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Australian country artists rally for 'Hats Off For Rural Aid' charity drive

iconic Toyota Hat Giveaway. Due to the cancellation of this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival, the initiative couldn’t go ahead so many Australian country music artists are rallying

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Willin’ and Ready by Blake O’Connor – Song of the Day

Best New Talent of the Year' Golden Guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2020. Born in Port Macquarie, Blake has performed in Nashville

Fanny Lumsden, Travis Collins and more win big at 49th Toyota Golden Guitar Awards

exception to this tonight!" 2022 will mark 50 years of the Tamworth Country Music Festival and Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, and is set to take place from

Golden Guitars announce red carpet and award presenters

Roll of Renown will be presented by Tamworth Region Mayor, Col Murray and Tamworth Country Music Festival co-founder Max Ellis . Hosted by previous winners Catherine Britt and Andrew ... live from Tamworth’s Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre on January 23 on ABC Landline’s Facebook page , live radio broadcast , and from the Toyota Country Music Festival’s website

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Your Call by Chelsea Berman – Song Of The Day

year following release, she was a Toyota Star Maker finalist at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, won the Market the Music ‘Emerging Artist Scholarship’ and an elusive endorsement from Fashion

Features / Music

Front Deck Boom Box: Andy Penkow

Band This was released in 2019. I first saw Charlie at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2019 - my dad actually told me about her. I guess

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Lap Around The Sun by Kora Naughton – Song Of The Day

years old. But it wasn't until she attended her first Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2017 that she discovered that music was what she wanted to do. Produced

Golden Guitars Announce Hosts & Performers

Despite this year's festival being cancelled, Tamworth's 2021 Golden Guitar Awards are forging ahead. Their two hosts this year will be previous winners Catherine Britt and Andrew Swift ... John Williamson, both celebrating fifty years of entertaining Australians. Dan Biddle, chairman of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), said: “Following a year where music has helped keep

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Hurricane Fall on literally breaking their neck for music

hardest working bands in the Australian country rock scene, their efforts have earned them their first Golden Guitar nomination in the Country Music Capital News Group ... McClymonts. However, their nomination is well-deserved, after having regularly performed at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster, Cavandish Beach Music Festival in Canada, and headlining internationally

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Aaron Jurd

Aaron Jurd discusses his journey from rock bottom on debut EP 'Changed'

graduated from The CMAA Academy, performed at the Official Opening Concert of the Tamworth Country Music Festival and the Golden Guitar Awards with O’Shea

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Natalie Pearson talks homage to 1960s classic anthem

Karise Eden, and has performed at Deni Ute Muster, Gympie Music Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Wonderland Spiegeltent, SugarFree Country, VDM Fest, WolfeFest and Groundwater Country Music Festival. She recently

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Drew McAlister

Drew McAlister shares his plans When This Is All Over and the future

first release since his 2019 singles, The Stranger and Live Young . At the Tamworth Country Music Festival earlier this year, you reunited with Troy Kemp for the first time since ... live with my band is something I really want to get back to. Country Rocks Festival in Bungendore in March next year, that’ll be the first band

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