Newcastle and Hunter Valley artists are in the running for a stack of Golden Guitars. The finalists for the 2017 Golden Guitars were announced Tuesday. The winners will be announced at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January.
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Travis Collins of Cessnock was nominated for six awards, including Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Hard Light, Heritage Song of the Year for Hometown Calling (with co-writer Troy Kemp of Newcastle also nominated), Song of the Year for Call Me Crazy, Video Clip of the Year for Call Me Crazy, and Single of the Year, Just Another Girl.
Other local nominees include: Kirsty Lee Akers, Female Artist of the Year for her album Burn Baby Burn; Catherine Britt, for F U Cancer, for Collaboration of the Year with Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell and others; Britt also for her collaborative role in Cheers for the Girls with Amy Lawrence; Kasey Chambers for Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Video Clip of the Year for Ain’t No Little Girl.
Now:
And the finalists are …
- · Travis Collins
- · Sara Storer
- · Laura Coates and Andrew Wigglesworth of The Weeping Willows (debut nomination)
- · Katie Brianna (debut nomination)
- · Fanny Lumsden (debut nomination)
- · Justin Stanley (debut nomination)
- · Kasey Chambers
- · Troy Cassar-Daley
- · Kevin Bennett, Lyn Bowtell & Felicity Urquhart of Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
- · Luke O’Shea
- · Kristy Cox
- · Allan Caswell
- · Amber Lawrence (co-host)
- · Warren H Williams & Dani Young
- · Kirsty Lee Akers
- · Catherine Britt
- · Simply Bushed
- · Seleen McAlister
- · Caitlyn Shadbolt
- · Mickey Pye
IN a sure sign the Tamworth Country Music Festival is getting closer, the biggest names in the industry got together on Tuesday where the finalists for the 2017 Golden Guitar Awards were announced.
The who's who of country music gathered at the Carriage Works in Sydney where the names were announced to many hopeful musicians after a cracker of a year.
Among them were fan favourites including Troy Cassar-Daley who was nominated for both Male Artist of the year and Album of the Year.
The standout finalists of the day were Travis Collins who received an outstanding six golden guitar finalist nominations for categories including, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year along with Sara Storer who is a finalist in five categories including Bush Ballad of the year and female artist of the year.
In her 10th anniversary since winning Toyota Starmaker Kirsty-Lee Akers was nominated for Female Artist of the year on the back of the success of her Burn Baby Burn album.
Tamworth Country Music Festival ambassador Amber Lawrence was also nominated for two golden guitar awards.
Chairman of the Country Music Association of Australia, Dobe Newton paid tribute to nominated artists and described next year's mix of finalists as diverse.
“The Finalists for the 2017 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards are a great mix of new faces and favourite country music artists,” Mr Newton said.
"whilst it's always good to see some familiar faces, the finalist’s announcement for 2017 has really opened up opportunities for our emerging artists and sets the stage for a very special evening in Tamworth on January 28 when the winners are announced.”
With stellar individual careers and multiple Golden Guitar Awards between them, Kevin Bennett, Lyn Bowtell and Felicity Urqhhart are a powerhouse combination and their self-titled album Bennett, Bowtell &Urquhart has also been nominated for five awards. The trio are hot contenders for alternate country album.
With three nominations a piece is Kasey Chambers, Graeme Connors, Luke O’Shea and Kristy Cox.
