Further performers announced for the 2016 Country Music Association of Australia – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards
Graeme Connors, Mustered Courage, Adam Eckersley Band, Allan Caswell, and Pete Denahy will join the incredible list of performers already confirmed for Country Music’s biggest night, the Country Music Awards Australia – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.
Joining the line up of presenters is Tim Daley, Beccy Cole, The Sunny Cowgirls, Brothers3, Adam Eckersley Band, Lachlan Bryan, Robby X, Fanny Lumsden, Paul Kelly, Max Ellis, Anne Kirkpatrick, Kaylens Rain, The McClymonts and Aleyce Simmonds.
The Awards are set to kick off on Saturday 23 January 2016 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre with red carpet performances from 4.00pm and the show from 7.30pm.
This year the Awards promise a captivating evening that celebrates the musical milestones of some of Australia’s most recognised country music artists including, Graeme Connors, Troy Cassar-Daley, The McClymonts, Kasey Chambers, John Williamson plus many more magic moments in Australian country music.
In a first the Awards will also include the announcement of the 2016 Roll of Renown inductee.
This years’ Country Music Awards Australia – Toyota Golden Guitars are proudly supported by Toyota, the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, BHP Billiton, The Range, APRA AMCOS, Country Music Capital News, and QANTASLINK.
Tickets for the 44th Annual Toyota Golden Guitar Awards are on sale now and information is available from www.tcmf.com.au.
A full list of the 2016 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards finalists follows.
For images, supporting materials and updates head to Toyota Country Music Festival media portal www.tcmf.com.au/media.
Media Contact: Sara Crowe, Publicist, Toyota Country Music Festival HQ, 0438 197 599.
2016 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS FINALISTS
ALBUM/TRACK TITLE |
ARTIST |
Producer/Songwriter/Collaborator |
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
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Boneshaker |
Catherine Britt |
Producer: Ryan Hadlock |
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Freedom Ride |
Troy Cassar-Daley |
Producer: Troy Cassar-Daley |
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Spirit Of The Anzacs |
Lee Kernaghan |
Producer: Garth Porter |
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Sweet Rebecca |
Beccy Cole |
Producer: Shane Nicholson |
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The Famine and The Feast |
O'Shea |
Producer: Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Ilya Toshinsky, Mark Moffatt |
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ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
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Come On In |
James Blundell |
Producer: Nick Howard, Theo Posthumus & Karen Waters |
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Hell Breaks Loose |
Shane Nicholson |
Producer: Matt Fell |
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Skin |
Kevin Bennett and The Flood |
Producer: Glen Hannah |
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The Mountain |
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes |
Producer: Lachlan Bryan, Mat Duniam, Shaun Ryan, Damian Cafarella |
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White Lies & Melodies |
Mustered Courage |
Producer: Forrester Savell |
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MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
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Cowboys & Sunsets |
Roo Arcus |
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Freedom Ride |
Troy Cassar-Daley |
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Hell Breaks Loose |
Shane Nicholson |
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Spirit Of The Anzacs |
Lee Kernaghan |
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Wired |
Travis Collins |
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FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
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Boneshaker |
Catherine Britt |
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Heartbeat |
Jasmine Rae |
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Other Side Of Town |
Ashleigh Dallas |
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Silver Lining |
Tori Darke |
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Sweet Rebecca |
Beccy Cole |