Jade picks up his brand new "State Of The Art"
JAYCO Optimum Motorhome at Brisbane Camperland

Jade's sponsor, JAYCO ... has released their brand new "State of The Art" 26' Optimum Motorhome.

This is a very special and innovative JAYCO product far superior to anything else in the marketplace. Utilising the fabulous (born to be a motorhome) Fiat Ducato.

Compared to any other motorhome in the marketplace today ... and at JAYCO'S very special price ... ensures that this palace on wheels will have heads turning up and down every road and highway in Australia and New Zealand.

Jayco’s 2008 Motorhome's feature moulded ABS body side skirts with additional under floor storage and generator provision (subject to layout). Fresh water storage has been upgraded to 160 litres on the Fiat based models. Additional safety seats now incorporate sash belts and child safety restraints.
Jayco has continued to use its state of the art high tech manufacturing processes such as its toughframe sidewalls, Eurostyle Furniture, one piece cab surround and Vacuum pressed fully insulated floor.

Jade

Country Music Fundraiser

A country music show (with raffles) will be held from 11 am to 5pm at Bronco's Leagues Club on 15th June 2008 for New Zealand DJ Wendy Mitchell …Adults $10, Pensioners & children $8 (under 5’s free)

Wendy has been ill for the past 3 years with firstly a very serious leg poisoning from 3 thorns that were embeded in her leg . The infection was so severe she had to have flesh cut away so it would heal. She went through a lot of operations over quite a few months.....Wendy was still recovering from this when she found out she had cancer... Over the next couple of years, Wendy beat the cancer only to be told a couple of weeks ago she now needs operations on both cartledges in her knees. Wendy also has spinal trouble from a pervious accident.

Through all this Wendy has worked as a DJ most of the time (except for when she was undergoing the actual chemo and a day or so following) helping the independent country music artists around the world, especially those from Australia and new Zealand.

I have worked as a DJ with Wendy over this time and filled in when she couldn't do her shows....so I know what she has been suffering ....and the conditions she has worked through. I thought about doing this gig for her for a while as I know she needs time to let her body heal and thought a couple of weeks here in Australia, with time at the Gold Coast would be good for her, with her husband caring for her.

The artists have all donated their time for this gig and a big "thank you" to Geoff Kuehner for donating the room at Bronco's Leagues Club, Fulcher Rd, Red Hill.

The line up of artists are Chad Morgan, Dennis Morgan, Kylie Hogan, Bazza Salkeld, Jason Keisling and country rock band "The R Factor. . Thank you to those artists who have donated their time.

If you would like to add your name to the artists list, enquire about the show or make a donation of any kind (we are doing raffles) please phone Sue Maclaren on 0415 730 743

Sue

The Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards
Pittsworth Town Hall
15th & 16th November 2008

Open To All Australian Independent
Bush Ballad Artists And Writers
With 500copies Or More Released For Sale
Between 31st August 2006 & 31st August 2008.

Guest Artists
Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson
Jeff Brown ,Ricky Shipp, Rachel Richards,
Dean Perrett ,Keith Jamieson, Alisha Smith

Walkup Artists At Showgrounds Prior To Awards
Camping At Showgrounds Available
Accomodation Also At Pittsworth Motels And Hotels

Bush Poets Breakfast At Tatts Hotel
With Gary Fogarty and Friends
Info Ph 0749340950 or 0427731088
Forms available from www.bushballadeers.com.au
or bl27406@bigpond.net.au
or www.joysmusicworld.com

Keith Jamieson

Don Costa Has New EP

Don Costa, has broadened his horizons with the release of his new EP - "Measure Of A Man".

His first single off the EP is a song Don has written himself, with a little help from one of Australia's Lengendary Guitarist Stuie French, who Recorded and Produced the EP at Swinging Doors Studio and Mastered by Jeff McCormack at the Music Cellar.

