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#1 COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB ON THE NORTHERN BEACHES

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE WERE VOTED

WINNERS OF  THE AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB OF THE YEAR

 IN THE 19TH ANNUAL TAMWORTH ON PARADE SPECTACULAR

JOINTLY WITH WAGGA WAGGA  COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB

Sunday 8th August 2010 (1:30pm start)                                    

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STEPHEN R CHENEY

Stephen R Cheney is a full time International Entertainer with 35 years of experience and he has been a guest artist at many Country Music, Folk and Rock Festivals both in Australia and Overseas touring regularly in the USA and New Zealand.

He is a songwriter of world class and has enjoyed success in Europe, USA, New Zealand and has far off success in such places as Taiwan,UK, Netherlands and Russia. Stephen has recently been receiving industry accolades from around Europe and the rest of the world with his song writing and performance skills and recently featured in a radio special called "The Life of Stephen R Cheney" on European Radio based out of Poland and relayed to hundreds of stations around the world on the internet.

His travels over the last 35 years have seen him tour extensively across Australia, USA and New Zealand.

 RHONDA-LEE

Growing up in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Rhonda Lee Wallace was blessed to have been surrounded by musicians, singers and songwriters – Grandmother, her Mum, Dad, Brother, Uncles and Aunties, also family friends such as Lindsay Butler (her brother Terry played in The Lindsay Butler Band for many years) all sharing her love of music from Gospel, Country, Easy Listening and Rock n Roll. 

In her Tenterfield days Rhonda-Lee played keyboard and sang in bands, Restaurants, etc until moving to Sydney where she formed The Russ and Rhonda-Lee Band, performing all over Sydney and New South Wales. They released a very successful country album which included two of Rhonda-Lee’s original songs – Memories Linger On and Rhonda’s Song. In 1988 Rhonda-Lee formed her own band and is still performing in Sydney and New South Wales, sometimes working with other bands and doing guest artist appearances. During the last few years she has worked on numerous occasions with the gifted Charley Boyter and his band and Maggie Smith’s Misty Mountain Band with the talented Glenn Bain.

Rhonda-Lee is a wife, mother and grandmother, also working full time as the Financial Controller/HR Manager at one of Sydney’s leading golf resorts on the Hawkesbury River.               

 CHARLEY BOYTER AND BAND

Charley Boyter the “Penrith Picker” has been entertaining audiences for 40 years. Originally from Windsor NSW, Charley was removed from his family as a youngster along with his brother and sisters. As time moved on he has traveled Australia with his wife Sandra and children Allan and Sharon. Charley began playing around with a guitar at the age of fifteen and so began a page in his life that had him playing lead guitar for Slim Dusty 13 years later. Charley joined the Travellin' Country Band in 1977 and has toured most of Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Charley's unique acoustic guitar sound can be heard on some Aussie Classics such as Walk a Country Mile, Country Revival, Duncan and Leave him in the Longyard. Charley has recorded on so many of Slim's albums Slim once remarked “Charley has played on more of my albums than any other guitarist”. Charley has recorded albums with many other great artists such as Glenn Jones, Smokey Dawson, Lindsay Butler and Barry Thornton, Lee Kernaghan and many more.               

SEARCH FOR A STAR TALENT QUEST

KOBIE MIDSON

Macarthur Country Music Club - Member Biography

Name:  Kobie Midson    Suburb:  Bradbury

How long have you been a member? 3 years

How did you become involved? My grandmother brought me to Macarthur to sing one night and I lived it and now it’s a weekly thing

Favourite Song:  Too Far Gone

Favourite Performer: Martina McBride, Catherine Britt

Most embarrassing stage moment: Tripping over a microphone lead whilst leaving the stage and bringing the microphone down with me

Claim to fame ie best gig: It would have to be a gig I did in Ingleburn on Australia Day. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.

Future hopes: To go further with my singing and one day make my way to Tamworth and show them what I can do

How can we make country music more noticed in Macarthur?  Maybe have all the members of Macarthur Country Music Club do a show and advertise it to the public by newspaper etc to make people recognise us more and also recognise the talent in our area.

Still to come ........

Sunday 12th September - Amelia Richards

Sunday 14th November - Grand Finale and announcement of Star Search Winner

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!  Who said it was easy!

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

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