Top 111 Aussie Country songs 2022 pre Kazzies. The last bit

Ok, here we go with the top 20!

20 – Forever is a long, long time – Liam Kennedy Clark and The Bushwackers

19 – Dancing in The Kitchen- Ashleigh Dallas

18 – Three Chords and a Woman’s Truth – Christie Lamb

17 – The Old Me is Gone – Mike Carr

16 – Mediocreville – Cathy Dobson

15 – Watered Down – Jetty Road

14 – Take the Wheel – Craig Lloyd

13 – Lonesome now I’m gone – The Weeping Willows

12 – Southern Sky – Brooke Harvey

11 – Butcher of Balmoral – Pete O’Brien

10 – Big Ole Feelings – Gareth Leach and The Davidson Brothers

9 – Matilda – The April Family

8- The Moon – Ashleigh Dallas

7 – Faded Star – Beccy Cole

6 – Until this song ends – Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows

5 – The Outskirts- Melody Moko

4 Lost in time – Melody Pool

3 – ‘Til my whole heart bursts – Matt Joe Gow

2 – Stupid Old Guitar – Mike Carr

1. Fall out of time – The Weeping Willows.

Part 3 – Top 111 Australian Country Music songs 2022, pre Kazzies

50 – Memory Lane – Adam and Brooke

49 – Starts with a girl – The Viper Creek Band

48 – Hard to Breathe – Brewn

47 – Free – Route 33

46- Nora – Gayle O’Neil

45 – I’m not built that way – Kristy Cox

44 – Wiser – Lyn Bowtell and Shane Nicholson

43 – I’m Coming Home – Amber Lawrence

42 – Brothers – Michelle Cashman

41 – Waltz for the common – Pete Campbell

40 – Open Road – Beyond Sippy Creek

39 – The Headlights – Collin Lillie

38 – Down Highway One – Benn Gunn

37 – Sit in a Bar – Tori Darke

36 – Travelling Heart – T.C Cassidy, Angus Gill, Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey, Gina Jeffreys and James Blundell

35 – Thargomindah Sunset – Kerry Kennedy

34 – With You – Alexis and Suzie

33 – Things that I know now – Lyn Bowtell

32 – Things that I don’t have – Michelle Gardiner

31 – Singing the Blues – The Weeping Willows

30 – This Heart – Rick Hart

29 – Making up for lost wine – Amber Lawrence

28 – Sorry is the word – Alan Fletcher and Aleyce Platt

27 – Down to the waterhole – Allison Forbes

26 – Our own love song – Sami Cooke

25 – Leave My Love – Patrick Wilson

24 – A little faith – Cathy Dobson

23 – Over for you – Morgan Evans

22 – Drunk on that – Donna Fisk

21 – Hey You – Alan Fletcher

End of part 3

Part 2 – top 111 Aussie country songs of 2022 – pre Kazzies

74- South East Queensland – Luke O’Shea

73- Country Club Cousins – Ben Mastwyk and His Millions

72- Neighbourhood Kids – Chris Matthews and Jen Mize

71 – Complicated – Duncan Toombs and Lozz Benson

70 – Rain on the Roof – Jarrad Wrigley and Lilly Alexander

69- Chance to grow – Daniel Reeves and Ally Eley

68-Out of our hands – Brad Butcher and Helen Shanahan

67 – I love this rodeo – Lynchburg

66 – Star of the show – Adam and Brooke

65 – Nothin’ I can do – Darren Colston

64 – Cowboy Lonesome – The Long and Short of It

63 – River – Meg Doherty

62 – Woman to Woman – Lyn Bowtell

61 – Love, Lies and Dirty Dishes – Andy Penkow

60 – Like My Old Man – The French Family Band

59 – Hold Me Tonight – Ben Ransom

58 – In Real Life – Colin Buchanan

57 – 1993 – Andy Penkow

56 – New Country Morning – Brendan McMahon

55 – How to let somebody go – Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes

54 – 247/365 – The Long and Short of It

53 – High Rise – Smith and Jones

52 – Precious Life – Alexis and Suzie

51- That’s Just the way it goes – Lynchburg

End of Part 2

Pulling up stumps on 2022 – pre Kazzies Top 111 Australian Country Music Songs

In 2022, I reviewed about 500 Aussie singles and about 250 albums. These are my fave songs from this year that I reviewed. The countdown begins.