Don is now based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where he has received a very warm welcome, performing at most major venues and festivals, but still leaves time on his calender to tour Australia wide. With the release of "Measure Of A Man" Don has highlighted the depth of his talent as an Australian Country Music Artist.

Annette Costa

‘GoldRush’
Premiers At 2008 SA Country Music Festival

Tiffney Stroh revealed another side to this versatile young South Australian artist when she premiered her new band ‘GoldRush’ at the South Australian Country Music Festival in Barmera over the June long

weekend.

Performing before a packed house of over 400 at the Barmera Hotel, Tiffney and her band of talented musicians took to the stage and presented one of the most exciting and entertaining shows of the Festival.

‘Having my own band has always been a dream and after so many hours spent in rehearsals, Saturdays’ show was fantastic!. The audience was great and a big thank you to Bronny and Sam the proprietors and to the audience for your support.’

Featuring a repertoire including songs from the 30’s right through to modern day, ‘GoldRush’ comprising Tiffney on guitar & lead vocals, Josh Vercoe on bass, Ricky Poole on lead guitar, Olaf Stroh on Harmonica and the fantastic harmonies of Candy Latham proved that young talent is alive and kicking in SA. Stepping in at the last minute, Simon Wegener on drums added his unique sound for what was an amazing five hours of entertainment.

Sunday afternoon added yet another dimension of her versatility with the premiere of Tiffney performing an ‘up close & personal’ show accompanied by Josh & Candy. Again with amazing harmonies, guitar and bass, this exciting trio kept the audience riveted to their seats until rain forced them indoors.

The coming months will be busy for Tiffney as she prepares to release her first commercial CD, as well as complete both Yr11 & 12, continuing rehearsing and performing with ‘GoldRush’.

A booking from Rob Potts Entertainment Edge will see her onstage as the opening act for Adam Brand in July, further recognition of her acceptance within the Country Music Industry. A featured artist at the Bungaree Woolshed, the St Arnaud Hoedown & Truck Show, the Telstra Road to Tamworth in Melrose as well as many private functions will keep her well and truly in the forefront of the SA Country Music scene.

Currently the South Australian Senior Champion, 2008 Australian Country Music Association College of Country Music Graduate, 3 time Camerata Graduate as well as the recipient of many awards throughout Australia for performance and songwriting, this young lady is definitely heading to what will be an amazing journey as she heads to the top of her profession.

Tiffney Stroh & ‘GoldRush’ will be performing at the Mt Barker Town Hall on June 21st with guest artists: Graeme Hugo, Dave Verrall, Kristal Collins & Chooka Williams. Further information, bookings and general enquiries on this and other shows, is available via her website (www.tiffney.com.au) or by contacting 0428 968 213.

Tiff

Cherry Capital Country Music Association’s Recent Wins

Triple CMA At Dubbo

Important Date Change!!!

The Triple CMA's muster scheduled for June 21st has been brought forward to Saturday June 14th.

It will start at 7.00pm. The venue is the Young Bowling Club.
The Young Bowling Club is situated in Lachlan St opposite Alfred Oval

Members of the Triple CMA have competed in talent quests recently at Forbes, Dubbo and busking at the Henry Lawson Festival at Grenfell.

At Forbes the winners were as follows:
Sub-Junior Vocal – 1st Triston Severs
Junior Duo/Group – 2nd Triston Severs and Trudi Summerfield
Open Instrumental – 3rd Trudi Summerfield
Junior Country Rock – 3rd Trudi Summerfield
Senior Duo/Group – 3rd Michelle Severs and Kerry Summerfield
Senior Female – 2nd Kerry Summerfield
Senior Australian – 2nd Kerry Summerfield
Senior Country Rock – 1st Kerry Summerfield

