Chad Morganâ€â€Rex Dallasâ€â€Zeta Burnsâ€â€Johnny Greenwoodâ€â€Kylie Castleâ€â€Sharon Heaslipâ€â€Ken Lindsayâ€â€Bec Hanceâ€â€Pete Wilsonâ€â€Bruce Lavenderâ€â€Gary Fogartyâ€â€Ray Esseryâ€â€Keith Jamiesonâ€â€Alisha Smithâ€â€Caitlyn Jamiesonâ€â€Kev Groves and other 2016 Gidgee Coal Awards finalists (see below)…..
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”
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.ÂÂ
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