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AMAZING SONG WRITING RETREAT OPPORTUNITY
The DAG Sheep Station in historic Nundle less than an hour from Tamworth will be hosting a very special Winter Singer/Songwriters’ Retreat during the Hats Off To Country Festival. Friday 5th to Tuesday 9th of July, 2013
In a brand new approach, participants will get the chance to learn from three of Australian Country Music’s finest and most successful singer / songwriters, Golden Guitar Winners Allan Caswell, Bill Chambers and Luke O’Shea as well as New Zealand’s 2012 female Country artist of the year Aly Cook + Special Guest Aleyce Simmonds (2011 Female Rising Star and Golden Guitar Finalist 2012). Apart from songwriting, participants will also be coached in collaboration, stage presentation, music and media marketing, artist development, instrument/ guitar techniques, recording and production.
This retreat will be very hands on in its approach. You will learn to write songs by actually writing them and how to perform them by performing them. You will learn in 5 minutes what took these veteran performers years to learn by trial and error. The Singer/Songwriters Retreat has been designed to give new and established artists a place to meet and grow creatively. Whether you are looking to improve your songwriting, performance skills, creative flow or market presence, this retreat is for you.
The program offered in this retreat is laid back and offers time for collaboration, a variety of tutors, one on one time and a chance to find personal growth while surrounded by some of the best Country Music songwriters, performers and supportive peers.
There will be 3 concerts featuring the 5 tutors (which will be open to the public) where the tutors can show you the songs that got them to the top and kept them there.
Included in the cost of the retreat are all the accommodation, all meals, one on one sessions, group sessions, tickets for the concerts, A gift pack including; A commemorative limited edition T-shirt, subscription to Country Capital News, a copy of Allan Caswell’s book “Writing Great Song Lyrics”, CD's, and a chance to receive management and time with
Lockhouse Productions.
Aly Cook is now managed by lockhouse productions and will travel to Australia to be at the work shop on her way to perform at the Kununurra Ag show in Western Australia. Aly says "This is also a fantastic opportunity for emerging kiwi country artists to consider coming over for this total emersion experience with some of Australia top songwriters, all accommodation and meals provided its one great deal and who knows what great songs might be written during these few days" Aly will be conducting workshops on Social media, Online Music Market & Crowdfunding.
The Retreat is designed to enhance artists' knowledge and creativity and a nurturing environment for those who love to sing, write and want to heighten their craft as a performing artist. Owing to the limited number of places available a selection process may be necessary.
Anyone who wants to further express their talents and hone their skills will greatly benefit from attending this amazing event. As Allan Caswell said, “I wish they’d had something like this when I started … it would have saved me years of learning it by myself.”
For details on how to apply please visit www.thedag.com.au and click on Events / Singer Songwriters Retreat.
Contacts for interviews, images and further information: John Krsulja – DAG Sheep Station Allan Caswell – Songwriter / Tutor Email: marketing@thedag.com.au Email: allan@allancaswell.com Office: 02 6769 3486 Mobile: 0419 218 988
AMERICA'S OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES FIRST INDUCTEE FOR THEIR 38TH YEAR
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Prepared by Bob Phillips, correspondent for National Traditional Country Music Assn., Inc.
P O Box 492, Anita, Iowa, 50020;
712-762-4363; bobeverhart@yahoo.com
LeMars, Iowa.....For thirty-eight years, the National Traditional Country Music Association has been honoring and inducting deserving country music artists into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. Formed in 1976 as a means to salvage and save some of America's very unique and truly American musical art forms, the president, Bob Everhart, set about honoring those that have made significant contributions to the musical genre. According to Everhart, "We knew back in 1976 that the inevitable changes that were taking place in America's very own musical art form called country, would drastically change in the near future. Today music called 'country' is hardly recognizable as that same genre of music. We hold a Pioneer Ag Expo in Iowa, and have been since 1976. That is the venue we use to induct deserving individuals into the Hall of Fame. We represent 'rural' America, the farmers and small town folks that still care about America's rural music, and country music on a whole.