At Dubbo the winners were as follows:
Gospel Section – 3rd Rebbecca Hogan
Australian Senior – 2nd Rebbecca Hogan
Vocal Sub-Junior – 3rd Kaylee-Rose Andrews; 2nd Triston Severs
Duo/Group – 2nd Michelle Severs and Kerry Summerfield
Female Vocal – 3rd Kerry Summerfield; 1st Rebbecca Hogan
Senior Country Rock – 3rd Kerry Summerfield; 1st Rebbecca Hogan
Senior Overall Winner – Rebbecca Hogan

At Grenfell’s Henry Lawson Festival the winners were:
Gospel Section – Triston Severs
Duo/Group – Trudi Summerfield and Max Mustonen
Encouragement Award – Billee-Rose Holder
1st Place Overall – Kerry Summerfield

Our club is enjoying great success in the talent quest circuit and the support from all our members is a key, including our non-performing members.

All the trophies from these recent talent quests will be on display at our muster on June 14 at the Young Bowling Club.

Our club members will be traveling to Macarthur Country Music Club’s Talent Quest on June 28 and 29 to compete in their 4th event.

Our club members also had a fantastic time busking outside Milne’s Country Style Meats. The singers were Triston, Katie, Skye Armstrong, Michelle, Kerry, and Simon Nowlan. And a special thank you to Graeme, Sue, Daryl, Reg, John, Rosie and Mark for all their help and support.

On Sunday June 8 we traveled to Tumut to support the Country Music Club’s fundraising for the Tumut Riding for Disabled. It was a great day with a variety of entertainers coming from Young, Wallendbeen, Tumburrumbah, Broken Hill and Tumut. It is a great opportunity to perform with members of Owen Blundell’s family including his dad.

Kerry Summerfield

Amber Lawrence - Interview

Amber is quite an interesting girl. After you have finished reading the Interview & the News, why not got to her My Space site & see some of her "Blogging Alongs!

Q: Where were you born and where did you grow up?
A:. I was born and bred in Sydney.

Q: Was there anyone in particular who played an influential part in shaping your career?

A:  Not particularly.  But the first band I ever worked in had musicians who were 20 years older than me, so I guess they were very influential on me. The band was called ‘The Family Von Trapp’. 

Q: You haven’t been in the industry all that long, how long is it since you first got started?

A:  I’ve been singing professionally for about 7 years now, and songwriting for about 5.

Q: What year did you do your first recording?

A: My first recording was The Lonely Road in 2004.

Q: You are an accountant … what was it that made you decide to go into the music industry?

A:  I guess I had no choice, because I absolutely love singing, and it was torture not being able to do it and having to go to work everyday in a job I hated.  So eventually there came a point where I realized singing was the only thing that would make me happy.

Q: I went & had a look at your Blogging Along on My Space, you have a bit of a talent in that area as well.

A: thank you – it’s something I’m developing further. I hope to host my own TV show someday!

Q: In total, how many cds have you recorded?

A:  My Ep – I’ve Got the Blues and My Album – The Mile

Q: You write most of your own material as well

A: Yes, all of the tracks on the EP and Album are written or co-written by me

Q: I believe you have some favorite places for writing, like granny flats for example

A: Ha yes, I like cosy writing spaces.

Q: Maton recognized the talent they saw, becoming you sponsor.

A: I was so excited when I received my new Maton in the mail last year! It’s a great guitar, and it’s a great honour to be sponsperd by them.

Q: You did a tour with The McClymonts, entertaining the troops in East Timor – want to elaborate on that?

A:  Entertaining the troops has so far been one of the highlights of my musical life.  It was such an honour. And of course to be on the tour with The McClymonts was fabulous as the girls are friends of mine, and are heaps of fun to be around.

Q: Your most memorable occasion?

A: Entertaining the Troops, and performing Live for TV at the 2008 Golden Guitar Awards

Q: Your most embarrassing moment

A:  Dislocating my shoulder on stage!

Q: You have been awarded some pretty special awards, would you like to tell me about them.