111- Solstice – Pete Campbell

110- Vivienne,June, Dolly and Jolene – Freya Josephine Hollick

109 – 40 years – Suz Dorahy

108- Anything like me – James Johnston

107 – Spinifex – Lance Birrell

106 – Silence on the line – Reg Lindsay and Jodie Crosby

105 – La Chica Bella – Lindsay Waddington

104- The Power of Music – The Viper Creek Band

103 – Dust – Pixie and Angus

102 – Burning Mountain – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers

101 – Through the cracks of this broken heart – Javier

100 – The One that got away – Andy Penkow

99 – Let the girls sing – Kirsty Lee Akers, Amber Lawrence and Ashleigh Dallas

98 – Dead Men Don’t tell Tales – Allison Forbes

97 – From a Migrant’s Pen – Lynchburg

96 – Old Fiddles – Warren Kearney

95 – Fixer Upper – Alexis and Suzie

94 – The Northern Coast – The Silverline

93 – Fillin’ all my dreams – Don Hillman

92 – Road Man – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers

91 – Little Bit Longer – Blake O’Connor

90 – Drinkin’ Hours – Paul Costa

89 – Run – Duncan Toombs

88 – Lucinda – Copperline

87 – Borrowed, Broken and Blue – Copperline

86 – Blue Shoes – Rae-Leigh

85 – Love Me Through the Lonely – Wendy Wood

84 – You, Me and the Ever Rising Sea – Siobhan Cotchin

83 – Dear Brother – Brittany Elise

82 – An Old Abandoned Church – Kristy Cox

81 – Love on the line – Brad Cox and Sammy White

80 – When She gets home – Blake Dantier

79 – Did I Wonder? Duncan Phillips

78 – Old Town – Darren Colston

77 – The Question – Andrew Swift

76 – When I see you tonight – Brendan McMahon

75 – Bunyip Bounce – Anthony Baxter

End of part one

Totally Biased Fan Review: A Bit More Aussie – Benn Gunn EEP

Country classifications: Country Rock, Australian (very), Traditional with a Twist, comedy.

Benn Gunn has been entertaining the troops with his offbeat, fun, Aussie country rock for a long time. He’s unashamedly patriotic and he lives his songs.

With an unmistakable Aussie voice, he releases his long awaited EEP – (more than 4, less than 10 songs). It has been a long time between drinks but now it is here, line up those beers on the bar.

Benn paints a fabulous musical picture of our Aussie landscape and people. From coast to coast, across deserts, mountain ranges, Bush, rivers and along dirt and bitumen, this is our beloved Australia. All of the familiar Aussie symbols are there, from ANZACs, to our famous landmarks- Uluru, Sydney Harbour Bridge, etc.

Our weather – heat, drought, flood, fire, the workers, the farmers – everything is covered.

Benn can sing sweetly too, romancing the song with Every Piece of You, arguably the best song on the EEP.

For most of the tracks, mix Redgum, Eric Bogle, Jimmy Barnes and Kerry Kennedy together and a touch of James Blundell and Ben Ransom and you’ll get this album’s message and sound.

These are Australian stories but not just for Australians. Some lyrics may need to be explained to folks from overseas but I think that they will get the message. In the meantime, they can just tap their toes to the best and play some air guitar to some cool riffs. You’ll probably be laughing as you repeat – ‘hey chuck us a tinny, I am as dry as a Pomme’s bath mat’.

Down Highway One has some colourful Aussie pictures in a musical postcard. It has a rollicking melody and some only in Australia moments.

I love No Bridge in Sydney Harbour, though, technically, the rock is not in Alice Springs but close enough! It is a rippa of a song.

