Hier nun die Gewinner der wichtigsten Wettbewerbe des Country Musik Festival in Tamworth.
Der Höhepunkt des 10tägigen Festivals ist die Verleihung der "Goldenen Gitarren".
34th
Golden Guitar Awards
- Album of the Year -
Chandelier Of Stars – John Williamson
- Male Vocalist of the Year -
Troy Cassar-Daley – Lonesome But Free
- Female Vocalist of the Year -
Sara Storer – Firefly
- Top Selling Album of the Year-
Chandelier Of Stars – John Williamson
- Vocal Group or Duo of the Year -
Hello Blue Sky – The Flood
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year -
Bird On A Wire – Troy Cassar-Daley and Jimmy Barnes
- Bush Ballad of the Year -
Bells In A Bushman's Ear – John Williamson
- Heritage Song of the Year -
Rally Round The Drum – Paul Kelly
- Instrumental of the Year-
Yellow Belly – Troy Cassar-Daley
- New Talent of the Year-
Cookin' In My Kitchen – Samantha McClymont
- Video Clip of the Year-
Song Of The Old Rake – Paul Kelly, directed by Ben Saunders
- Single of the Year-
Pony – Kasey Chambers
- APRA Song of the Year -
Lonesome But Free – Paul Kelly and Troy Cassar-Daley, recorded by Troy
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Tamworth
Songwriters’ Association (TSA) 2006
Songwriters’ Salute Awards...
Contemporary Country Song of the Year
30 Something by Fiona Kernaghan.
Bush Ballad of the Year
Where The Cooper Flows by Graham Rodger.
Country Ballad of the Year
Missing In Action by Graham Rodger.
Gospel Song of the Year
God Didn’t Make Mistakes by David & Merelyn Carter.
Children’s Song of the Year
King Of Christmas by Colin Buchanan.
Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year
Twenty Million Bulldog Ants by Joe Daley & Keith Jamieson.
Country Song of the Year, selected from all category finalists
30 Something by Fiona Kernaghan.
TSA SongMaker Award
Rick Aitchison
TSA's Tex Morton Award
Kate Nugent
TSA/Capital News - New Songwriter Award
Lee Forster with The Way He Rolls His Swag.
TSA National Country Songwriting Contest ...
Professional Section
Graham Rodger with What Country's All About
Amateur Section
Harmony James with The Next Big Thing
Junior Section
Candice Arlott with Precious Lullaby
Lyrics Only Section
Merv Webster with Main Top Balladeer.
In den Salute Awards waren mehr als 200 Lieder nominiert, für den New Songwriter Award 69, und 419 im National Songwriting Contest.... macht zusamme beinahe 700 Songs.
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Tamworth Independent Artists Recognition Awards (TIARA)
Male Vocal – Darren Colston
Female Vocal – Camille TeNahu
Country Group – Jonah's Road
Country Duo – Camille TeNahu & Stuie French
Vocal Collaboration – John Stephan and John Williamson
Barry Thornton Memorial Instrumental Award – Stuie French
Gentleman Geoff Brown Memorial Award – Clelia Adams
Michael Cowdroy Memorial Songwriting Award – Paul Costa
Bush Ballad – Peter Pratt
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Australian
Bush Laureate Awards – 2006 winners
Book of the Year
Old Bush Songs
Edited by Warren Fahey and Graham Seal
(published by ABC Books)
Book of the Year, Original Verse
Australian Poems That Would Captivate A Koala
Philip Rush
(self published)
Album of the Year
A Pocket Full Of Poetry
Carol Heuchan
(Restless Music, produced by Roger Ilott)
Single Recorded Performance of the Year
Angel Of Death
Jim Brown
(produced by Jim for Stanza TV)
Judith Hosier Heritage Award
Winton Tourist and Business Association
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