We have a large membership in our organization that still desire and listen to the music they still call country. We like to refer to it as 'rural country' so as not to have it confused with today's so-called country music. In just the past few years we have inducted Jim Ed Brown, Lynn Anderson, Charley McCoy, Michael Martin Murphey, Bill Anderson, even the legendary Patti Page who had a deep and abiding love for 'real' country music. It is with a great deal of respect and honor that we announce our first inductee into the Hall of Fame for this year, none other than the cowboy that mama let grow up, the one and only Ed Bruce."
The induction takes place in LeMars, Iowa, where the NTCMA holds their annual Expo, festival, and old-time country music event. According to Everhart, "We have so many performers and supporters for America's 'real' country music, the event is now seven days long. It goes from 9am to midnight every day on no less than ten stages. What that means is, for an entire week, well over 650 musicians and performers congregate at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars, Iowa, for the festivities. It's a very 'acoustic' music event, we do not need nor do we want, loud electrified noise. We're more interested in the 'truth' of country music, the bottom line, the 'gift' if you will. Can you imagine Bill Anderson, all by himself on a stool with just an acoustic guitar, entertaining 2,500 folks, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. And not one show but two, simply because there were so many that wanted to see him inducted into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. We expect the same thing to happen to Mr. Bruce, who will be with us on August 31st. The festival runs from Aug. 26-Sept. 1, and is now in it's 38th year."
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings recorded "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" in 1978, only two years after Everhart created the National Traditional Country Music Association. The song, written by Ed Bruce, became a major hit, and put Mr. Bruce on the upward spiral. In 1979, Tanya Tucker recorded Bruce's "Texas When I Die." By 1980, Ed Bruce was a songwriter and recording artist of incredible merit. He signed with MCA Records, recording such self-penned hits as "When You Fall In Love," and "Love's Found You and Me." His biggest hit "You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had," was in 1982. As an actor he also scored big time working with James Garner, as a surly town lawman in Maverick.
According to Everhart, "Ed Bruce is a very likable, successful, and deserving man for this 'rural' Hall of Fame honor. The Hall of Fame is located in the Pioneer Music Museum in Anita, Iowa, and contains some incredible memories of what real country music was all about, and memorabilia of many stars and superstars. Ed Bruce is a welcome addition to this honor. Anyone interested in our work can find us at www.ntcma.net. There's great RV camping facilities at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds where we have the inductions, along with terrific rural food and a number of other attractions, including a rendezvous tipi village in a ghost town, workshops, jams, contests, themed shows, old-time dances, old-time rural critters and animals, and a tremendous interaction of musicians and guests. We'll also have other celebrities with us to be inducted into the Hall of Fame," he said.
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| INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) ANNOUNCES 2012 WINNERS |
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May 1, 2013 - - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), widely recognized as the world's premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC's Grand Prize is awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, USA, for his song "Monsters With Misdemeanors," entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category.
The Grand Prize winner is awarded $25,000 in cash (US) and an additional $40,000 in merchandise and services. A total of 68 winners from 119 countries worldwide were selected from over 20,000 entries, and for the first time ever, more than half of the winners are from outside the USA. Past ISC winners include Gotye, The Band Perry, Kasey Chambers, Amanda Palmer, Gin Wigmore, King Charles, Kimbra, Passenger, Andrew Bird, and many more.
"ISC's mission is to inspire and promote greatness in the field of songwriting," says Candace Avery, Founder and Director. "It is humbling to hear so many talented songwriters, and it is gratifying to play a part in the growth of the winners' careers." Established in 2002, ISC awards more than $150,000 in cash and prizes to amateur and professional songwriters around the world.
Judges included iconic artists Tom Waits, Nas, Suzanne Vega, McCoy Tyner, Martina McBride, Susan Tedeschi, Bernie Taupin, Keane, Tegan and Sara, Bruce Hornsby, and many more. In addition to celebrity artists, judges also included seven record label presidents as well as other industry leaders, offering songwriters the unprecedented opportunity to have their music heard by influential decision-makers. See below for the complete list of judges.