A: I was awarded the Female Artist of the Year at the Independent Awards last year. That was a great honour.  I have also been awarded the Coopers Golden Saddle Award, plus lots of other nominations.

Q: I have placed the titles of the tracks below, and you may add a comment to any or all of them if you wish.

A:  Please refer to the comments about each track on my website.

Q: Is there anything you would like to add that we haven’t already mentioned?

A:  No - thank you!!

The Mile

1. Feels Fine
2. Things That Bring Me Down * I wrote this song in the comfort of my granny flat – the organised but very cluttered and messy place I call home. I live my life by extremes, and I think this song reflects it. I work hard and I have fun, but I am always paying for it. Be it by constantly trying to clean up my room, waking up late, or eating too many donuts (my favourite food), it’s really having too much of a good thing that brings me down. Personally, I haven’t changed, and I think I will always live by those rules.
3. Won’t Let Our Love Die
4. Good Girls * This song flows nicely from ‘things that bring me down’. I wrote good girls because I have a bunch of girlfriends who seem to lead much calmer and saner lives than I do. One night after chatting with one of my best friends, I had a think about why I keep getting into trouble and I think it’s because I just can’t behave myself for long enough. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see myself as a ‘bad girl’, but things like forgetting birthday’s, leaving things in a mess, saying dumb things and not being able to cook, make me think I have a few things to learn. I love the way that Rod and Jeff produced this song, and I think it’s kind of cool to not always be a good girl!
PS… I can cook cupcakes!
5. Just Us
6. Gonna Fly
7. The Mile
8. You Saved Me * Love does strange things to people. This is a song that I didn’t intentionally sit down to write. The “You Saved Me” melody came to me after I farewelled my lovely boyfriend after a great day. I truly felt ‘saved’, and lucky to have found such a great person. I wrote the rest of the song, and then worked on some finishing touches with my mate Luke Dixon. By the way, I used to be a Surf Life Saver at South Maroubra, so all the life saving and water references came easily (not that I ever saved anybody)!!
9. The Tide
10. Soldier
11. Love You Like No Other* I wrote this song originally about myself, but after realising I had too many love songs for one album, I changed the words and made it about a ‘friend’ of mine. This song was started in my granny flat, and finished in another granny flat on Norfolk Island. I must like small spaces for writing! It’s a feel good song about someone who’s finally given in to love!!!
12. Hole In My Head

Available from
Domenica LaMacchia
Destra Entertainment
+61 2 9433 4800
Domenica.lamacchia@destra.com

Hermann Lammers Meyer – 1961 ~ A Love Song
Desert Kid Records DK 2007-20

The German Hermann Lammers Meyer is back. He belongs to those Germans that are known the most in Nashville. He is talked about by everybody. With his Album ~1961 ~ A Love Song" he recorded songs with old buddies and new friends. One of them is the Nashville well known songwriter Becky Hobbs. Like the way of Hermann Lammers Meyer is, he doesn’t experiment; he rather makes solid Country Music.

For those who like Western-Swing and Basic-Country, the Album is a must have. And Basic-Country is meant as a compliment.
Christian Lamitschka ( Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de )
www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka

1. Do What You Do Do Well
2. Just Between The Two Of Us with Laney Hicks
3. What Goes On
4. 1961 - A Love Song with Lois Johnson
5. Mr. Record Man with Laney Hicks
6. Never Ending Song Of Love
7. Fastest Growing Heartache In The West
8. Nashville Cats Boogie with Becky Hobbs
9. Alley Of Shame
10. Days
11. Neon Leon
12. The Radio Song
13. 15 Years Ago with Dusty Owens
14. Run To The Door
15. So What Am I Doin’ with Annie B.
16. Emslaender - Nashville Cats All Star Instrumental (Bonus)

Hermann

Beaudesert Country & Horse Festival 2008

All the fun of the fair is in full swing as thousands flock to the 2008 Beaudesert Country & Horse Festival until June 15. Beaudesert is less than an hour from both Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Experience a taste of country within a short drive from the city to experience the vibrant colours of the Beaudesert Shire, lush green of the rainforests, the deep blue of the mountains, a range of reds in the sunsets and the pure gold of country hospitality.