What would a modern Australian country song be without a Ute? Utes get a few mentions on this EEP, especially in A Ute like that. Thunder down the road with this song. All the things that my Pa reckoned that you should have in one, bar a roll of barbed wire and a calf.

There are a few songs here dedicated to the Aussie spirit and those who made the greatest sacrifice for us. Born and Bred (which honours other frontline servers too – like firemen and RFDS) Best Mates and Every Day is ANZAC day are typical of that.

This Sunburnt Country Never Let me down probably sums it all up.

This EEP is so Aussie that you can taste the pie and sauce before you eat it, see the open road and the big sky before you venture out and feel like you have loyal mates around you from the get go.

Streuth, I’ll just tip my akubra, and crack open a beer and settle in my lounge chair.

The Single Life – 16 December – new Kazzie year

Ok – here we go:

Because Boys is the new one from Rory Phillips. The little fella from Tumut is not so little anymore. This song is very apt in these times. Mental health is so important. Well done Rory.

Life is Good Today – is the debut single from James Keith. He has an album out soon which you can pre-order. This is a taste of what is to come. This is a fun summertime song. Some cool keys and riffs. One to watch!

Right girl, wrong time is from the ever evolving Route 33. This is a catchy ballad from the Queenslanders.

Somebody like you is the latest from The April family with their signature twangy guitars and Kylie girl crooning their more country style side. Always good to hear a new song from this trio.

Felicity and Josh sing Something Good in that Texas Swing style that Felicity made famous.

Talking summer, Jase Lansky gets his Jimmy Buffett/Kenny Chesney on with Beach Time. It is a nice and easy song with a relaxed groove.

Summary of The Kazzies – The Purple Air Guitars – 2022

Hi folks for more information on the nominations etc there is a 6 part full decription of the awards on this blog.

International section:

Female song: Sunny Sweeney – A Song Can’t Fix Everything

Male Song: Ernest: If you were Whiskey

Male album – Randy Houser – Note to Self

Female Album – Sunny Sweeney -Married Alone

Special Event Albums: Rita Wilson – now and forever – duets

Kris Kristofferson – Live at Gilleys

Best EEPs – Female – Already Drank that beer – Ashley Cooke

Male: Leave the Light On – Bailey Zimmerman

Duo/band – song: Midland – Take her off your hands

Band/duo album – Midland – The Last Resort – Greetings from

Male Vocal – Granger Smith

Female Vocal – Jenny Mitchell

Band /Duo – Midland

Australian Section

In no particular order:

Best Video – Beccy Cole – Faded Star

Band Single – The April Family – Matilda

Duo single – The Weeping Willows – Lonesome Now I’m Gone

Collaboration Single: Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows – Until this Song Ends

Male Single- Matt Joe Gow – Til My Whole Heart Bursts

Female Single – Cathy Dobson – Mediocreville

People’s Choice – Male Album – Love, Lies and Dirty Dishes – Andy Penkow

People’s Choice – Female Album – Living for the Highlights – Amber Lawrence

People’s Choice Duo – Lynchburg

People’s Choice Band – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers Mr Goodtime

Cover Art – TC Cassidy Travelling Heart Album

Producer – Angus Gill

Songwriters – Cathy Dobson and Mike Carr

Audrey Auld Courage Awards – Barbara Morison and Matt Joe Gow

Celtic Country Song – Forever is a long, long time – Liam Kennedy- Clark and The Bushwackers

Stan Coster Strayan Song – Pete O’Brien – Butcher of Balmoral

Stan Coster Bush Ballad – Thargomindah Sunset – Kerry Kennedy

Instrumental Song – Bunyip Bounce – Anthony Baxter

Cover Song – Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole – I Don’t Love You Much, Do I?