For a complete list of 2012 ISC winners and to hear the winning songs, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners
Winning ISC's highest honor, the Grand Prize, is California artist Joshua Hanson for his song "Monsters With Misdemeanors." The lead singer and songwriter of the award-winning indie folk/rock trio Yellow Red Sparks, Hanson is the son of a lounge-singing mother and a theatrically trained father.
Candace Avery, Founder and Director of ISC, says "The judges loved the song for its sparse honesty and achingly tender lyrics. ISC is very excited to honor such a talented songwriter, and we anticipate a brilliant future for this promising artist." Yellow Red Sparks released their debut full-length CD in early 2013, and it has already garnered glowing reviews and the attention of music tastemakers.
To download low-res photos of all winners, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners
For high-res photos, please contact Candace Avery at cavery@songwritingcompetition.com
In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters, ranging from talented amateurs to seasoned songwriting veterans, also share the spotlight for winning their respective categories in ISC 2012. See below for a complete list of ISC 2012 winners.
ISC is now accepting entries for 2013. Go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and an entry form.
ISC WINNERS
The complete list of ISC 2012 winners is as follows. To view the list of Honorable Mentions, please go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winner
Grand Prize
Monsters With Misdemeanors - Joshua Hanson (Yellow Red Sparks) - Yellow Pine, Idaho, USA
AAA (Adult Album Alternative)
First Place
Love Letter - Clairy Browne, Darcy McNulty, Steven Schram (Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Second Place
Brother - Matt Corby - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Third Place
Whispers - James David - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Adult Contemporary (AC)
First Place
K.I.S.S. - Lara Johnston, Robbie Nevil, Mike Krompass - Novato, CA, USA
Second Place
Drums - Alexander Gow (Oh Mercy) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Third Place
What Makes Me Happy - Jehangir Aziz Hayat - Peshawar, Pakistan
Americana
First Place
Love Inside A Jar - David Garnham (David Garnham & The Reasons To Live ) - Darwin, NT, Australia
Second Place
You Might Come Around - Dale Boyle - Dorval, QC, Canada
Third Place
When You're Dreamin' - Ed Romanoff, Josh Ritter - Brooklyn, NY, USA
Blues
First Place
How Long To Heal - Nico Wayne Toussaint - Bayonne, France
Second Place
Don't Blow My Cover - William Troiani, Haykon Haye, Ian F. Johannessen, Alexander Pettersen (Billy T Band) - Oslo, Norway
Third Place
High Gas Prices - William Morganfield (Big Bill Morganfield) - Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Comedy/Novelty
First Place
Handjob, Blandjob, I Don't Understand Job - Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome (Garfunkel and Oates) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Second Place
Mom Worked The Farm - Pat Godwin - Dallas, PA, USA
Third Place
There's A Picture - Eric Schwartz - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Country
First Place
This Ain't A Love Song - Denis Dufresne, Lynae Dufresne (Pear), Bryan Wayne - Calgary, AB, Canada
Second Place
Anonymous - Rachel Honza - Nederland, TX, USA
Third Place
The Suitcase - Liz Hengber, James Dean Hicks, Anthony Smith - Franklin, TN, USA
Folk/Singer-Songwriter
First Place
Golden Hearts - Teejay Terblanche (Black Handed Kites) - Cape Town, South Africa
Second Place
Blood And Bone - Wes Carr (Buffalo Tales), Eric Silver - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Third Place
Festival Song - Tim Easton - Nashville, TN, USA
Gospel/Christian
First Place
All Things New - Alan Thomas - Little Rock, AR, USA
Second Place
Cross Of Love - Derek Henbest (The Waiting Kind), Phil Wickham - Boise, ID, USA
Third Place
Chasing Me - Joseph Pfeifer, Jimmy Robeson - San Diego, CA, USA
Instrumental
First Place
