2012 Bluegrass Comps Deferred

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The Country Music Association has advised that the 2012 Bluegrass Picking Championships will not be held as part of the 2012 Tamworth Country Music Festival and has been deferred until 2013. The committee has had a major change of personnel this year and the CMAA organisation found itself too under resourced to plan for and [...]

Tamworth Bluegrass Gigs

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We have just heard from Joan Douglas at the Longyard in Tamworth who has a host of free and paid bluegrass music events happening over the Tamworth week in several of the hotels in Tamworth. The Pub is The Country Music Association of Australia’s Venue of the Year and is situated on the rim of [...]

New Album For Kristy Cox

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Kristy Cox launches her second Nashville recorded bluegrass album Miles & Timezones at The East along with a spectacular line-up of acoustic artists. Originally from South Australia, Kristy recently showcased her new songs at the Americana Music festival in the USA after gaining 3 top 10 radio hits in the Australian Country scene in 2010. Joining [...]

The Roys Head to Tamworth

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The Roys are heading to Australia next month to perform at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. This brother and sister duo hails from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and their music is a surprisingly fresh, bluegrass sound that includes hints of roots and traditional country. Both are accomplished musicians and are known for their superb harmonies, ‘rootsy’ sound [...]

National Songwriting Comp Seeks Bluegrass Entries

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Here’s some news on the Tamworth Songwriters Association. The Tamworth Songwriters Association  annual National Country Songwriting Competition is now open and this year and for the first time they have a new section for Blues, Roots and Bluegrass entries. The competition is open now and closes on 15th October. Entrants can enter online via the [...]

Bluegrass Champs 1979 – 2011

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Do you know any of the National Bluegrass Champions from the past 32 years? If so can you help fill in the gaps? Lachie Davidson and I are on a mission to collect a comprehensive list of Australian National Bluegrass Champions from the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival over the past 32 years. The Australian [...]

CMAA Australian National Bluegrass Championships

2012 CMAA Australian National Bluegrass Championships In 2008, after a break of nine years, the Country Music Association of Australia announced the resurgence of the Australian National Bluegrass Championships to be staged at the 2008 Tamworth Country Music Festival. The Australian National Bluegrass Championships had humble beginnings in St. Andrews Hall, Tamworth in 1979.  The [...]

CMAA Australian National Bluegrass Championships 2011

Thanks to Hamish Davidson of the Davidson Brothers for tipping us off to the results of the 2011 National Bluegrass Championships which were held as part of the at Tamworth Country Music Festival. Instrument First Place Second Place Third Place Fiddle: George Jackson Luke Moller Ashleigh Dallas Mandolin: Luke Moller Michael Patrick Daniel Watkins Flatpick [...]

Davidson Brothers at the Chapel

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Appearing at The Chapel in Prahran on Saturday 13th of November. Earlier this month the Davidson Brothers were in Nashville, Tennessee where they were invited to be official presenters at the International Bluegrass Music Awards on the world famous Ryman Auditorium stage. during their flight home, the boys were awarded Australian Independent Country Group of [...]

Davidson Brothers Planning Another CD

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I caught up with Hamish Davidson at Redlands Festival this year and he talked a little about the Davidson Brothers’ plans to produce a new CD later in 2010 which they hope to release in early in 2011. In September this year, the boys plan to head to Nashville once again, to meet up with [...]

Capital News – March 2010

Capital News March 2010

The Latest Edition of Capital News Hits The Newsagents Highlights from another news and feature packed issue of Australia’s country music monthly – Capital News. Produced by Rural Press in Australia’s Country Music Capital, Tamworth, Country Music Capital News is Australia’s longest running monthly Country Music magazine featuring news from all over Australia and from [...]

2010 National Bluegrass Champions

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Submitted by Lachie Davidson The 2010 CMAA Australian National Bluegrass Championships were held on Sunday, 24th January at 11:00am at Wests’ Diggers during the annual 10 day Tamworth Country Music Festival. The Bluegrass Championships staring out in 1979 as part of the Tamworth festival, and  were reinstated in 2008 after a nine year absence. With [...]