2016 Gidgee Coal Awards In Pittsworth

Pittsworth. Queensland 14^TH †20^TH November 2016

Featuring:

Chad Morgan—Rex Dallas—Zeta Burns—Johnny Greenwood—Kylie Castle—Sharon Heaslip—Ken Lindsay—Bec Hance—Pete Wilson—Bruce Lavender—Gary Fogarty—Ray Essery—Keith Jamieson—Alisha Smith—Caitlyn Jamieson—Kev Groves and other 2016 Gidgee Coal Awards finalists (see below)…..

Gidgee Coal  Bush Ballad Awards Finalists
for 2016

ALBUM

Sharon Heaslip – “A Year of Firsts”

Michael Clare – “Sixty-three”

Jeff Brown – “Wanderin’ Man” – Winner

MALE VOCAL

Dale Duncan – “My Dog Nui Dat”

Jeff Brown – “Wanderin’ Man” – Winner

Michael Clare – “Australia We Love You”

FEMALE VOCAL

Dianne Lindsay – “Charlie”

Sharon Heaslip – “The Drover and The Brumby” – Winner

Rachel Jillett – “Blue Gums Calling Me Back Home”

GROUP OR DUO/COLLABORATION

Mark Lavender & Kathryn Coad – “Running from the Rain”

Jeff Brown & Anne Kirkpatrick – “Orchid Street” – Winner

Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson – “Brigalow Bill”

SONGWRITING

Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson – “Charlie”

John O’Dea & Ray Essery – “The Patchwork Quilt” – Winner

Jeff Brown & Vaughan Baker – “In the Bed He’ll Never Leave”

NEW TALENT

Dianne Coombes – “The Grey the Black and the Bay”

Michael Clare – “Here in Hay” – Winner

Mark Lavender & Kathryn Coad – “Running from the Rain”

COMEDY/NOVELTY

Sharon Heaslip – “Grandma Doin’ Bootcamp”

Michael Clare – “The Neighbours Turned New Age” – Winner

Jeff Brown & Chad Morgan – “Petticoat Rule”

INSTRUMENTAL

Lindsay Waddington – “By a Fire of Gidgee Coals”

Terry Bennetts – “Pardoo Station” – Winner

Ginger Cox – “Country Way”

The Winners concert is being held at the Pittsworth Town Hall from Midday on Sunday, 20th November-winners of the Gidgee Coal awards will be announced and performances by winners and special guest artists including the Sheik from Scrubby Creek, Chad Morgan.

A BBQ lunch will be available prior to concert from 11am at the Town Hall, and a courtesy bus will be available from the showgrounds to the Town Hall – Tickets $20 at the door.

The dates for the next Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards are 13 †19 November 2017.