Auctioneering Everything - Jaron Freeman-Fox (Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite Of Everything) - Toronto, ON, Canada
Second Place
New Life - Valters Puce (DaGamba), Richard Cerenkov - Riga, Latvia
Third Place
Remembrance - Jens Olav Haugen - Akkerhaugen, Norway
Lyrics Only
First Place
I Wanted New York - Leonie Casanova - London, England
Second Place
Grace Me With Your Love - Sukanya Sreedhar - New Delhi, India
Third Place
The Boulevard - Richard Dames (Endless Naps) - New York, NY, USA
Music Video
First Place
Honey - Kahn Morbee (The Parlotones) - Johannesburg, South Africa
Second Place
Follow Me - Maïa Vidal - Ithaca, NY, USA
Third Place
Building Houses - Wesley Jensen (Wesley Jensen And The Banquet) - Redding, CA, USA
People's Voice Award
Coming Home - Paul Cowderoy, David Carter, Jane E Robertson - Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| BEST OF BRITISH & IRISH COUNTRY 2012 |
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For the 14th year the Best Of British & Irish Country album has now been released. The project, which began in 1999, features some of the most successful songs from British and Irish acts which have all gained exposure in the past year on radio throughout Europe. It features 12 Number 1s from this year's British & Irish Hotdisc Chart. |
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| The CD can also be downloaded.at iTunes and Amazon for £7.99. |
1 GARY CURTIS - Life Is For The Living
2 ROB ALLEN - Pale Rider
3 FRANK JENNINGS - Born And Raised In Black And White
4 STU STEVENS - Hello Pretty Lady (Nashville Remix)
5 CHRIS BLAIR - Meet Me On The Corner
6 LISA STANLEY & DAVE SHERIFF - End In Tears
7 THE DIABLOS - I Don't Like Country
8 PHILOMENA BEGLEY - Tribute to Billie Jo
9 TRAVELLIN ROSE - Girl From The Backwoods
10 IAN HIGHLAND - Much Too Young
11 CLIVE JOHN & THE SPIRIT BAND - City Of New Orleans
12 GEORGE INGLIS - Children Of The 60s
13 GLG BAND - At The Tone
14 THORNE HILL - Help Me Find The Strength
15 MARIA JORDAN - Better Than Nothing
16 RING O'BELLS BAND - American Land
17 DANE STEVENS - I've Got My Work Cut Out
18 FRANK JENNINGS - You'll Drive Me Back
19 MARTIN SMITH - In It To Win It
20 CARL GIBSON - The Bandit (Live)
21 IAN HIGHLAND - Carmen
Titles in Amber all made Number 1 on the British & Irish Hotdisc Top 10 |
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After a long enforced absence due to ill health, Metro Country Radio will be returning to the airwaves from Saturday 18th May 10pm - 12.00mid BST.
(Sat 4pm CDT U.S.A. Sat 5pm EDT U.S.A. Sun 7am AEST NSW Australia. Sun 9am New Zealand).
The show will air on BOLTON FM 96.5 in the U.K. and can be heard anywhere around the world as the station also broadcast LIVE on the Internet at; http://www.boltonfm.com/ You can also listen on "Listen Again" at anytime.
I look forward to being back with you all again and hope you will be able to join me. |
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| CANBERRA COUNTRY BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL! |
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Welcome to the April 2013 Newsletter with plenty of updates to get you ready for this year's Festival. And there is plenty to talk about!
1. Festival Name Change - To Reflect Our Diversity! We have modified the Festival name to Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival and for good reasons. Whilst travelling campers knew the scope of the Festival our reviews of the Canberra urban market indicated that they had very limited understanding or interest in what they perceived as a historic country event. We have always had the full diversity of country with bluegrass, blues, gospel, roots, swing, traditional, contemporary, mountain, country rock, honky tonk, rockabilly and yes, even western - but we could not get that message across - even to local media and more importantly the ACT government who have not financially assisted since we started. Funny how the name change has also widened perceptions and the doors are now opening.
