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#1 NORTHERN BEACHES COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB

WINNER OF

2010

  CLUB OF THE YEAR

 AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COUNTY MUSIC AWARDS

20TH ANNUAL TAMWORTH ON PARADE SPECTACULAR

WAGGA WAGGA

Sunday 12th February 2012

              (1:30pm start)                                    

DWANE ELIX AND THE ENGINEERS

Not a week will go by that you won't see  Dwayne Elix & The Engineers in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph Gig-guide. And no wonder when their popularity has gained them major clubs throughout Sydney booking them repeatedly. They are also regarded as one of the best dressed acts. 

The Engineers don't just appeal to the die hard country music fans, they also have a huge following with the rock n roll and line-dancing dance clubs. Their style of music mixes Mike Tyne’s beautiful Pedal Steel playing with a unique sound of Everly Brothers harmonies and twangy Duane Eddy guitar, making them a true showband looked up to by their peers .  Dwayne is also an independent recording artist and has had a lot of success with his own penned songs “ I Can Cry If I Want To “ and  “ She Took The Engineer “.  Both songs went number one on the Independent Country Charts, as well as making it into the Top Ten  of the National Country Charts. On the single “I Can Cry If I Want To”, Keith Urban plays the lead guitar along with Ian Simpson. 

Each year Dwayne releases a new Bluegrass album in time for the Midlura Country Music Festival, where he is recognised for banjo playing. These albums, Dwayne sings and performs every instrument. Banjo, guitar, mandolin, Dobro, bass, fiddle and keyboards, plus all the harmonies. 

Dwayne Elix & The Engineers have worked with many other great artists -Troy Cassar-Daley, Keith Urban, James Blundell, Phil Emmanuel, Adam Harvey, Melinda Schneider, Michael Carr, Chad Morgan, televisions Troy Dann and Ernie Dingo, Felicity, Scott Dann, Darcy LeYear, America’s Lee Roy Pernell, and many other Stars.  Dwayne Elix & The Engineers are Dwayne Elix lead singer and guitarist, Dave Cook on harmonies and Bass guitar, Steve Sullivan on harmonies and Drums and Mike Tyne on Pedal Steel. 

Dwayne Elix is regarded as an equal by such country music stars as Troy Cassar-Daley, Frank Ifield and Adam Harvey, all have been quoted saying "Dwayne Elix & The Engineers are the hardest working Act in the music industry."  

It was quite a surprise when American country blues performer Lee Roy Parnell on his last Australian Tour, stepped up out of the audience of The Engineers performance, to perform with the band. The same thing occurred with Phil Emmanuel at the Tamworth Festival when he stepped up out of the audience. It just goes to show, the audience can’t stop their feet from tapping and muso’s can’t help to want to play with Dwayne Elix & The Engineers.

And no wonder they are popular when you look at the facts •

Other Award nominations includes

• Best Band,
• Best Touring Band,
• Best Special Event Service.
• Best Song Writer
• Best New Talent
• 1993 Tamworth Starmaker finalist
• Best Club Band
• Best New Talent
• Best Instrumental
• Best Career Performance
• Best Collaboration

• Dwayne received the S.A Great Award from the South Australian Government in appreciation of his work interstate

• 2002 Dwayne was inducted in the South Australian Hall of Fame
• The Engineers are the only band in Australia to win a Business Award.

It is not surprising that Dwayne Elix & The Engineers have the popularity that they have, they relate to the people and entertain the audience with everything they’ve got.

MICHELLE LITTLE

Michelle is a professional country artist who grew up in the rural NSW town of Mendooran listening to the vocals of Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins and Jim Reeves.
Although she has experience singing a wide variety of music including classical and pop, her roots are firmly planted in country music.
Michelle is now based in Sydney NSW, which is a far cry from the sleepy little town where she grew up and "Michelle is a young woman with a big future"(Daily Liberal)

Michelle currently performs as a solo artist and as a duo with the talented backing vocalist, Shona Corbin. She is also looking forward to performing with her band, which is in the process of coming together to help realize the full potential of Michelle's original material and of course to showcase her as the amazing performer she is.

Michelle graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) degree. After a turbulent year in 2000, which almost saw the end of her singing career in a serious car accident, Michelle was not only a CMAA College graduate and a finalist in Toyota Star Maker 2001 but she also left her home in the country to begin studying, and living, in Sydney.
Since completing her studies at the end of 2005, Michelle has shown that her love of singing and performing country music is stronger than ever.

During her career Michelle has shared the stage with many great artists some of those include Gina Jeffreys, Lee Kernaghan, Jody Maphis (USA), Adam Brand, Beccy Cole, Felicity Urquhart, Stuart French and the Feral Swing Katz, and the list goes on and on!

Michelle has successfully competed and performed throughout Australia, New Zealand and the USA, winning the National Capital Country Music Awards (now known as NSW/ACT Champion of Champions) in 1997, and continues to give her time freely to community charities as well.

