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Country Round Up with Gary Turner A humble Troy Kemp chatted over the weekend from his home outside Newcastle after a very hectic week. Drew McAlister was born in Narrabri and raised in Maree and Troy was born and raised in Kempsy. The duo met when both were cast to perform in Aussie Walk the Line Tribute To Johnny Cash. The pair found that not only did they gel as songwriters but their voices blend effortlessly as a duo |
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Miranda Lambert's First #1 Single Her albums all debuted at #1, have been certified Platinum and Gold, she’s won ACM Awards and been nominated for CMA and Grammys, and now, singer songwriter Miranda Lambert can add a # 1 single to her resume with “White Liar,” one of 11 songs she wrote or co-wrote on her current album, Revolution. |
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Lyle Lovett Adds More Dates To Australian Tour Four-time Grammy Award winner, Lyle Lovett will play two Sydney shows during his FIRST-EVER Australian tour this March. A second and final Sydney performance has been confirmed for Tuesday March 30 at the State Theatre. Tickets for this final show go on sale at 9am on Thursday February 4. |
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In Tamworth The PUB’s Jazzer Quest 2010 has been won by a brilliant 17 year old singer/songwriter from Kirkham Meadows, New South Wales – Christie Lamb. |
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2010 Paved With Gold For Jetty Road Winning the award for Best Group or Duo at the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia topped off a week of success for country band, Jetty Road. Having taken home 2 People’s Choice awards earlier in the week, and selling out their only Tamworth show at the Capitol Theatre, the band were honoured to be presented with the Golden Guitar on Saturday. |
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8 Ball Aitken New Music Video Black Swamp Creek Video Stream "We had a FANTASTIC Tamworth Country Music Festival 2010. I hope you enjoyed it if you were able to make it. My band and I are looking forward to a great year of touring Australia and overseas. Please check out my new clip / single 'BLACK SWAMP CREEK'." |
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The McClymonts Wrapped Up Good The McClymonts second album Wrapped Up Good has stormed into the #2 position on the ARIA album charts this week and reached the #1 position on the Australian iTunes chart. Wrapped Up Good was recorded in Nashville, the album has harnessed the talents of Taylor Swift’s producer, Nathan Chapman and the producer of Chaos and Bright Lights, Adam Anders. |
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Tommy Emmanuel Auctions Favourite Guitars For Haiti Relief Video Stream Tommy has been distraught over the fate of the victims of the Haitian earthquake and to raise money for UNICEF he will be auctioning off 3 of his favorite guitars on Ebay. He is selling off his Maton Jumbo, his Gibson Country Gentleman and his PRS Acoustic. |
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Tori Drake Meets Premier New South Wales After an outstanding 2009, Country Music singer/songwriter Tori Darke continued to shine at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, winning the NSW NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR, GOLDEN MEDALION AWARD. “It has been an amazing Tamworth Festival for me this year. Performing onstage at the Entertainment Centre in the Grand Finals of both Toyota Star Maker and Telstra Road To Tamworth." |
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Country Round Up By Gary Turner Two time Golden Guitar winner Dianna Corcoran grew up in Parkes in NSW into a musical family. Her brother Mathew played fiddle, brother Dean played bass guitar and sang and her parents were in a band where dad was a drummer and mum sang. "I also hear that my granfather was a good singer," Dianna said. |
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2010 Off To A Flying Start For Lianna Rose If you thought 2009 was a huge year for Lianna Rose - 2010 looks set to be even bigger for the rising star on the Country Music radar. January kicks off what is sure to be an exciting year with the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival. Besides a host of live shows and appearances around Country Music Capital - Lianna has also scored three finalist berths in the 2010 Country Music Awards of Australia. |
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A top 20 Finalist in Toyota Star Maker and a Finalist in Telstra Road To Tamworth, Tori wishes to thank all the radio stations for their interviews and support in playing her music, and her fans for their incredible support at her gigs and for purchasing her debut EP. |
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3 Golden Guitar Finalists On One Stage - Golden Saddles Awards Showcase 2010 Australian Country Music’s biggest cash prize competition is bringing a special treat to Tamworth this week. The Golden Saddle Awards present their inaugural showcase this Saturday 16th January at 2pm at The Capitol Theatre, Tamworth. |
Dallas Steele Places I've Been Now In Stock Dallas Steele has a real love for music, his passion shining through on his exceptional debut album Places I've Been. While he started playing guitar at the age of 16 he put a recording career in music on hold to focus on his songwriting - believing that real songs can only come from life experience. Hot Country is proud to support such a wonderful Australian talent. You can purchase your copy of Dallas Steele's album Places I've Been at our online store
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Breaky with Trish -------------------------- The Greg Carey Show -------------------------- Boilo in the Arvo -------------------------- Jodie's Honky Tonk Bar -------------------------- Sell Swap & Buy with Des Deighton -------------------------- Big Russ -------------------------- Des Deighton's Classic Country -------------------------- Sunday Wind Down with Trish |