2. 1st Batch of Performer Announcements There will be a fantastic array of performers at this year's Festival. This month we can annnounce the following great artists: Carter + Carter (VIC) - multi golden guitar winners and ever popular amongst our audiences with their latest album "To The Moon And Back" and favourite hits. Anni Piper (NSW) - Australia's leading female blues player performing her Texas Hold 'Em, Jailbait and Split Second uptempo and sultry sets. Mark Shay (NSW) – leading indie country rock artist and our official Ute Muster Ambassador with his latest release. Louise Saint John (NSW) – The Country Belle of the Yass Valley with her newly released "Heavenly Eyes" album
3. Cil & Snow Onboard @ Blackboard Stage We welcome back Cil & Snow who will be running the Bundy Stage. Always popular and handling blackboard and walkup performers, this copule are living legends. And Snow will holding a harmonica workshop - so bring your mouth organ or blues harp along as he is one of Australia's best and such as treat in passing on his knowlege.
4. New Infrastructure For Sessions Stage The Festival Director is happy announce that the new Marquee for the Sessions Stage has been acquired and will arrive in May. As a result of the larger capacity the Sessions is being relocated to be the very first venue past the Ticket Office gate so audiences can get immediately into the music. And yes again the Sessions will host the TSA Showcase under the guidance of the multi-talented "Hilbilly Hippie" Darryl Bowen.
5. Tickets @ Ticketek - Camping Now ONline @ Website! Tickets are now onsale online - Ticketek for Weekend or Day Tickets; or the Festival Website foir online Camping bookings. Naturally you can also get tickets from the usual agencies. Don't forget the Earlybird Ticket prices finish in September, so get in quick! Please remember that powered campsites must be booked pre-festival - no exceptions! So don't hold off as the best sites will go quickly! For Tickets Only: Festival 3-Day Pass and Day Tickets are available from Ticketek For Tickets + Camping: 3-Day Festival Pass and camping sites click on Website Camping and follow links
Well that is enough for now. Thanks for reading, have a great day and see you @ the Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival! Check Festival Website, Facebook & Twitter for updates until the next newsletter
Contacts: Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival PO Box 2113 Kambah ACT 2902 Australia Tel: 0466-240 085 Fax: 02-6296 1937 Email: info@canberracountry.com Website: www.canberracountry.com MySpace Twitter Facebook Forum/Chat |
| KAREN LYNNE & ALLAN CASWELL GET TOP AWARD |
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Karen Lynne & Allan Caswell have jointly won the 2012 TSA ‘CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR” Award (the highest honour in the Professional |
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| This is the second time Karen has won this section, previously winning in 2001 with a song ‘The Rush’ co-written with Blue Mountains Singer/Songwriter Pat Drummond. |
The track which won is a biographical song about Karen’s life in the music industry, from her humble beginnings in her local Country Music Association in Wollongong, and on through a journey of over 25 years. The song poignantly concludes with a moving summation of the most important things she has learned, particularly the real meaning of ‘success’ in this industry, a fact too often overlooked by the punters who chase only the ‘Golden Guitar’ winners, and the Country Music Industry heads who control the look & sound of the ‘next big thing’, signed to their Record Company Labels and treated to record company royalty for a few years until they find someone new.
With lines like “I still do it for the music, it’s the only thing that’s real” and “Every audience I play for & the people that I meet, that’s the part that matters most to me” this song comes from Karen’s heart, but is beautifully crafted by Allan Caswell, easily one of Australia’s top Songwriters & songwriting craftsman. At last count, Caswell has had well over 900 songs published and over 500 recordings of his songs released world wide by artists of the calibre of Cilla Black, The Irish Rovers, Patti Page, Slim Dusty, James Blundell and The Living End. He has been awarded 6 Golden Guitars at Tamworth (and a finalist 28 times), 2 Gold singles and an ARIA for “On the Inside”, as well as 1 platinum and 4 gold albums for his writing and production work on the hugely successful children’s albums by Don Spencer. It’s a very moving song and most definitely ‘real’ Country Music. Unfortunately, due to his Tamworth Festival work commitments Allan was unable to be present to collect his Award.
The song is from her latest classic Country release, “Heart Songs & Laugh Lines’, released in early 2011. Open the MP3 attached and listen to the award winning track
ALLAN’S WEBSITE www.allancaswell.com
KAREN’S WEBSITE
www.karenlynne.com |
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