasts:
🎶 Tuesday — 12pm AEDT
🎶 Thursday — 1pm AEDT
🎶 Sunday — 8pm AEDT
Huge thanks to ABC Country for supporting independent Australian music.
#ShadyGrove #AcousticMusic #AustralianMusic #NewMusic #FamilyBand #HaystackMountainHermits #TraditionalMusic
@abccountryaustralia #abccountry #abccountryaustralia #grassroots
Wangerriburra Country
✨ It’s here! ✨
Our first single SHADY GROVE from the upcoming EP is officially out now.
You can find it wherever you stream your music — and we can’t wait for you to hear it.
Huge thanks to
@alchemixstudios , @marlyluske , @liambrimble and @stagefright for the recording and mastering magic, and @meddyanne for the absolutely beautiful original painting.
#HaystackMountainHermits #FamilyBand #ShadyGrove #Bluegrass #AustralianMusic #FolkMusic #NewMusicFriday #RootsMusic #BluegrassMusic
Anzac Day 2026
Lest We Forget
Dawn Service this morning, remembering those who served and sacrificed.
Our song drifting through the stillness, kookaburras calling in the gum trees.
We will remember them.
Photos: Jackson as a Light Horse trooper from The Horses Stay Behind (One Last Ride), alongside our own treasured family history from WWI.
#FamilyBand #FamilyHistory #Anzac #Australia #AnzacDay #LestWeForget #DawnService #WeRemember #Gallipoli #LightHorse #AustralianMusic
Wangerriburra Country
💿 We're deep in EP design and production, and reckon Replicat probably hasn’t had this convo before:
Replicat: Please ask the designer to outline all text…
HMH: Jackson ... is driving a cattle truck today.
Replicat: That's a multi-skilled designer you have there! 😊
📸 Disc art proof
#FamilyBand #NewMusic #CD #Design
Peak live music moment at School of Arts Tenterfield Inc.…
Mid-song, Lachie’s boss calls - so naturally, he got the crowd to flip him the bird! 😂
Some committed more than others… but gee it was funny.
PS: He’s still employed. Boss had a good laugh.
#FamilyBand #StageShot #FlipTheBird #AussieHumour #GoodSports
SOLD OUT!
Our first completely sold-out ticketed show. Tenterfield, you were incredible.
We arrived for a gig and left feeling like family. ❤️
More about this beautiful night below ⬇️
#haystackmountainhermits #familyband #australianbluegrass #bluegrassmusic #livemusic #folkfamily #tenterfield
So Kez had an executive glitch and said 7:30 instead of 7 but we promise we’ll be on time!
Tenterfield, NSW
#familyband #acousticmusic #familydog #Tenterfield
Only one of the men in this photograph returned to Australia.
Only one horse returned to Australia from the 136,000 shipped overseas during the First World War.
Today, 24 February, is Australia’s National Day for War Animals.
We remember the service, suffering and sacrifice of animals in war.
Most who enlisted had a choice.
No animal did.
Lest We Forget.
📷 Australian War Memorial (Public Domain)
Members of the Australian Light Horse.
#NationalDayForWarAnimals #LestWeForget #WarAnimals #AustralianHistory #LightHorse #WW1 #Remembrance #FamilyBand #FamilyHistory
As you can see, we didn’t have any fun at all in Tamworth 😆
Honestly? With two packed shows and a songwriting award, we’ve come home very happy (and very grateful).
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our shows, bought merch, and pre-ordered the new EP (out soon!). With so many incredible shows on at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, it means the world that you chose to spend time with Haystack Mountain Hermits.
Special shoutout to Kez - we’ve been finalists in a few songwriting awards lately, and she landed this one. 🏆
We’re so proud of this song, and even more grateful that it’s connected with so many people.
📷photosbysavanna_
#songwriter #FamilyBand #AcousticMusic #Tcmf #VintageStyle
Listening audiences hit different. ❤️
So excited to be closing the main stage at BUGFEST #3 - a full day of acoustic goodness from Brisbane’s finest.
📅 Sat 21 Feb | 📍 @thecaveinnstagram
🎟 Early birds $40
❤️ Volunteer-run. Community-powered. Acoustic.
#FamilyBand
#AcousticMusic
#BUGFEST #BrisbaneUnplugged #BrisbaneMusic
#FolkFestival
#LiveMusicBrisbane #SupportLiveMusic