Musicians of the Year – Kelly Brouhaha and Liam Kennedy-Clark

Humanitarians of the Year – Vanessa and Rick Hart

SuperFan – Kaylene Pittaway

Purple Tonsils – Allison Forbes and Darren Colston

Bob Browne Awards (Radio)

Dynamic Duo – Clem and Dorothy Rook 2GLF

Best Interviewer and Soldier onner – Barbara Morison 2SER

Funniest RP and audience mind reader – Ronnieboy 2RRR

Bloody Legends and Energizer Bunnies – Leonie McClure Connect Fm and Beth Brown Yass FM

Beccy Cole and Amber Lawrence for pulling double duty , superstars and rp’s – SNC ABC

David Prior for Songsmiths program ABC

Evergreens – Gene Bradley Fisk and Ray McCoy

Station -Yass Fm for pulling off some modern miracles this year.

Quirky Song – Old Fiddles – Warren Kearney

Waltz or Slow Dance Song – Fall out of time – The Weeping Willows

Wendy Wood Purple Mic Shower songs:

Dance: Dancing in the kitchen – Ashleigh Dallas

Song – You Fool – Jemma Beech

Drinking Songs – Making up for lost wine – Amber Lawrence and Drunk on that – Donna Fisk

Road/Highway/Travel Song

Take the Wheel – Craig Lloyd

Country Blues song – Tie – A little faith – Cathy Dobson and singing the blues – the weeping willows

Country Pop song – Michelle Gardiner – Things that I don’t have

Karl Broadie more than a song song

The Old Me is Gone – Mike Carr

Nathaniel O’Brien Fresh Faces and Emerging Talent Awards

For song and singer

Southern Sky – Brooke Harvey

For one to watch – Sarah Catania

Collaboration Song – tie – Gareth Leech and The Davidson Brothers – Big Ole Feelings and Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows with Until This Song Ends

Duo Song – Fall out of time – The Weeping Willows

Band Song – watered Down – Jetty Road

Female Song – Lost in Time – Melody Pool

Male Song – Stupid Old Guitar – Mike Carr

EEPs and EPs

Female EEP/EP

Truth – Christie Lamb

Male EP/EEp

Dispatches – Alan Fletcher

Band/Duo EP/EEPs

Bo’Ness – Campfire Stories

Best Of/CoverAlbum/ special Live EEp/album!

Tie – Melody Moko Live

And Brad Butcher The Storyteller

The pointy End –

Traditional Album – Tie – Ashleigh Dallas In The Moment and Tom Curtain – Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us

Australian Band Album

Copperline – Borrowed, Broken and Blue

Duo album – You Reap what you Sow – The Weeping Willows

Australian Female Album – Tie – Wiser – Lyn Bowtell and Grace – Michelle Cashman

Australian Male Album – Love, Lies and Dirty Dishes – Andy Penkow

And finally:

Best Band: Copperline

Duo: The Weeping Willows

Male: Andy Penkow

Female: Lyn Bowtell

Entertainer of the year – Amber Lawrence

For full explanations and nomination lists, please refer to the 6 part presentation posts.

Thank you

The Last Bit: 2022 Kazzies – Purple Air Guitars part 6 –

Cover/Tribute/Gh/Special album

Nominations

Melinda Schneider – Love Songs

Della Harris – Let’s Do This

Lee Kernaghan Greatest Hits

Melody Moko Live

Aimee Hannan Best Is Yet to Come

Melbourne in 60 seconds – various

Brad Butcher – The Storyteller

Mandy Collins self titled

The Great Country Songbook III – Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole

And the Purple goes to – tie

Melody Moko LIVE and Brad Butcher The Storyteller

Female EEP

Nominations:

