Canberra Country Music Festival
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Canberra Country Music FestivalThe Canberra Country Music Festival is a 3-day event held during November with a focus on all sub-genres of country music, dance and workshops. The event was first held in 2009 at the Tuggeranong Homestead
in southern Canberra
. In 2010 the Festival relocated to Exhibition Park in Canberra which allowed for onsite camping and attracted almost 3,000 people. The Festival typically hosts 50 performing artists across 5 stages.
The Festival also is the home of the Canberra Country Music Awards, Canberra Country Songwriting Awards, Country's Got Talent competition and Canberra Ute Car + Truck. Muster. The latter event has been unique in featuring Top Gear's Arctic Explorer Hi Lux vehicles as well as the first electric and hybrid awards for utes and trucks in Australia.
(USA), Catherine Britt
, Carter + Carter, Bobby Marquez (USA), Aly Cook (NZ), Round Mountain Girls, Doug McIntyre, Brothers3
, Kel-Anne Brandt, Steve Passfield, Brewn'
ACT), John Flanagan and The Begin Agains (VIC), Louise Egan (NSW), Bryen Willems, Bowen and Clare (NSW), Rod Dowsett (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), The Fry Brothers (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Peter Christie Mountain Folk (NSW), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), The Rain (QLD), Geoff Williams (NSW), The Wedded Bliss (ACT), Marta (VIC), Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters(NSW), Sharon Smith (QLD), Acoustic Radio (ACT), Mustered Courage (VIC), Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes (NSW), Ian Wholohan (NSW), Mark Shay (NSW), Alita (NSW), The Turrells (NSW), Alan Neal (NSW), Hannah Gillespie (NSW), Jaymy-Lyn (NSW), Sami (NSW), Louise Saint John (NSW) and Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW).
Performing artists appearing at the Festival in previous years have included: 8 Ball Aitken
(QLD), Adam Harvey
(NSW), The Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band
(ACT), Adam Toms (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Alita (NSW), Andrew Swift (VIC), Beaut Utes (NSW), Bec Hance (QLD/VIC), Bill Chambers
(NSW), Bob (Roy) Rodgers And The Rodeo Clowns (ACT), Brewn'
(ACT), Brittlejack (NSW), Brothers3
(NSW), Bush Capital Band (ACT), Bush Dancers Display Group (NSW/ACT), Cameron Cusack (NSW), Canberra Elvis (ACT), Carmen Fraser (VIC), Ceddy McGrady (NSW), Chris Webbe (QLD), Chucks Wagon (USA), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), Craig Morrison Little Cowboys (NSW), Dale Huddleston (ACT), Danny Mack (CAN), Darcy Fox (VIC), Des Morgan (VIC), Don McNatt (USA), Felicity
(NSW), Franklyn B Paverty (ACT), Graham Scobie Band (NSW), Greg Champion
(SA), Helen Begley (VIC), Hoola (NSW), James Norton (NSW), Jay Scott Berry (USA), Jetty Road (VIC), Josh B Shaller (SI), Karen McNatt (USA), Kelly Cooper (ACT), Kezz's Country (NSW), Kylie Hogan (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), Loris & Lefty (QLD), Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW), Megan Kelly (VIC), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Moniwell (ACT), National Capital Bootscooters (ACT), Nia Robertson Top Paddock Grazers (VIC), Nicki Gillis
(NSW), Noel McClumpha (WA), Noel Smith (NSW), O'Neill & Rodgers (ACT), Pete Galvin (NZ), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Rachel Dillon (WA), Ronni Rae Rivers (WA), Sean Hale (USA), Slim Newton (NSW), Step N Line (ACT/NSW), Steve Cheers (NSW), The Borderers
(SA), The Fry Brothers (VIC), The McNatts (USA), The Rain (QLD), Tiana (NSW), Trainwreck (USA), Travis Collins (NSW), Travis Tex Hammond (VIC), Trixie Craig (NZ), Ukeleus (ACT) and Warren Derwent (ACT).
Tuggeranong Homestead
Tuggeranong Homestead is located in the Australian Capital Territory in the area now covered by the suburb of Richardson.The first authorised landowner of the Tuggeranong area following white settlement was Peter Murdoch, aide-de-camp of Thomas Brisbane, who was awarded a grant of 2,000 acres in...
in southern Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. In 2010 the Festival relocated to Exhibition Park in Canberra which allowed for onsite camping and attracted almost 3,000 people. The Festival typically hosts 50 performing artists across 5 stages.
Highlights
The Festival has pioneered several unique programming features including Dreamtime Country showcasing indigenous country music performers which was widely covered even in Nashville and inviting international country music artists to register to perform using the internet driven Sonicbids promotional approach .The Festival also is the home of the Canberra Country Music Awards, Canberra Country Songwriting Awards, Country's Got Talent competition and Canberra Ute Car + Truck. Muster. The latter event has been unique in featuring Top Gear's Arctic Explorer Hi Lux vehicles as well as the first electric and hybrid awards for utes and trucks in Australia.
Performers
Performers scheduled for 2011 include: Sean Patrick McGrawSean Patrick McGraw
Sean Patrick McGraw, a country music singer, is a former Nashville Star semi-finalist who leads a prominent unsigned touring act. Following the 2005 release of his CD Songs for Saturday Night, McGraw and his band went on tour and continue to be on the road...
(USA), Catherine Britt
Catherine Britt
Catherine Britt is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004...
