Slim Dusty music festival has attracted two of Australia's best characters to Kempsey

By Callum McGregor
Updated October 18 2016 - 12:34pm, first published 10:19am
Busker Peter 'Smokie' Dawson has been travelling Australia for nine years singing at country music festivals and is in Kempsey for the week to honour Slim Dusty.
Busker Peter 'Smokie' Dawson has been travelling Australia for nine years singing at country music festivals and is in Kempsey for the week to honour Slim Dusty.

The Slim Dusty music festival has attracted two of Australia’s best characters in Mark ‘Bushie’ Thompson and Peter ‘Smokie’ Dawson to Kempsey and they will be busking along Elbow street to honour the country music legend they admired.

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