Christie Lamb – Truth

Mandy Collins self titled

Melody Moko – Live

Siobhan Cotchin – Highways and Heartaches

Suz Dorahy – Redemption is Real

Kirsty- Lee Akers – Wild

Wendy Wood – Embrace

Freya Josephine Hollick -The Real World

Brittany Elise – Just Be

And the Purple goes to: Christie Lamb – Truth

Male EEP/EP

Nominations

Alan Fletcher – Dispatches

Bryce Sainty – Hometown

Pete Campbell – The Second Glance

Collin Lillie – The…

Javier – This is how I feel

Willow – Out of my hands

And the purple goes to: (this was tough!) Alan Fletcher – Dispatches

Band Duo EP/EEP

Nominations

Bo’Ness – Campfire Stories

The Austins The Austins

Crank Williams and Patsy Decline – Until We Darken your doorstep

The Buckleys Take it as it comes

And the purple goes to – Bo’Ness Campfire Stories

Traditional Australian country album

Nominations –

From the hand of Reg Lindsay – Reg Lindsay

Travelling Heart – T C Cassidy

The dinner Tree – Terry Bennetts

In the moment – Ashleigh Dallas

Nothin’s Gonna stop us – Tom Curtain

The Rodeo Collection Vol 1 – Norma O’Hara Murphy

Backroads – Georgie Darr

Trailblazer – Lance Birrell

Buckle Up – Chris Matthews

Bill Chambers and the City Girls – Bill Chambers

Light s a Feather – Kylie Adams-Collier

Jamie McDell – Jamie McDell

Tie – Ashleigh Dallas in the Moment and Tom Curtain Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us

Australian Band Album

Nominations

Copperline – Borrowed, Broken and Blue

Steve Tyson and The Train Rex – Banjo’s Last Ride

The Sulli- vans ST

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers – mr Goodtime

The French Family Band – Me and Dad

And the purple goes to: Copperline – Borrowed, Broken and Blue

Australian Duos:

McAlister Kemp – We Roll on

The Long and the short of it – Midnight Choir

O’Shea – Neon Soul

Alexis and Suzie – Self Titled

The Weeping Willows – you Reap What You Sow

Lynchburg – I Love This Rodeo

And The Purple Goes to: The Weeping Willows – You Reap What You Sow

SuperFan of the year- Kaylene Fronty Pittaway.

Australian Male Vocal – Album

Nominations – The Dinner tree – Terry Bennetts

Nevertire – Stuart Alexander

Love, Lies and Dirty Dishes – Andy Penkow

Wildfire – Pete O’Brien

As the Road Unfolds – Brendan McMahon

Unknown – Wesley Dean

Dry Season – Blake Dantier

Trail Blazers – Lance Birrell

Daydreaming’ Don Hillman

The Storyteller – Brad Butcher

Nothin’s Gonna stop us – Tom Curtsin

Strength of a Queen – Andy Golledge

And the Purple goes to: Love, Lies and Dirty Dishes – Andy Penkow

Musicians of the year – Kelly Brouhaha and Liam Kennedy-Clark

Female Vocal Album of the Year:

Nominations

In The Moment – Ashleigh Dallas

Living for the highlights – Amber Lawrence

Backroads – Georgie Darr

Wiser – Lyn Bowtell

Sticks, Stones and Stories – Katie Brooke

Dead Men Tell No Tales – Allison Forbes

Not Your Typical Bride – Cass Hopetoun

Light as a feather – Kylie Adams-Collier

Jamie McDell – Jamie McDell

Shades of Blue – Kristy Cox

Ride This Lullaby – Josie Laver

Grace – Michelle Cashman

And we have a tie folks. Lyn Bowtell for Wiser and Michelle Cashman for Grace

Female Artist the Year

Lyn Bowtell

Male Artist of the Tear

Andy Penkow

Band of the year

Copperline

Duo of the Year

The Weeping Willows

Humanitarians of the year for being excellent musicians who care goes to Rick and Vanessa Hart.

And finally:

Entertainer of the Year

The Nominations are:

Beccy Cole

Adam Harvey

Amber Lawrence

Lyn Bowtell

Tom Curtain

Andy Penkow

The Weeping Willows

And the Entertainer of the year is:

Amber Lawrence

Thanks everybody for your talent, friendship and music.

