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28 January 2017
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 11 PM EDST, SATURDAY 28 JANUARY 2017
WINNERS OF THE 2017 COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA -
THE TOYOTA GOLDEN GUITARS ANNOUNCED!
The 2017 Country Music Awards of Australia - Toyota Golden Guitars capped off an incredible year for Australian country music with the perfect combination of traditional, alternative, and contemporary country music and plenty of ‘golden’ moments at the Tamworth Region Entertainment and Conference Centre on Saturday 28 January 2017. The night saw the country music industry and fans celebrate the artists and the songs that have left their mark on them throughout the past 12 months and looked forward to some of the magnificent music set to hit the charts in 2017. It was Travis Collins’ night, picking up three awards from his six nominations with his album Hard Light. This is the first time Travis has won a Golden Guitar Award. Travis beat some tough competition for MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR, APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR (Call Me Crazy), and SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Just Another Girl). Coming of the back of her success at the 2016 ARIA Awards, Sara Storer collected two Golden Guitars from
her six nominations bringing her career Golden Guitar Award tally to 21. Sara picked up Awards for
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR and BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR (Amazing Night).
Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart also took home two Awards with their self-titled album Bennett, Bowtell &
Urquhart including ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR and COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR.
Catherine Britt with Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell, Josh Pyke, Wes Carr and Wendy Matthews
took home the REGIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR with the song F U
Cancer.
QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR went to Fanny Lumsden while Luke O’Shea with his song the Old
Mans Shed won TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR.
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR went to Stuie French (Song for Manaia), and Kristy Cox added to her Golden
Guitar Awards with another win for BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR (Another Weary Mile). CMC
VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR went to O’Shea for The Truth Walks Slowly (In the Countryside) and the coveted
ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD winner was none other than Tamworth Festival Ambassador, Troy Cassar-
Daley.
Cassar-Daley was also elevated to the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown on the night. Country
music legend Joy McKean presented Troy with the honour saying he had captured the hearts of Australians
with his wonderful, engaging personality, his dedication to Australia and its people and his formidable skills
as a writer and performer.
For the second year running fans who couldn’t get to Tamworth could watch the action LIVE via the
www.tcmf.com.au/LIVE stream and for the first time ever LIVE on the ABC Landline Facebook.
The night kicked off with red carpet performances by 2017 Toyota Star Maker winner Rachel Fahim, 2010
and 2011 Toyota Star Maker winners Luke Austen (former two-times Golden Guitar winner) and Luke
Dickens (also former Australian Idol Runner Up) and 2009 Toyota Star Maker winner Liam Brew.
Inside the country music industry and fans were welcomed by Mickey Pye’s instrumental Buckle Up before
The McClymonts took the stage for their performance of their hit single House.
The night was all about celebrating the best of Australian country music in 2016 while taking a look at some
of the new music to hit the charts in 2017 including none other than recently named Festival Party
Ambassador Adam Brand’s new hit Get On Your Feet – which had fans doing just that.
Luke O’Shea captivated the crowd with his stunning performance of The Old Man’s Shed followed by Kristy
Cox with her Golden Guitar Award winning track Another Weary Mile.
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Travis Collins (Just Another Girl) and FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Sara Storer
(Amazing Night) both performed before Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning took the stage with their
song Sooner or Later.
The show also featured performances by QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR contenders: The
Weeping Willows (River of Gold); Michael Waugh (Heyfield Girl), Fanny Lumsden (Land of Gold),
Caitlyn Shadbolt (Running in Circles) and Justin Standley (Till the Buzzer Goes Off).
Other performers on the night included ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR and COUNTRY MUSIC
CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR Award winners Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart (I Hear Them
All); bush balladeers Anne Kirkpatrick and Jeff Brown who performed Orchid Street, The Wolfe Brothers
with Throw Em Back, Kasey Chambers with Ain’t No Little Girl, Doyle and Debbie (Whine, Whine, Twang,
Twang) and Troy Cassar-Daley (Things I Carry Around). Lee Kernaghan closed the show with The Outback
Club reunion.
