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Nicki Gillis was recently awarded the 2006 Outstanding Contribution to Blues/Jazz Music at the Blue Mountains Music Awards. The awards are aimed primarily at independent and unsigned performers who are seeking exposure and new opportunities.

Felicity Urquhart’s single BIG BLACK CLOUD achieved #1 status on the CMC video chart (for 2 consecutive weeks).

We would like to recognise the following Golden Guitar finalists in the 2007 CMAA Australian CM Awards, with Felicity Urquhart and Graham Rodger getting 3 and 2 nominations respectively:

FEMALE VOCAL OF THE YEAR

Felicity Urquhart – Big Black Cloud

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR

Felicity Urquhart – Big Black Cloud

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Graham Rodger

Dean Perrett – Would Clancy Be Welcome

HERITAGE TRACK OF THE YEAR

Graham Rodger – The Battle Of Long Tan

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Matt Scullion & Lawrie Minson – Hard Earned Dollars

Anita Ree & Tracy Coster – Itching Feet

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Felicity Urquhart – My Life

Recognition is also going out to the following 2007 TIARA finalists:

DUO AWARD

The Harmonators

FEMALE VOCALIST

Felicity Urquhart

MALE VOCALIST

Paul Costa

MICHAEL COWDROY SONGWRITING

Matt Scullion

GEOFF BROWN MEMORIAL AWARD

Graham Rodger

BUSH BALLD

Graham Rodger

Dean Perrett

VOCAL COLLABORATION

Paul Costa & Aleyce Simmonds

Congratulations to the following finalists in the 2007 TSA Songwriters Salute to Aust. Awards:

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Graham Rodger – What’s Country All About

Dean Perrett – Channel Country Ringer

COUNTRY BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Reg Poole – For The Love Of My Country

Graham Rodger & Alan McPherson – The Battle Of Long Tan

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

Dean Perrett - The Bright Tomorrow

Reg Poole & Merilyn Rossington – Half Way Home

COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG OF THE YEAR

Graham Rodger - A Tale From The North

TSA SONGMAKER AWARD

Graham Rodger

NEW SONGWRITER AWARD

Nick Cesta – Ordinary Man

And semi-finalists in the TSA National Country Songwriting Contest:

PROFESSIONAL SECTION

Graham Rodger – Woman On The Land

Graham Rodger – Thunderbolt

Mark Lucas – Tearin’ This Old House Down

Graham Rodger – Anywhere I Hang My Hat

Great news and well-wishes for the Top 5 finalists announced in the 2007 Australian CM People’s Choice Awards:

BEST FEMALE VOCAL

Felicity Urquhart

BEST MALE VOCAL

Graham Rodger

BEST GROUP OR DUO

SweeneyKilleen

Wolverines

BEST SONG

Wolverines – Angel Eyes

BEST BUSH BALLAD

Graham Rodger – The Battle Of Long Tan

Graham Rodger - What’s Country All About

Dean Perrett – Would Clancy Be Welcome?

BEST HERITAGE SONG

Wolverines - The Ballad Of Young Bobby Dale

Dale Duncan & Gordon Parsons – Malabar Mansion

Graham Rodger – The Battle Of Long Tan

BEST ALBUM

Wolverines – Good Times

Felicity Urquhart – My Life

MOST PROMISING FUTURE STAR

Victoria Baillie

Sharnee Fenwick

The Musicoz Awards announced their Top 100 placings – with top 5 / top 10 / top 20 etc included):

COUNTRY

#1 – The Flood – Felicity Urquhart

#5 – Something Comin’ On – Victoria Baillie

#10 – Down That Road - Mistin

#18 – Wish I Didn’t – The Harmonators

#22 – Lord Don’t Take Me Yet – Victoria Baillie

#25 - Head Over Heels – Mistin

#27 – Along For The Ride – SweeneyKilleen

#34 – Ok – Carol Donovan

#42 – Plastic Princess – SweeneyKilleen

#49 – Forever – Merilyn Steele

#51 – Shack Attack – Dave Prior

#53 – Window Down – Alex Watt

#62 – Girl On A Motorbike – Mark Lucas

#85 – A Truckers Life – Dale Duncan

FOLK

#19 – Dryland Sea – Mark Lucas

#20 – Monsters Ball – Mark Lucas

VIDEO

#19 – It’s Only Make Believe – Ronni Rae Rivers

CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL

#10 – Lord Don’t Take Me Yet – Victoria Baillie

#16 – A Little Joy – Felicity Urquhart

POP

#52 – No Mistakes – Felicity Urquhart

The Wolverines made the Top 10 on the Top 30 country tracks chart and Top 5 on Top 100  Country Hits chart with ‘Up And Done Died’.

The Country Tracks Top 50  Biggest Hits of 2006 were also announced with the following artists making the cut:

#12 – My Life – Felicity Urquhart

#14 – Angel Eyes – Wolverines

#20 – The Flood – Felicity Urquhart

#36 – Peppercorn Tree – Peter Denahy

#40 – Up And Done Died – Wolverines

We welcome newcomers Sarah McMonagle, Louise Steding, Connie Kis Andersen and Bryen Willems .  

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