Introducing the hosts, performers and presenters at the 2016 Country Music Association of Australia – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards
The Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards is the pinnacle event of the 2016 Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth.
This year the Awards promise a captivating evening that celebrates the musical milestones of some of Australia’s most recognised country music artists.
The show features a number of artists nominated for this year’s awards as well as past winners, and in a first will include the announcement of the 2016 Roll of Renown inductee.
Sam McClymont and Travis Collins are confirmed to host the 2016 Golden Guitar Awards and red carpet interviews with artists will be hosted by Golden Guitar winners Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley.
Performers will include Lee Kernaghan performing with the New Talent nominees Brothers3, Christie Lamb, Seleen McAlister, Mickey Pye and Caitlyn Shadbolt, Troy Cassar-Daley performing with Paul Kelly, Beccy Cole, Shane Nicholson, Catherine Britt, Roo Arcus, Jasmine Rae and country super-group Adam Brand and the Outlaws.
Presenters will include Adam Harvey, Paul Kelly, James Blundell, Amber Lawrence, Luke O’Shea, Dobe Newton & Roger Corbett of The Bushwackers, Kristy Cox, Chelsea Basham and Tamworth’s own Rex Dallas along with his granddaughter Ashleigh Dallas.
The Toyota Country Music Festival will be held from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 January 2016 with the Toyota Golden Guitar Awards on Saturday 23 January 2016 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre.
The Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.
Tickets for the 44th Annual Toyota Golden Guitar Awards are on sale now and information is available from www.tcmf.com.au.
2016 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS FINALISTS
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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 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 | ||
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan | ||
| Wired | Travis Collins | ||
| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | |||
| Boneshaker | Catherine Britt | ||
| Heartbeat | Jasmine Rae | ||
| Other Side Of Town | Ashleigh Dallas | ||
| Silver Lining | Tori Darke | ||
| Sweet Rebecca | Beccy Cole | ||
| COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR | |||
| Hearts On Fire | Jetty Road | ||
| Skin | Kevin Bennett and The Flood | ||
| The Famine and The Feast | O'Shea | ||
| The Second Album | Adam Eckersley Band | ||
| White Lies & Melodies | Mustered Courage | ||
| VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR | |||
| Catch You | Luke O'Shea | Performers: Luke O'Shea & Amber Lawrence | |
| Precious Times | Beccy Cole | Performers: Beccy Cole, Sara Storer, Gina Jeffreys | |
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests | Performers: Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests (Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Amy & George Sheppard, Shannon Noll, Megan Washington) |
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| Two Weeks On, Two Weeks Off | Troy Cassar-Daley | Performers: Troy Cassar-Daley & Jimmy Barnes | |
| You And Me Against The World | Catherine Britt | Performers: Catherine Britt & Steve Earle | |
| BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bundarra Dust | Norma O'Hara Murphy | Songwriters: Norma O'Hara Murphy | |
| Just Drift Back In Time | Tom Maxwell | Songwriter: Ray Rose | |
| Lorraine | Dean Perrett | Songwriter: Ian Quinn | |
| One Last Muster | Allan Caswell | Songwriters: Allan Caswell & Manfred Vijars | |
| Territory Man | Graham Rodger | Songwriters: Graham Rodger & Merv Maltman | |
| TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR | |||
| Broken Soldiers | Beccy Cole | Songwriter: Beccy Cole | |
| Freedom Ride | Troy Cassar-Daley | Songwriter: Troy Cassar-Daley | |
| Hermannsburg | Shane Nicholson | Songwriter: Shane Nicholson | |
| Teddy Sheean - Forever Eighteen | Lee Kernaghan | Songwriters: Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan | |
| Turn My Hand To | Roo Arcus | Songwriters: Roo Arcus & Allan Caswell | |
| INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR | |||
| Blood Brothers | Tommy Emmanuel | ||
| Broken Hill | 8 Ball Aitken & Pete Denahy | ||
| Cluck Old Hen | Pete Denahy | ||
| Two Time Shuffle | Michael Fix | ||
| Unleashed | Mickey Pye | ||
| BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bumcrack | Beccy Cole | ||
| Can't Hide From The Moonshine | Mustered Courage | ||
| Lonesome and Blue | Runaway Dixie | ||
| Rabbit in a Log | The Hillbilly Goats | ||
| Singin' Shoes | Pete Denahy | ||
| QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR | |||
| Broken Record | Christie Lamb | ||
| Brothers Never Part | Brothers3 | ||
| She's Getting Stronger | Seleen McAlister | ||
| Shoot Out The Lights | Caitlyn Shadbolt | ||
| When She's Drinkin' | Mickey Pye | ||
| APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR | |||
| Boneshaker | Catherine Britt | Songwriters: Catherine Britt, Tony Buchen | |
| Freedom Ride | Troy Cassar-Daley (feat. Paul Kelly) | Songwriter: Troy Cassar-Daley | |
| Joshua | Aleyce Simmonds | Songwriter: Aleyce Simmonds | |
| Secondhand Man | Shane Nicholson | Songwriters: Shane Nicholson | |
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests | Songwriters: Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan | |
| VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR | |||
| Boneshaker | Catherine Britt | Director: Lisa Camillo | |
| Parade | O'Shea | Director: Mark O'Shea | |
| Secondhand Man | Shane Nicholson | Director: Josh Favaloro | |
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests | Director: Duncan Toombs | |
| Take A Walk In My Country | Troy Cassar-Daley | Director: Duncan Toombs | |
| SINGLE OF THE YEAR | |||
| Boneshaker | Catherine Britt | ||
| Heartbeat | Jasmine Rae | ||
| Secondhand Man | Shane Nicholson | ||
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan | ||
| Take A Walk In My Country | Troy Cassar-Daley | ||
| SANITY TOP SELLING AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR | |||
| Hell Breaks Loose | Shane Nicholson | Producer: Matt Fell | |
| Spirit Of The Anzacs | Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests | Producer: Garth Porter | |
| Sweet Rebecca | Beccy Cole | Producer: Shane Nicholson | |
| The Famine and The Feast | O'Shea | Producer: Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Ilya Toshinsky, Mark Moffatt | |
| Wired | Travis Collins | Producer: Travis Collins |
