13th Annual Advance Tyre Service (Oakey) Country Music Rush

The 13th Annual Advance Tyre Service (Oakey) Country Music Rush was held at Jondaryan Woolshed on 15 & 16 March 2008. Country Music Rush is organized by Garden City Country Music Assn Inc (Toowoomba) each year.

A total of 227 acts entered for the weekend and competition was strong in all age groups with Gary McDonald of Dalby Country Music Club taking out the Overall Winner and receiving for his reward a hand carved original trophy (gold miner panning for gold).

Amber Goldsmith (Bunya Country Music Club – Kingaroy) was a very worth winner of the Junior Section with Kimberly Thomson (Cane Country Music Club) accepting the Overall Juvenile.

Newcomer to the competition circuit, Trudy Hintz was awarded the Gabby Johnston Perpetual Trophy for the Best Australian Song for her rendition of “Saddle Up Old Darky”.

Winners in the various sections were:

Senior Female Bush Ballad

1 Viv Lowien Garden City
2 Rebecca Lothian Garden City
3 Amanda Faulkner Garden City

Senior Male Bush Ballad

1 Gary McDonald Dalby
2 Des Boughen Redlands
3 Warren Shepherd Redlands

Golden Oldies

1 Graham Edwards Dalby
2 Dell Lowien Garden City
3 Jean Bach Dalby

Juvenile Vocal

1 Kimberly Thomson Cane Country
2 Stephanie Ward-Wrigley Homestead ACMA
3 Katie Atkins Broxburn

Open Original Composition

1 Gary McDonald Dalby
2 Burley Sisters Homestead ACMA
3 Jean Bach Dalby

Instrumental

1 Tony Gyemore Garden City
2 Graham Edwards Dalby
3 Gary McDonald Dalby

Junior Bush Ballad

1 Amber Goldsmith Bunya
2 Deanna Samin Cane Country
3 Daniel York Miles

Juvenile Bush Ballad

1 Katie Atkins Broxburn
2 Kimberly Thomson Cane Country
3 Coralie Charles Garden City

Senior Female Vocal

1 Viv Lowien Garden City
2 Trudy Hintz Independent
3 Amanda Faulkner Garden City

Senior Male Vocal

1 Gary McDonald Dalby
2 Graham Edwards Dalby
3 Tony Gyemore Garden City

Junior Country Rock

1 Dana Hassall Pioneer Village
2 Amber Goldsmith Bunya
3 Daniel York Miles

Senior Country Rock

1 Amanda Faulkner Garden City
2 Rebecca Lothian Garden City
3 Gary McDonald Dalby

Senior Female Gospel

1 Dell Lowien Garden City
2 Viv Lowien Garden City
3 Rebecca Lothian Garden City

Senior Male Gospel

1 Jason Charles Garden City
2 Gary McDonald Dalby
3 Tony Gyemore Garden City

Open Vocal Group

1 High Voltage Garden City/Bunya
2 Burley Sisters Homestead ACMA
3 Part Time Redlands

Junior Vocal

1 Amber Goldsmith Bunya
2 Lorrae Charles Garden City
3 Deanna Samin Cane Country

Juvenile Gospel

1 Kimberly Thomson Cane Country

2 James York Miles

3 Stephanie Ward-Wrigley Homestead ACMA

Junior Gospel

1 Bree DeRome Gold Coast

2 Melissa Thomson Cane Country

3 Deanna Samin Cane Country

Senior Duet

1 Viv & Tray Garden City

2 Jasem Garden City

3 Early Winter Bunya

Junior Duet

1 Thomson Sisters Cane Country

2 Miles Apart Bunya/Miles

3 Bree DeRome Gold Coast

Juvenile Encouragement Awards

Louise Wippell Garden City

Kimberley Wippell Garden City

Kelly Ward-Wrigley Homestead ACMA

Helen Stewart-Koster Garden City

Sarah Stewart-Koster Garden City

Junior Encouragement Award

Cameron Shepherd Redlands

Senior Encouragement Award

Lorraine Boughen Redlands

Juvenile Overall

Kimberly Thomson Cane Country

Junior Overall

Amber Goldsmith Bunya

Overall Winner

Gary McDonald Dalby

Advance Tyre Service (Oakey) 2008 Country Music Rush

ENTRY FORM
(This is a Champion of Champions Affiliated Event.)

Organised by Garden City Country Music Assn Inc Toowoomba
Saturday 15th &
Sunday 16th

March 2008
VENUE
HISTORICAL
JONDARYAN WOOLSHED
(PART OF THE

QUEENSLAND HERITAGE TRAILS NETWORK)
40 KMS WEST OF TOOWOOMBA
GENERAL ENQUIRIES – 46356429 (Dell)

E-MAIL: lowien77@bigpond.com

CAMPING BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES – 46356429 (Dell)

2007 Ellaways Music QLD CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS – Results – November 17-18 2007

All photos courtesy Liesa Bye

 

2007 Ellaways Music Queensland Champion of Champions: – Lance Coassin

 

(Left) 2007 Junior Champion:Rheanna Leschke
(Right) 2007 Juvenile Champion: Kiara Rodrigues

 

2007 Senior Songwriters Award: – Liam Brew – “Don’t Give Upon Me Now”
2007 Junior Songwriters Award: – Dana Hassall – “Keep On Loving”
2008 CAMERATA Scholarship: - Rheanna Leschke
2008 CMAA College Scholarship: – Chad Shuttleworth
2008 JTM Scholarship: – Stephanee Brownlee