From the event:
2017 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS FINALISTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Caught Up In The Dreaming - Luke O'Shea Producer: Luke O'Shea & Benjy Pocock Silos - Sara Storer Producer: Matt Fell This Crazy Life - The Wolfe Brothers Producer: Luke Wooten Hard Light - Travis Collins Producer: Travis Collins Things I Carry Around - Troy Cassar-Daley Producer: Troy Cassar-Daley
ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart - Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart Producer: Glen Hannah Victim Or The Heroine - Katie Brianna Producer: Shane Nicholson Part Of Me - Kristy Cox Producer: Jerry Salley Before Darkness Comes A-Callin' - The Weeping Willows Producer: Laura Coates & Andrew Wrigglesworth You Can't Catch Fish From A Train - The Wilson Pickers Producer: The Wilson Pickers
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
50 Years In Oz - Allan Caswell Unsung - A tribute to the songs of Buddy Bruce - Doug Bruce Caught Up In The Dreaming - Luke O'Shea Hard Light - Travis Collins Things I Carry Around - Troy Cassar-Daley
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Happy Ever After - Amber Lawrence Burn Baby Burn - Kirsty Lee Akers Part Of Me - Kristy Cox Silos - Sara Storer Follow The Journey - Seleen McAlister
COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart - Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart Here We Go - Sunny Cowgirls Before Darkness Comes A-Callin' - The Weeping Willows This Crazy Life - The Wolfe Brothers Desert Water - Warren H Williams & Dani Young
REGIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Bartender Blues - Adam Harvey Performers: Adam Harvey & Lyn Bowtell
Cheers to the Girls - Amber Lawrence Performers: Amber Lawrence with Catherine Britt & Fanny Lumsden
Orchid Street - Anne Kirkpatrick Performers: Anne Kirkpatrick & Jeff Brown
F U Cancer - Catherine Britt Performers: Catherine Britt with Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell, - Josh Pyke, Wes Carr, and Wendy Matthews
My Diamond - Sara Storer Performers: Sara Storer & Greg Storer
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
A Truckie Up In Queensland - Allan Caswell Songwriters: Allan Caswell & Manfred Vijars
The Veteran - Dean Perrett Songwriters: Allan Caswell, Drew McAlister, Dean Perrett
Ghosts Of The Murranji - Graham Rodger Songwriter: Graham Rodger
God Given Rain - Jeff Brown Songwriter: Jeff Brown
Amazing Night - Sara Storer Songwriter: Sara Storer
TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
Goulburn Valley Woman - Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart Songwriter: Kevin Bennett
The Old Man's Shed - Luke O'Shea Songwriters: Luke O'Shea & John Krsulja
Red, White & Blue - Roo Arcus Songwriter: Roo Arcus
Purple Cockies - Sara Storer Songwriter: Sara Storer
Hometown Calling - Travis Collins Songwriters: Travis Collins & Troy Kemp
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
Twenty Five - Lindsay Waddington
Cosmopolitan Blues - Michael Fix
Buckle Up - Mickey Pye
Roundabout - Runaway Dixie
Song for Manaia - Stuie French
BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
I Hear Them All - Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Losing My Blues Tonight - Dean Perrett
Another Weary Mile - Kristy Cox
Cumberland Gap - The Hillbilly Goats
River Of Gold - The Weeping Willows
QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
Running In Circles - Caitlyn Shadbolt
Land Of Gold - Fanny Lumsden
Till The Buzzer Goes Off - Justin Standley Heyfield
Girl - Michael Waugh
River Of Gold - The Weeping Willows
APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR
Goulburn Valley Woman - Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart Songwriter: Kevin Bennett
Land of Gold - Fanny Lumsden Songwriter: Fanny Lumsden
60 Summers - Graeme Connors Songwriter: Graeme Connors
Ain't No Little Girl - Kasey Chambers Songwriter: Kasey Chambers
Call Me Crazy - Travis Collins Songwriters: Travis Collins & Damien Leith
CMC VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
60 Summers - Graeme Connors Director: Ben Bishop, Tropical Exposure
Ain't No Little Girl - Kasey Chambers Director: Duncan Toombs, Filmery
The Truth Walks Slowly (in the Countryside) - O'Shea Director: Mark O'Shea
Raise Your Glass - Simply Bushed Director: Duncan Toombs, Filmery
Call Me Crazy - Travis Collins Director: Duncan Toombs, Filmery
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Land of Gold - Fanny Lumsden
60 Summers - Graeme Connors
Ain't No Little Girl - Kasey Chambers
The Truth Walks Slowly (in the Countryside) - O'Shea
Just Another Girl - Travis Collins