The Kazzies – The Purple Air Guitars – 2o22 – part 5

Roads/Highways Etc song

Nominations:

Sarah Carroll – Haunted Highway

Siobhan Cotchin – Highway Song

TC Cassidy, Angus, James Blundell (sorry mate, I left you off before) Adam, Gina, Beccy – Travelling Heart

Tori Darke – Pick Me Up

Willow – A long way home

Andy Golledge – Dreamin’ of a Highway

Benn Gunn – Down Highway One

Beyond Sippy Creek – Open Road

Collin Lillie – The Headlights

Copperline – Take The Backroads

Craig Lloyd – Take The Wheel

Jade Gibson – Country Mile

And the purple goes to: Take The Wheel – Craig Lloyd

Country Blues Song –

Nominations

Pete O’Brien – Coming Home

The Pleasures – Every Story Has Two Sides

Alexis and Suzie – never wanted to love

Rae Leigh – Blue Shoes

Rick Hart – Don’t

Riley Catherall- Bark at the Moon –

The Weeping Willows – Singing the Blues

Wes Dean – Leave Adelaide Alone

Allison Forbes – Down to the Water Hole

Cathy Dobson – A Little Faith

And the purple goes to: tie – Singing the Blues – The Weeping Willows and Cathy Dobson – A Little Faith

Country Pop Song –

Nominations –

Renee Jonas – Step Up

Sami Cooke – Our own love song

Sandee Facy – Lucky Charm

Bryce Sainty – Sunday Best

Cassidy-Rae – Lately

Michelle Gardiner – Things that I Don’t Have

Jade Holland – Oh My Heart

Mason Hope – Paradise Girl

Alexis and Suzie – With You

And the purple goes to: Things that I don’t have – Michelle Gardiner

Drinking songs:

Nominations:

Wine Me Up – Dozzi

Making up for lost wine – Amber Lawrence

Don’t say when – Blake Dantier

Shots – Cass Hopetoun

First Shots on Me – Christie Lamb

Drunk on that – Donna Fisk

Watered Down – Jetty Road

Sit in A Bar – Tori Darke

Drinking for a while – Lynchburg

Beers a must – The long and short of it

Girl Drinks Beer – Dan Davidson and Travis Collins

Ice Cold Beer – McAlister Kemp

Drinkin’ Hours – Paul Costa

And it’s a tie – Donna Fisk – Drunk on that and Amber Lawrence Making up for lost wine.

Nathaniel O’Brien Fresh Faces award:

Nathaniel was a young, brilliant, beautiful human being who was taken too soon from us. Since his passing, I have named this emerging talent awards section after him. He was almost as bigger talker as Ian Burns and I.

I will list the finalists, then let you know who won the two awards – one is for a song and artist the other for an artist.

Atlas – Jimbo Stokes

Less than a man – Madi Colville- Walker

Venus and Mars – Sarah Catania

All She is – Tyla Rodrigues

Joy, Joy, Joy – Amber Rae Slade

1975 – The Austins

Friend for life – Bailey Petrie

Still Young – Bo’Ness

Southern Sky – Brooke Harvey

Open Road – Beyond Sippy Creek

And the awards go to:

Southern Sky – Brooke Harvey

And Sarah Catania to keep your eye on.

The Kazzies – Purple Air Guitars 2022 part 4

Ok! More song awards!

Celtic Country:

Forever is a Long Long Time – Liam Kennedy-Clark and The Bushwackers

Waltz For The Common – Pete Campbell

The Walls of Derry – Steve Tyson and The Train Rex

On A Summer’s Night – Kylie Adams- Collier

And the purple goes to: Liam Kennedy-Clark and The Bushwackers – Forever is a long long time

Stan Coster Strayan Song ( a song about Australia – place, time, character, event but not necessarily a Bush Ballad)

Nominations:

Pete O’Brien – Butcher of Balmoral

Gayle O’Neil – Nora

Melody Moko – The Outskirts

Tom Curtain – Why We Live Out Here

Daren Colston – Old Town

Lindsay Waddington – Black North Queensland Snow

Benn Gunn – A Bit More Aussie

Brendan McMahon Gundry’s Track

Darren Colston – Hello Riverina

Andy Penkow – Ghostly Gums

Luke O’Shea – South East Queensland

Lynchburg – From A Migrant’s Pen

And the Purple goes to: Pete O’Brien for Butcher of Balmoral

Stan Coster Bush Ballad Award:

