INTERVIEW: Markus Hamence is in The Jungle Room with Australian Music Artists Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
Recently nominated as Group/Duo of The Year for the 2026 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, this ARIA-nominated, three-time Golden Guitar-winning duo have returned with another compelling collection of songs with their third album Everything Around You (released on March 6). Blending together Blues, Roots, Folk, and Country, Everything Around You finds Felicity and Josh charting a course towards connection, hope, resilience, and joy. The new album debuted at #1 on the ARIA Australian Country Chart.
Drawing on life’s joys and struggles, Everything Around You is an uplifting collection of songs about hope, love and resilience, offering light in the midst of life’s challenges.
With a mix of Blues, Roots, Folk and Country, Felicity and Josh bring energy, warmth and nuance to every track. Featuring radio favourites I Want You, Joy Roller, Lifeline, Stone In Your Heart and New Frontier, the album highlights the duo’s knack for combining intricate instrumentation with heartfelt storytelling.
“Music is a miraculous form of expression that can inspire hope, and that’s what we want to do with our songs,” says Josh. Felicity adds: “Sharing our hopes, dreams and reflections feels like an important thing to do, not just for our own kids but for everything and everyone around us.”
Produced by Felicity, Josh and Matt Fell, and recorded across Birdsong Studio (Central Coast, NSW), Wilder Studio (Gowrie Park, TAS), and Fireswamp Studio (Blue Mountains, NSW), the album features Felicity & Josh on acoustic, electric, baritone, resonator and slide guitars, along with mandotar, banjos, ukuleles, glockenspiel and jaw harp. Matt Fell plays bass guitar, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer and Mellotron, with Josh Schuberth on drums and percussion, and pedal steel on the title track. Special guests include daughters Tia Hannah on fiddle and Ellie Hannah on bass guitar for Grace and Joy.
NOW they are headed to South Australia with three dates:
May 15 – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide
May 16 – Murray Delta Juke Joint, Goolwa
May 17 – Mallee Spirit Distillery, Lameroo
Follow along on the duo’s Facebook
