Tag: Tamworth Country Music Festival
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REGIONAL POP-UP SHOWS FOR STARMAKER ENTRANTS
Entrants in the Starmaker competition are making the most of the delay to the Tamworth Country Music Festival. A series of regional pop-up shows are underway. Taree’s Jake Davey holding one of the first. The easing of covid restrictions this week the perfect incentive to kick back and listen to some tunes. “Live music’s back…
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JAKE DAVEY HOPING FOR A STARMAKING PERFORMANCE AT TAMWORTH
One of the Mid North Coast’s rising country music stars, Jake Davey, is heading to Tamworth for this year’s country music festival. A finalist in this year’s Starmaker competition, Davey hopes to take his career to the next level.
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COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL COMES TO AN END
Country music fans have packed away their akubras and cowboy boots, with the Country Music Festival over for another year. Organisers are over the moon with how it turned out this year, despite the sizzling temperatures.
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REBECCA HUNT NAMED 2019 QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC
As the festival winds down, the Queen of Country Music’s duties are ramping up. Rebecca Hunt and Casey Skewes are the newest additions to Tamworth’s royal family, taking out the annual Queen Quest.
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‘THE WOLFE BROTHERS’ DOMINATE 2019 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS
Dusty jeans and akubras were replaced with glitz and glamour for country music’s night of nights. The red carpet was rolled out for the Golden Guitar Awards, with the Wolfe Brothers taking home four awards.
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BLAKE O’CONNOR TAKES OUT 2019 STAR MAKER COMPETITION
Over four decades, Star Maker has certainly lived up to its name, launching many country music careers. Port Macquarie’s Blake O’Connor hopes he’s the next to become a household name, after taking out the top prize Sunday night.
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CROWDS FLOCK TO DAY 3 OF THE TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
There was a bit of relief for revellers on day three of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, as clouds took over the sky. Crowds watched on as Star Maker Alumni performed a pop-up show, ahead of the 40th annual competition.
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THOUSANDS ARRIVE AS COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY
Music fans are out in force at Australia’s country music mecca, Tamworth, for another year. The Country Music Festival kicked off in fine style with a surprise appearance from Adam Harvey.
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EXTENDED SUNDAY HOURS FOR LICENSED PREMISES DURING FESTIVAL
With more than 120 venues hosting live music, the Country Music Festival is nearly a 24-hour a day event. And the State Government has approved ‘special event’ extended Sunday trading hours for licensed premises during the 10 day festival. This will see partygoers gain an extra two hours out on the town, with trading pushed…
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FESTIVAL FEVER HITS TAMWORTH
The boots are polished, the hats are in place and music is filling the air in Tamworth.. It’s no secret the 2019 Country Music Festival has kicked off – and despite the heat, tens of thousands of visitors have hit town.