Pittsworth. Queensland 14TH – 20TH November 2016
Featuring:
Chad Morgan—Rex Dallas—Zeta Burns—Johnny Greenwood—Kylie Castle—Sharon Heaslip—Ken Lindsay—Bec Hance—Pete Wilson—Bruce Lavender—Gary Fogarty—Ray Essery—Keith Jamieson—Alisha Smith—Caitlyn Jamieson—Kev Groves and other 2016 Gidgee Coal Awards finalists (see below)…..
Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards Finalists
for 2016
ALBUM
Sharon Heaslip – “A Year of Firsts”
Michael Clare – “Sixty-three”
Jeff Brown – “Wanderin’ Man” – Winner
MALE VOCAL
Dale Duncan – “My Dog Nui Dat”
Jeff Brown – “Wanderin’ Man” – Winner
Michael Clare – “Australia We Love You”
FEMALE VOCAL
Dianne Lindsay – “Charlie”
Sharon Heaslip – “The Drover and The Brumby” – Winner
Rachel Jillett – “Blue Gums Calling Me Back Home”
GROUP OR DUO/COLLABORATION
Mark Lavender & Kathryn Coad – “Running from the Rain”
Jeff Brown & Anne Kirkpatrick – “Orchid Street” – Winner
Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson – “Brigalow Bill”
SONGWRITING
Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson – “Charlie”
John O’Dea & Ray Essery – “The Patchwork Quilt” – Winner
Jeff Brown & Vaughan Baker – “In the Bed He’ll Never Leave”
NEW TALENT
Dianne Coombes – “The Grey the Black and the Bay”
Michael Clare – “Here in Hay” – Winner
Mark Lavender & Kathryn Coad – “Running from the Rain”
COMEDY/NOVELTY
Sharon Heaslip – “Grandma Doin’ Bootcamp”
Michael Clare – “The Neighbours Turned New Age” – Winner
Jeff Brown & Chad Morgan – “Petticoat Rule”
INSTRUMENTAL
Lindsay Waddington – “By a Fire of Gidgee Coals”
Terry Bennetts – “Pardoo Station” – Winner
Ginger Cox – “Country Way”
The Winners concert is being held at the Pittsworth Town Hall from Midday on Sunday, 20th November-winners of the Gidgee Coal awards will be announced and performances by winners and special guest artists including the Sheik from Scrubby Creek, Chad Morgan.
A BBQ lunch will be available prior to concert from 11am at the Town Hall, and a courtesy bus will be available from the showgrounds to the Town Hall – Tickets $20 at the door.
The dates for the next Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards are 13 – 19 November 2017.Â
