13th Annual Advance Tyre Service (Oakey) Country Music Rush
April 13, 2008The 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
