Save the date: 19 – 28 JANUARY 2024

Golden Guitar Award Nominees

Toyota 52nd Golden Guitar Awards
 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Got It Good - James Johnston

Runnin' The Country - Travis Collins & The Wolfe Brothers

Size Up - Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham

Summer Nights - Casey Barnes

What Are You Waiting For - Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

 

CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Boots 'N All - Kaylee Bell – Directed by Shae Sterling

Size Up - Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Direct by Duncan Toombs, The Filmery

You'll be Fine - Fanny Lumsden – Directed by Anna Phillips

Steel on Steel - Duncan Toombs – Directed by Duncan Toombs, The Filmery

We Grew Up On - James Johnston – Directed by Jay Seeney, Blacklist Productions

 

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Luke O'Shea & Ashleigh Dallas - Next Best Thing         

Adam Brand & Matt Cornell - Our Church        

Travis Collins & The Wolfe Brothers - Runnin' The Country      

James Johnston and Zac & George - Some Things Never Change         

Tori Forsyth & Shane Nicholson - Sometimes  

 

INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR

Betoota Stomp - Brendan Radford        

Ghost Train - Wicker Suite         

Honey Alba - Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers featuring Hamish Davidson

Saltbush Express - Michael Fix

Voice From The Heart - John Williamson & Lindsay Waddington

 

BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Big Ole Feelings - Gareth Leach & Davidson Brothers   

If You'd Have Told Me - Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers

Old Pickup Line - Wicker Suite   

The One in Lonesome - Angus Gill         

Waiting on a Train - TC Cassidy & Angus Gill    

 

HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR

1861 – Written and Recorded by Duncan Toombs

Hey Jumbulla (The Ghost of Mickey Brennan) – Written by Luke O'Shea, Zane Banks – Recorded     by Luke O'Shea    

Lennie You're A Legend - Written and Recorded by Matt Scullion       

Ugly Flowers – Written by Edwina Lumsden – Recorded by Fanny Lumsden   

Uluru Forever – Written and Recorded by John Williamson

    

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Million Dollar Farm – Written by Allan Caswell, Lindsay Waddington, Manfred Vijars – Recorded     by Allan Caswell    

That's Why I Love Our West – Written by Angus Gill & Alan Mackey – Recorded by Angus Gill &       Anne Kirkpatrick          

Walkabout Waters - Written by Neville Anderson – Recorded by Dean Perrett         

The Bush Takes Care of Its Own - Written and recorded by Matt Scullion       

Dust Kids – Written by Sara Storer, Greg Storer – Recorded by SToReR          

 

NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR

Lane Pittman

Loren Ryan

Max Jackson

Sara Berki

Zac & George

 

COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham 

The Pleasures     

The Wolfe Brothers                   

Zac & George                 

 

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR       

Andrew Swift

Brad Cox

Casey Barnes

James Johnston

Travis Collins

 

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ashleigh Dallas

Fanny Lumsden

Kaylee Bell

Max Jackson

Melanie Dyer

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

Boys Like Me – Written by Casey Barnes and Jordan Dozzi – Recorded by Casey Barnes        

Country Music, You And Beer – Written and Recorded by Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

Here's To The Ones – Written by Nick Wolfe, Tom Wolfe, Brodie Rainbird and Erik Dylan –    Recorded by The Wolfe Brothers  

Raise Me – Written by Travis Collins and Jason Duke – Recorded by Travis Collins     

Size Up – Written by Josh Cunningham – Recorded by Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham

 

ALT COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blood Red - Busby Marou – Produced by Tom Eggert

East Of Everything - Brad Butcher – Produced by Brad Butcher, Benjy Pocock and Marc Swersky

Hey Dawn - Fanny Lumsden – Produced by Matt Fell and Fanny Lumsden

Suburban Dream - Melody Moko – Produced by Melody Moko, Neilson Hubbard, Michael Moko,    Dylan Alldredge and Juan Solorzano

The Beginning of the End - The Pleasures – Produced by Lachlan Bryan, Catherine Britt and Damian Cafarella

 

CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Acres - Brad Cox – Produced by Brandon Hood

Any Less Anymore - Travis Collins – Produced by Stuart Stuart and Andrew Cochrane

Livin' The Dream - The Wolfe Brothers – Produced by Rod McCormack, Nick Wolfe, Matt Fell and Johnny Gasparic

Raised Like That - James Johnston – Produced by Justin Wantz, Liam Quinn, Gavin Carfoot, Ilya Toshinskiy and Michael DeLorenzis & Michael Paynter (Msquared)

Up, Down & Sideways - Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Produced by Robby De Sa

 

TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Birdsong - Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Produced by Felicity Urquhart, Josh Cunningham and Matt Fell

Different Drum - Luke O'Shea – Produced by Luke O'Shea and Matt Fell

Nothin's Gonna Stop Us - Tom Curtain – Produced by Garth Porter

She Loves Me To The Moon - Pete Denahy – Produced by Simon Johnson

SToReR – StoReR – Produced by James Gillard

 

TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Any Less Anymore - Travis Collins – Produced by Stuart Stuart and Andrew Cochrane

Birdsong - Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Produced by Felicity Urquhart, Josh Cunningham and Matt Fell

Livin' The Dream - The Wolfe Brothers – Produced by Rod McCormack, Nick Wolfe, Matt Fell and Johnny Gasparic

Raised Like That - James Johnston – Produced by Justin Wantz, Liam Quinn, Gavin Carfoot, Ilya Toshinskiy and Michael DeLorenzis & Michael Paynter (Msquared)

Up, Down & Sideways - Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Produced by Robby De Sa



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Tamworth Regional Council acknowledges the Gamilaroi/Kamilaroi people, who are the Traditional Custodians of this land. We would like to pay respect to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in and visiting our region.