Southbound is an adjective meaning movement towards the south. It may refer to:

Creative works with the title Southbound include:

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Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.

History

Southbound began as a single day music festival in 2005, located at Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia. In 2006 the event expanded, allowing festival-goers to camp on the festival grounds. In 2007, campers were allowed to camp the night before the festival, with special acoustic performances that same night. The 2010 event expanded into a 3-day festival for campers (2 days for non-campers).

The 2016 event was cancelled the night before the event after bushfires in the Waroona area closed both the South Western Highway and Forrest Highway causing traffic to detour between Perth and Busselton. Main Roads Western Australia's advice to organisers was that the only other viable alternative route may also be restricted. After requests from patrons, event organisers made arrangements to allow ticket refunds to be donated to relief efforts, and also donated food intended for catering at Southbound to bushfire relief. The festival was partly revived as a bush-fire benefit concert held at HBF Stadium on Sunday 10 January.

"Southbound" is a song written and originally recorded by Mac McAnally for his 1990 album Simple Life.

It was released as a single by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in December 1994 as the third single from the album Feelin' Good Train. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content

The song is a ballad about a narrator expressing his nostalgia for his childhood in the Southern United States.

Critical reception

Holly Gleason of CD Review described the song favorably, saying that it "paints a moving picture of emotional displacement."

Chart performance

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