The festivities range from a Rodeo, Equine Educational Expo, The Festival Ute Show, The Rebel FM Parade of a Thousand Hooves, Art Competition, Teddy Bears Picnic, Chesterfield Ride-On-Mower Cup, Charity Trail Ride through the beautiful Kooralbyn & Knapps Creek Valley, a Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance and a spectacular Country Music Concert featuring Golden Guitar winner, Sara Storer.

Take the kids along to the Teddy Bear’s Picnic at the Beaudesert Showgrounds with special guest Crystal the Fairy and lots of prizes to be won. There is a variety of horse and sheep dog events as well as art, craft, heritage, children’s activities and sample the local wine and cheese at the Beaudesert RSL.

The final day of the Beaudesert Country & Horse Festival features Rebel FM Parade of a Thousand Hooves as well as the Barrier Reef Group Festival Round-Up.

Special guest artist for 2008 concert will be multi Golden Guitar winner Sara Storer. Sara’s fourth album Silver Skies (EMI) produced the song Land Cries Out which won a Sara a Golden Guitar Award for the Heritage Song at the Tamworth Music awards this year. At the 2004 Tamworth Country Music Awards Sara took home a record seven Golden Guitars for her album Beautiful Circle.

Sara will be supported by Left of Centre featuring the popular local artist Kylie Moss who has just released her album Nobody Don’t. Beaudesert's very own Jade Mellor, the 2007 Festival Youth Ambassador, will appear with her duo partner Brenna.

Other artists include the Karen Spencer Dancers, Anthony Classen and Guy Hazelwood, a local aboriginal Dance Group, New Orkid and The High School Stage Band.

A great day’s entertainment for all and a great finale to the Festival with admission prices only $5.00 and pre-schoolers free. Parade Compere and Concert Host/MC is Melbourne and Brisbane Radio Journalist, Gary Turner ‘GT’. Gary has worked in commercial radio in Queensland, Victoria, Northern Territory and the Pacific Islands and best known for his voice-over work and Country Music Festival Host/MC/Compere.

Gary was compere/host for Lee Kernaghan’s ‘Spirit of the Bush’ concert in Queensland and the ‘Stampede Concert’ in Victoria and is a member of Community Radio Station Beau FM. Gary is also the Country Music Writer for the Queensland Times Newspaper Group.

“l look forward to working with Sara Storer again and getting away from the hectic Melbourne lifestyle to the peace and solitude of the beautiful Beaudesert Shire. “The country hospitality shown to me by the people of Beaudesert is pure gold and l jumped at the chance to see some of the great local talent at the Sunday concert” added Gary

Gary is currently negotiating with a Queensland Radio Network to return to the microphone later this year to present a daily country music format. The former government Media Liaison & Public Relations Spokesman has made it no secret he would love to live and work in Beaudesert someday.

For more details: Telephone 07 5541 4355 www.chfest.com

Sarina Country Music Festival
18th, 19th, 20th July 2008

Sarina Cultrural Hall
Broad Street
Sarina QLD
Starts on the Friday night at 7.00 p.m.
Contact person: Jean Smith P.O.Box 11232 Caneland Central Mackay QLD 4740
PH: 07 49425337
Mob: 0429353301

Echuca Workers Country Music Festival, Vic
23rd & 24th August 2008

All indoors, All free, All weekend.

Artists Include: Craig Giles, Reg Poole, Olive Bice, Peter Pratt, Sharon Benjamin, Mulga Bill, Kinta, Anthony Tenace, Shelly Westley, Billy Arnold, Andrew Mcleish & Deane Purchase.

Enquiries: Echuca Workers 03 54823140 or Big River Entertainment 0408 597307

Roz Giles

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