Capital Country Music Association Tamworth

Get ready for January 2008!

The 2008 Capital Country Music Association National Talent Quest will be staged in the Tamworth Community Centre and famous Tamworth Town Hall during the giant annual country music festival.

Entries now invited! Click here to download entry form (pdf file, 1.2 mb).

January 2007 National Talent Quest

Overall winner... Taryn Trautsch (pictured)

Camerata scholarship (sponsored by Tamworth Regional Council)... Kris Wason

Norfolk Island Prize... Taryn Trautsch

Bush Ballad Award... Melanie Dyer (with Life On The Land)

Open Songwriting (Buddy Weston Shield)... Melanie Dyer (with Life On The Land), second – Wendy Wood (with Do You Want Love With That), third – Wendy Wood (with There Goes You)

Best Country Duet (Sunset Serenaders Award)... Two Blue's, second – Country To a T, third – Ten 13

Best Country Gospel 18 yrs and over... Aimee Hannan, second – Taryn Trautsch, third – Lance Coassin

Best Senior Vocal 18 yrs and over... Taryn Trautsch, second – Aimee Hannan, third – Doug McIntyre

Shirley Thoms Award for Best Female Vocal... Taryn Trautsch

Buddy Williams Award for Best Male Vocal... Doug McIntyre

Best Young Talent 13 yrs and Under (Tom McClelland Award)... Melanie Dyer, second – Nathan Lamont, third – Jacinta Lee Glaspy

Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Andre Drysdale

Best Young Talent Vocal 14-17 years (Mal Gardiner Award) - Kris Wason, second – Tiffney Stroh, third – William Verri

Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Wacey Coates

Solo instrumental Open... Emma Roberts, second – Mitchell King, third – Emma Barlow

Ron Sutton Award Best Junior Guitarist... Emma Roberts

Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Olivia Hally

Junior gospel 14 to 17 years (Keith & Marge Chaffey Memorial Award)... Mitchell King, second - Tiffney Stroh, third - Olivia Hally

Junior gospel 13 years and under - Deanna Samin, second – Hanna Cosgrove, third – Laura Pattison

Click here for details of the 2006 National Talent Quest

		CAPITAL COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION

The Capital Country Music Association is a community based group of folk who not only love country music but enjoy the nurturing and promotion of particularly young talent by supporting them with performance workshops and monthly showcases with many special opportunities to perform at shows promoting country music and supporting the community. The CCMA is a non-profit organisation. Email info@ccma.net.au		Get ready for January 2008! The 2008 Capital Country Music Association National Talent Quest will be staged in the Tamworth Community Centre and famous Tamworth Town Hall during the giant annual country music festival. Entries now invited! Click here to download entry form (pdf file, 1.2 mb). January 2007 National Talent Quest Overall winner... Taryn Trautsch (pictured) Camerata scholarship (sponsored by Tamworth Regional Council)... Kris Wason Norfolk Island Prize... Taryn Trautsch Bush Ballad Award... Melanie Dyer (with Life On The Land) Open Songwriting (Buddy Weston Shield)... Melanie Dyer (with Life On The Land), second – Wendy Wood (with Do You Want Love With That), third – Wendy Wood (with There Goes You) Best Country Duet (Sunset Serenaders Award)... Two Blue's, second – Country To a T, third – Ten 13 Best Country Gospel 18 yrs and over... Aimee Hannan, second – Taryn Trautsch, third – Lance Coassin Best Senior Vocal 18 yrs and over... Taryn Trautsch, second – Aimee Hannan, third – Doug McIntyre Shirley Thoms Award for Best Female Vocal... Taryn Trautsch Buddy Williams Award for Best Male Vocal... Doug McIntyre Best Young Talent 13 yrs and Under (Tom McClelland Award)... Melanie Dyer, second – Nathan Lamont, third – Jacinta Lee Glaspy Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Andre Drysdale Best Young Talent Vocal 14-17 years (Mal Gardiner Award) - Kris Wason, second – Tiffney Stroh, third – William Verri Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Wacey Coates Solo instrumental Open... Emma Roberts, second – Mitchell King, third – Emma Barlow Ron Sutton Award Best Junior Guitarist... Emma Roberts Barry Thornton Memorial Encouragement Award... Olivia Hally Junior gospel 14 to 17 years (Keith & Marge Chaffey Memorial Award)... Mitchell King, second - Tiffney Stroh, third - Olivia Hally Junior gospel 13 years and under - Deanna Samin, second – Hanna Cosgrove, third – Laura Pattison Click here for details of the 2006 National Talent Quest