2007 Jim Mitchell Award: – Barbara Chester

The Jim Mitchell Outstanding Achievement Award has been created to give due recognition to an outstanding person in the country music scene, not necessarily a performer, possibly a “behind the scenes” club member and at the same time, permanently acknowledge the work of Jim Mitchell and others of the Redlands Modern Country Music Club who started Champs

2007 SECTION RESULTS:-
JUVENILE VOCAL
1. Kiara Rodriques – Pioneer Valley
2. Chazlyn Morrissey – Walkamin CMC
3. Brittany Isaaka – Northern Suburbs
JUNIOR VOCAL
1. Rheanna Leschke – West Moreton CMA
2. Tori Darke – Cane Country
3. Dana Hassall – Pioneer Village
JUNIOR DUET
1. Brade – Cane Country
2. Miles Apart – Miles ACMA/Bunya
3. The Big Hassalls – Dalby CMC
JUNIOR INSTRUMENTAL
1. Kai Elmas – Walkamin CMC
2. Isaac Collins-Kennedy – Northern Suburbs
3. Cohan Brew – Pioneer Village
SENIOR FEMALE VOCAL
1. Vanessa Worthington – Pioneer Valley
2. Ali Hinchcliffe – Cane Country
3. Leisa Bye – Northern Suburbs
SENIOR MALE VOCAL
1. Lance Coassin – Redlands/Cane Country
2. Liam Brew – Pioneer Village
3. Grae Addison – Northern Suburbs
SENIOR DUET
1. Tori & Liam – Cane Country/Pioneer Village
2. Kiara & Jude – Pioneer Valley
3. Brooke & Lance – Pioneer Village/Cane Country
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL
1. Reggie Thompson – Northern Suburbs
GOLDEN OLDIES
1. Brian Kelly – Gold Coast
2. Ian Scott – Pioneer Village
3. Jim Harding – Pioneer Village
OPEN GROUP
1. Regret – Northern Suburbs/Redcliffe
2. Living-In-Harmony – Boonah
3. Crossroads – Homestead CMC

PROGRAMME FOR QLD CHAMPS -READ THIS!!

To download the programme, please click here Programme for Qld Champs

Saturday 17 November  

8.30 am   -   Doors Open

9.00 am   -   Junior Instrumental

Golden Oldies

Junior Vocal

Senior Female Vocal

Juvenile Vocal

Senior Instrumental

Junior Duet

Guest Artist

2006 Junior Champions

Craig Phillips & Andrea Jackson

Senior Male Vocal

Senior Duet

Open Group
Sunday 18 November

8.00 am  -  Doors Open

8.30 am  -  Juvenile Final

Guest Artist

2006 Juvenile Overall Champion

REBECCA HOLDORF

Junior Final

Finalists in Junior & Senior Songwriter’s Competition

Senior Final

Guest Artist

2006 Qld Champion of Champions

DAISY MAY

AWARDS CEREMONY

Walkamin Country Music Club Talent Quest 2007 Results.

Event	First	Second	Third
Open Never Won One:	Damian Harrigan	Hercules Argyros	Nicky Pearce
Junior Never Won One:	Ashlee Riech	Allira Alvoen	Chantelle Pedersen
Juvenile Never Won One:	Miah Jarrett	Liam O’Donoghue	Lisa Price
Open Bush Ballad:	Christie Polinelli	Colleen Sheppard	Darryl Chaplain
Junior Bush Ballad:	Jacynta Glaspy	Nicole Cross	Marina Shepard
Juvenile Bush Ballad:	Kiara Rodriguies	Katelyn ODonoghue	Liam Sheppard
Open Male Vocal:	Ben Hammer	Jude Rodriguies	Colridge Bowen
Open Female Vocal:	Colleen Sheppard	Janelle Gulliver	Naurita Briscoe
Junior Vocal:	Mitchell Steele	Lachlan Clark	Jade Holland
Juvenile Vocal:	Kiara Rodriguies	Bonnie Zaghini	Liam Sheppard
Open Country Rock:	Christie Polinelli	Kurt Chaplain	Darryl Chaplain
Junior Country Rock:	Mitchell Steele	Lachlan Clark	Jade Holland
JuvenileCountry Rock:	Kiara Rodriguies	Bonnie Zaghini	Katelyn O’Donoghue
Open Gospel:	Christie Polinelli	Jude Rodriguies	Naurita Briscoe
Junior Gospel:	Mitchell Steele	Jade Holland	Shannae Sclippa
Juvenile Gospel:	Kiara Rodriguies	Katelyn O’donoghue	Bonnie Zaghini
Golden Oldies	Doug Okeefe	Andy Barra	Brian Ufer
Duo	Nicole Cross& Ashlee Reich	Jude & Kiara Rodrigues	Shonnae & Mitchell Steele
Own Composition Jnr:	Mitchell Steele	Nicole Cross	Kiara Rodriguies
Own Composition Open	Gary Dozier	Jude Rodriguies	Jude Rodriguies
Instrumental:	Kai Elmas	Frank Cocco	Deluge
Non Country:	Colleen & Chris Sheppard & Shannae Sclippa	<..Equal First	Mitchell Steele

Butch Chaplain Memorial Open Encouragement Award: William Verri

OVERALL JUVENILE: KIARA RODRIGUES

OVERALL JUNIOR:Mitchell Steele

OVERALL SENIOR: Christie Polinelli

CAMARATA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Mitchell Steele