, Carter + Carter, Bobby Marquez (USA), Aly Cook (NZ), Round Mountain Girls, Doug McIntyre, Brothers3
Brothers3
Brothers3 are an Australian country music group performing traditional country, folk and blue grass music,They’ve worked on stage and screen with Hugh Jackman, Warren Williams, Darren Cogan, John Williamson and many more music legends...
, Kel-Anne Brandt, Steve Passfield, Brewn'
Brewn'
Brewn began as a duo performing a mix of Country Rock and Country covers in Canberra, Australia. Original members Mick and Scott attended the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival as buskers...
ACT), John Flanagan and The Begin Agains (VIC), Louise Egan (NSW), Bryen Willems, Bowen and Clare (NSW), Rod Dowsett (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), The Fry Brothers (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Peter Christie Mountain Folk (NSW), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), The Rain (QLD), Geoff Williams (NSW), The Wedded Bliss (ACT), Marta (VIC), Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters(NSW), Sharon Smith (QLD), Acoustic Radio (ACT), Mustered Courage (VIC), Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes (NSW), Ian Wholohan (NSW), Mark Shay (NSW), Alita (NSW), The Turrells (NSW), Alan Neal (NSW), Hannah Gillespie (NSW), Jaymy-Lyn (NSW), Sami (NSW), Louise Saint John (NSW) and Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW).
Performing artists appearing at the Festival in previous years have included: 8 Ball Aitken
8 Ball Aitken
8 Ball Aitken is an Australian country, blues & roots musician who is notable for his fusion of country music with the genres of Australian blues and roots music....
(QLD), Adam Harvey
Adam Harvey
Adam Harvey is an Australian country music singer. Harvey has been nominated three times for an ARIA Music Award and is a multiple CMAA Award winner.-Biography:Adam Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy...
(NSW), The Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band
The Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band
The Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band are an independent Canberra based blues/ roots band consisting of Marji Curran on guitar/ vocals, Adam Hole on slide guitar/ vocals and Phoebe Juskevics on drums/ percussion....
(ACT), Adam Toms (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Alita (NSW), Andrew Swift (VIC), Beaut Utes (NSW), Bec Hance (QLD/VIC), Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
William Joseph "Bill" Chambers was an American football offensive lineman in the All-America Football Conference. He played two seasons for the New York Yankees . He played collegiately for Alabama, Georgia Tech and UCLA....
(NSW), Bob (Roy) Rodgers And The Rodeo Clowns (ACT), Brewn'
Brewn'
Brewn began as a duo performing a mix of Country Rock and Country covers in Canberra, Australia. Original members Mick and Scott attended the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival as buskers...
(ACT), Brittlejack (NSW), Brothers3
Brothers3
Brothers3 are an Australian country music group performing traditional country, folk and blue grass music,They’ve worked on stage and screen with Hugh Jackman, Warren Williams, Darren Cogan, John Williamson and many more music legends...
(NSW), Bush Capital Band (ACT), Bush Dancers Display Group (NSW/ACT), Cameron Cusack (NSW), Canberra Elvis (ACT), Carmen Fraser (VIC), Ceddy McGrady (NSW), Chris Webbe (QLD), Chucks Wagon (USA), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), Craig Morrison Little Cowboys (NSW), Dale Huddleston (ACT), Danny Mack (CAN), Darcy Fox (VIC), Des Morgan (VIC), Don McNatt (USA), Felicity
Felicity Urquhart
Felicity Ann Urquhart is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, sometimes seen as Felicity . Her single "Big Black Cloud", co-written with Randy Scruggs, reached No. 1 on Country Tracks National Top 30 Singles Chart in 2007. She has won numerous awards including a Centenary Medal...
(NSW), Franklyn B Paverty (ACT), Graham Scobie Band (NSW), Greg Champion
Greg Champion
Greg Champion is an Australian songwriter, guitarist, radio personality and athlete.Born in Benalla, Victoria, Champion is most recognised for his work as part of the Coodabeen Champions as a songwriter and guitarist. Greg often appears on the program writing songs about both Aussies rules football...
(SA), Helen Begley (VIC), Hoola (NSW), James Norton (NSW), Jay Scott Berry (USA), Jetty Road (VIC), Josh B Shaller (SI), Karen McNatt (USA), Kelly Cooper (ACT), Kezz's Country (NSW), Kylie Hogan (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), Loris & Lefty (QLD), Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW), Megan Kelly (VIC), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Moniwell (ACT), National Capital Bootscooters (ACT), Nia Robertson Top Paddock Grazers (VIC), Nicki Gillis
Nicki Gillis
- Background :Nicki Gillis is a female vocalist and entertainer from Australia who was born in Western Australia and grew up a child of entertainer parents from Croatian and Italian backgrounds...
(NSW), Noel McClumpha (WA), Noel Smith (NSW), O'Neill & Rodgers (ACT), Pete Galvin (NZ), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Rachel Dillon (WA), Ronni Rae Rivers (WA), Sean Hale (USA), Slim Newton (NSW), Step N Line (ACT/NSW), Steve Cheers (NSW), The Borderers
The Borderers
The Borderers is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970.- Setting :A historical drama series, The Borderers was set during the 16th century and chronicled the lives of the Ker family, who lived in the Scottish Middle March on the frontier between England and Scotland...
(SA), The Fry Brothers (VIC), The McNatts (USA), The Rain (QLD), Tiana (NSW), Trainwreck (USA), Travis Collins (NSW), Travis Tex Hammond (VIC), Trixie Craig (NZ), Ukeleus (ACT) and Warren Derwent (ACT).