“On behalf of the Country Music Association of Australia, I would like to congratulate all the winning artists
and nominees at the 45th Annual Country Music Awards Australia – Toyota Golden Guitars. It has also been
our honour to welcome Troy Cassar-Daley into the Australian Country Music Roll of Renown.
This year’s Golden Guitar Awards have been a great success and once again demonstrate the diversity of Australian country music through the performances of our incredibly talented artists. I would like to thank all those that were involved in staging the Awards, particularly our valued sponsorship and media partners for their outstanding support.” Dobe Newton, President Country Music Association of Australia. The Toyota Golden Guitar Awards is the pinnacle event of the Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth
each year.
Toyota Australia's Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, Tony Cramb, said: “This year, Toyota
celebrates 25 years of supporting the Country Music Festival in Tamworth, including 22 years of sponsoring
the Toyota Star Maker, and many years as a sponsor of these Golden Guitar Awards. We’re thrilled to be
able to continue our commitment of supporting country music in Australia – and the great artists honoured
today – and to be the sponsor of the Toyota Golden Guitars again in 2017.
Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer Sandra Chipchase said last year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival
attracted more than 13,700 international and domestic overnight visitors, who spent more than $13 million
in the region.
“The Tamworth Country Music Festival is one of the world’s leading music events which generates
significant economic and community benefits to NSW. We congratulate all of the finalists and winners of
tonight’s 2017 Golden Guitar Awards which celebrated the success of outstanding musical achievements
throughout the year, while also showcasing the best of emerging and established country music talent
Australia has to offer,” Ms Chipchase said.
For full details of the winners, images and broadcast packages from the 45th Annual Toyota Golden Guitar
Awards, head to www.tcmf.com.au/media
The 2017 Country Music Awards Australia – Toyota Golden Guitars were presented by Felicity Urquhart, Adam Harvey, Reg Poole, Evelyn Bury, Tony Cramb, Karin Page, Doyle & Debbie, Colin Buchanan, Aleyce Simmonds, Dami Im, Lee Kernaghan, Tania Kernaghan, Max Ellis, Joy McKean, Graeme Connors, Catherine
Britt, His Excellency, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove & The McClymonts. This years’ Country Music Awards of Australia – Toyota Golden Guitars were proudly supported by Toyota, the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, Regional Australia Bank, The Range, APRA AMCOS, Country Music Capital News, CMC, QANTASLINK and broadcast partner ABC.
The Awards, which started in 1973 are the nation’s longest running music awards and play a vital role
in developing and promoting Australian country music talent.
The Toyota Golden Guitar Awards are the only industry affiliated country music awards in Australia
and the greatest celebration of Australian country music talent. The Awards are the pinnacle event of
the Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth.
The Toyota Country Music Festival Tamworth is proudly supported by the NSW Government though its
tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Ends.
Media Contact:
Sara Crowe, Publicist, Tamworth Country Music Festival and Golden Guitar Awards
M: 0438 197 559
45TH COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA WINNERS
Album of the Year : 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
Male Artist of the Year : TRAVIS COLLINS
Hard Light
Female Artist of the Year : SARA STORER
Silos
Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year
BENNETT BOWTELL & URQUHART : Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Regional Australia Bank Vocal Collaboration of the Year
F U CANCER : Catherine Britt with Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell,
Josh Pyke, Wes Carr, and Wendy Matthews
Bush Ballad of the Year
AMAZING NIGHT : Sara Storer
Songwriter : Sara Storer
Toyota Heritage Song of the Year
THE OLD MAN'S SHED : Luke O'Shea
Songwriters : Luke O'Shea & John Krsulja
Instrumental of the Year
SONG FOR MANAIA : Stuie French
Bluegrass Recording of the Year
ANOTHER WEARY MILE : Kristy Cox
Qantaslink New Talent of the Year
FANNY LUMSDEN : Land Of Gold