Nominations:

The Family Tree – Dianne Lindsay

The Road He Took – Chris Staff

Out on Killarney – Dean Perrett

Thargomindah Sunset – Kerry Kennedy

Stock Routes of Australia – Peter Smokie Dawson/Colin DeFries and John Davis

He Liked Horses More Than People – Lynchburg

Too Many Bottles of Rum – Terry Bennetts and Kevin Sullivan

And the Purple goes to: Thargomindah Sunset – Kerry Kennedy

Best Cover Song –

Nominations:

Gina Timms – It’s Your Reputation

Crank Williams and Patsy DeCline – Joni Mitchell

The French Family – I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Lance Birrell – Take Your Memory With You

Terry Bennetts – Diamantina Drover

Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole – I Don’t Love You Much, Do I?

And the Purple goes to: Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole – I Don’t Love you much do I?

The Wendy Wood Purple Mic Shower Songs goes to:

Dancing – Dancing in the Kitchen – Ashleigh Dallas

Singing – You Fool – Jemma Beech

Quick break from songs!

Purple Tonsils awards go to Darren Colston and Allison Forbes

Waltz Song Award – Fall Out of Time – The Weeping Willows

Collaboration Song – Nominations:

Love Me Still – Josie Laver and Matt Joe Gow

Let the Girls Sing – – Kirsty-Lee Akers, Amber Lawrence, Ashleigh Dallas

Wiser – Lyn Bowtell and Shane Nicholson

Complicated – Duncan Toombs and Lozz Benson

Before I turn the light out – TC Cassidy and Anne Kirkpatrick

Travelling Heart – TCCassidy with Angus, Harves, Beccy and Gina

Sorry is the word – Alan Fletcher and Aleyce Platt

Until this song ends – Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows

Silence on the Line – Reg Lindsay and Jodie Crosby

Big Ole Feelings – Gareth Leech and The Davidson Brothers

Rise – Amber Lawrence and Casey Donovan

Forever is a long long time – Liam Kennedy Clark and The Bushwackers

And the Purple goes to: Gareth Leech and The Davidson Brothers – Big Ole Feelings and Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows – until This Song Ends

Bluegrass Song

Nominations:

An Old Abandoned Church – Kristy Cox

Big Ole Feelings – Gareth Leech and The Davidson Brothers

Love On The Line – Brad Cox and Sammy White

Dreamin’ Of a Highway – Andy Golledge

Tin Roof Tang – Georgie Darr

Road Man – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers

Until This Song Ends – Lynchburg and The Weeping Willows

Tamworth Rain – Alexis and Suzie

And the Purple goes to: An Old Abandoned Church – Kristy Cox

A little bit quirky song

Nominations:

Old Fiddles – Warren Kearney

Don’t Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle – Angus Gill and Melinda Schneider

Fixer Upper – Alexis and Suzie

I Don’t Want to go to Tamworth – Wendy Wood

And the purple guitar goes to Warren Kearney – Old Fiddles

The Karl Broadie Award for The More than a song song.

This is probably my favourite award that I give out. Karl was my favourite Scot. When he passed, I met Duncan Phillips soon after, it was like Karl was sending another Scot friend out to me and he’s a talented fella too. These songs just have an extra special purpose. Karl touched a lot of people’s lives, this has been my tribute to his memory since he passed.

Nominations:

Over For You – Morgan Evans

Brothers – Michelle Cashman

Lost in Time – Melody Pool

I Get to See My Baby – Nathan Seeckts

Hey You – Alan Fletcher

Father’s Eyes – Allan Cameron

Anything Like Me – James Johnston

The Old Me is Gone – Mike Carr

Faded Star – Beccy Cole

40 Years – Suz Dorahy

And the purple goes to: Mike Carr – The Old Me is Gone