WAYNE HORSBURGH

Australia’s International Country Entertainer, Wayne Horsburgh has been based in Branson, Missouri U.S.A since 1997  In 1998, Wayne first represented Australia at the International World-Fest at Silver Dollar City, Branson, along with 500 other International entertainers

In April 2006 during the World-Fest he was backed by a Czech Republic Orchestra. He represented Australia once again at World Fest in April 2009. Wayne has also performed at the 'Great American Music Festival' at Silver Dollar City, over the past 12 years for hundreds of shows, backed by the Horse Creek Band.

Wayne's career has taken him all over the world, developing a huge fan following in Australia, New Zealand, Britain and the United States. His big break in the U.S. came when he was invited to perform at Wisconsin's Hodag Country Festival in 1989, sharing the stage with country music stars Emmylou Harris, The Oak Ridge Boys, Freddy Fender and Ricky Van Shelton. The Festival attracts an estimated crowd of 40,000 people. Critics applauded him with "...it would be a mild understatement to say that Wayne Horsburgh was the hit of the show... in fact he should have been arrested for the brazen way in which he stole the show". Recognizing his talent and popularity, the organizers booked him back eight more times! Since then, he has also performed at many other County Fairs, Festivals and Theatres throughout the United States over many years.

Born and raised in the Victorian countryside near Benalla, Wayne Horsburgh started singing at a young age, forming his own dance band at age 11. Some of his early musical influences were Frank Ifield and Slim Whitman, hence the love for yodelling - a crowd pleaser at his shows.

Debra Kennedy-Holmes - Co Compere

Debra “the Gorgeous Redhead” as she is affectionately known is passionate about finding a cure for cancer and devotes much of  her personal time to fund raising for the cause.     Amongst her many fund raising activities Debra has been a Calendar girl to raise funds for the Shell Seekers and has been involved in organisation of the Silver Ball in aid of Ovarian Cancer. A big Elvis Presley fan Debra hosts “the King & I” which is heard on Radio Northern Beaches Community Radio (88.7 & 90.3FM) and you can hear her Saturday afternoon’s.

BARRY WILLIAMS  AKA "BAZZA"    

Barry presented country music programs on 2 SER FM for ten years, and hosted a breakfast program on 2RDJ for four years, (which broadcast around Australia n the satellite network), and has been at Radio Northern Beaches for 15 years.Barry does a lot of charity work such as “Kids With Cancer”, Rotary, Fred Hollows Foundation, Meningococcal, Stewart House etc. He spends many hours each week in preparing and researching for his programs., his energies are propelled by a love for country music.”“I can’t play and instrument and I can’t carry a tune, but I love what I do and being able to help people by doing what you love is something very special”.Compering Festivals and Concerts is what Barry Williams likes best, and what he does well, as evidenced by his popularity in Sydney, and across the country.Barry travelled the east coast of Australia as MC for an “Old Time Dance Tour on the two occasions, with Geoff Evans and his orchestra, who played 90% country music.Barry was inducted into the Australian Country Music Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame in Tamworth in 2005. The Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame was inaugurated to honour and pay tribute to those broadcasters, past and present, who have played a significant role in the development and promotion of Australian country music through broadcasting.October 2006 saw Barry inducted on the Parkes “Roll of Recognition” board for his continued contribution of compering their annual Country Music Festival.Festivals he “comperes” include – Galston, Mildura, Tamworth, Bungendore, Parkes, Nanango (Qld) Hartwood, Katherine (NT) South Coast Festival. Local hosting includes Narrabeen Lakes Summer Festival and Belrose Carols by Candlelight.

NO CONCERT WOULD BE COMPLETE WITH OUT THE WONDERFUL ......

Rosalie MacKay and In Line Boots:   ("Local Bootscooters")

Rosalie Mackay leads the way with her lovely group with their most  intricate, entertaining and champion bootscooting dancing.

Rosalie and her team of line dancers have won an abundance of gold, silver and bronze medals at the Tamworth Music Festival  so if you haven't seen them before -  hold on to your hat - you are in for a very entertaining surprise!  

For details on Rosalie's classes please visit www.inlineboots.com.au         

ROAD TO BALGOWLAH   ( Written by Joe Hassam  and  sung to On the Road to Gundagai)

THERE'S A TRACK WINDING BACK

TO A COUNTRY MUSIC SHACK

DOWN AT BALGOWLAH R.S.L

WHERE THE BANDS ARE A-PLAYIN'

AND THE FANS ARE A-SAYIN'

OH MY! THOSE LINE DANCERS DO LOOK SWELL

AND MY MOTHER AND FATHER

THEY'VE COME TO SEE

AND FRIENDS FROM MY CHILDHOOD

THEY'VE COME WITH ME

NO MORE WILL I ROAM

WHEN I'M HEADIN' OUT FROM HOME

TO THE NORTHERN BEACHES COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB                                                     

COMING UP THIS YEAR

NOVEMBER  13th - CHARLEY BOYER BAND/ DIANNE LINDSAY & PETER SIMPSON/ BRIAN LETTON

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