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
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The seminal event that paved the way for the Golden Guitar Awards and the Tamworth Country Music Festival successfully concluded its 46th National Talent Quest and Jamboree Concert on Saturday January 28, 2012.
More than 200 individual entries were received in the talent quest from all over Australia and New Zealand.
Groups and duos were most successful with Codee-Lee & Jonny Taylor from Eaton in Western Australia named Overall Winner and Overall Senior Winner while the three-piece Up & Comin' – Katelyn, Liam & Kasey O’Donoghue from Charters Towers (Qld) – were named Overall Junior Winner.
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| Codee-Lee & Jonny Taylor |
Up & Comin’ |
Here is the detailed list of winners and finalists…
| SENIOR GROUP/DUO |
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| Winner |
Rosemarie & Natalie |
St Clair/Werrington, NSW |
| Runner-up |
Kat & Gemma |
Bunbury, WA |
| Finalists |
Codee-Lee & Jonny Taylor |
Eaton, WA |
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Nathaniel & Emma-Jane |
Burra, SA/Bunyip, Vic |
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This Side Up |
Berri, SA/Sale, Vic |
| JUNIOR GROUP/DUO |
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| Winner |
Up & Comin’ |
Charters Towers, Qld |
| Runner-up |
Olivia & Talisha |
Gympie, Qld |
| Finalists |
Aston Row |
Brisbane, Qld |
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Kay-Lea & Klaudy |
Mudgee, NSW/Wallendbeen, WA |
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Lara & Ethan |
Tamworth, NSW |
| SONGWRITING |
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| Winner |
Codee-Lee & Jonny Taylor |
Eaton, WA |
| Runner-up |
Codee-Lee & Jonny Taylor |
Eaton, WA |
| Finalists |
Vickie Evans |
Kaitangata, NZ |
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Mark Menzies & J Vallini |
Bellingen, NSW |
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Nathaniel O’Brien |
Burra, SA |
| MALE VOCAL SENIOR |
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| Winner |
Cameron Scott |
Timaru, NZ |
| Runner-up |
Ryan Cornish |
Tintinara, SA |
| Finalists |
Brett Clarke |
Tamworth, NSW |
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Jonny Taylor |
Eaton, WA |
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Andrew Thompson |
Burua, Qld |
| MALE VOCAL JUNIOR |
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| Winner |
Benjamin Nelson |
Warialda, NSW |
| Runner-up |
Nathaniel O’Brien |
Burra, SA |
| Finalists |
Jed Gaze |
Gympie, Qld |
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Judah Kelly |
Mackay, Qld |
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Max Mustonen |
Wallendbeen, Vic |
| FEMALE VOCAL SENIOR |
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| Winner |
Katie Mason |
Mornington, SA |
| Runner-up |
Gemma Kirby |
Bunbury, WA |
| Finalists |
Vickie Evans |
Kaitangata, NZ |
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Melanie Todd |
Blenheim, NZ |
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Greta Ziller |
Seaford, Vic |
| FEMALE VOCAL JUNIOR |
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| Winner |
Lane Sinclair |
Tamworth, NSW |
| Runner-up |
Emily Markham |
Mt Kembla, NSW |
| Finalists |
Chenaya Aston |
Brisbane, Qld |
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Brianna Holm |
Beaumont Hills, NSW |
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Zoe Scott |
Geraldine, NZ |
| JUNIOR INSTRUMENTAL |
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| Winner |
Aidan Patrick |
Gympie, Qld |
| Runner-up |
Chloe Nott |
Tamworth, NSW |
| Finalists |
Jaygan Cannon |
Tamworth, NSW |
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Katelyn Grimes |
Elderslie, NSW |
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Sam McCann |
Widgee, Qld |
| SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL |
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| Winner |
Samara Redman |
Tamworth, NSW |
| Runner-up |
Jason Grice |
Colyton, NSW |
| Finalists |
Matt James |
Mt Gambier, NSW |
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Hannah Todd |
Blenheim, NZ |
| JUVENILE |
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| Winner |
Kasey Kilsby |
Andergrove, Qld |
| Runner-up |
Kay-Lea Brown |
Mudgee, NSW |
| Finalists |
Tayla Alcock |
Toowoomba, Qld |
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Vivi Crossland |
Waikato, NZ |
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Lara-Jane Veasy |
Rosebery, NSW |
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| WINNERS OF SPECIAL AWARDS… |
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Tamworth Songwriters’ Association Award for
Best Performance of an Australian Composition |
Nathaniel O’Brien, Burra, SA |
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Jeff Dallas Memorial Award for Best
Performance of an Alt Country Song |
Jed Gaze, Gympie, Qld |
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| Best Performance of a Gospel Song |
Justin Standley, Glebe, NSW |
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| Best Performance of a Bush Ballad |
Sian O’Sullivan, Pinkemba, Qld |
Click here for 2011 winners
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