TSA TAMWORTH SONGWRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2010 AWARDS

The winners in the NATIONAL COUNTRY SONGWRITING CONTEST are:

AMATEUR – TRADITIONAL FINALISTS

NO MIDDLE GROUND – ROBERT COOPER

** A MAN WHO WORKS THE LAND – MAGDALENA MACDONALD  ** WINNER

LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN – KATHLEEN COLEMAN

ONE DAY A YEAR – DIANA ELIZABETH DAVIS & GRAHAME HORE

THE OLD OAK TREE – PAIGE JEFFREY

AMATEUR – CONTEMPORARY FINALISTS

THE LAND – MARK HELLMRICH

A LITTLE RAIN – GENNIFER ALTMANN

GOLDEN HEARTS – JOANNE ELLIS

** THE SEED – KAYLEE BELL & LANCE COASSIN ** WINNER

TONIGHT YOU ARE ALL I NEED – RHENNA LESCHKE

WAKIN’ UP NEXT TO YOU – RHENNA LESCHKE

PROFESSIONAL – TRADITIONAL FINALISTS

HIS FACE SAYS AUSTRALIA TO ME – GRAHAM RODGER

OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS AUSTRALIA – GRAHAM RODGER

HIS WOODEN FRIEND – GRAHAM RODGER

TAKE YOUR BANK AND SHOVE IT – GRAHAM RODGER

**G’DAY MATE – JOHN SEERS & JOHN BATTLE   ** WINNER

PROFESSIONAL – CONTEMPORARY FINALISTS

THEY CAME, THEY WENT – DALY STEPHENSON

UNION OF ROMANTIC FOOLS – LAUREN LEE WILLIAMS

REMEMBERING WHEN – BEN MCCAULEY

FARE THEE WELL – WENDY WOOD

** WHEN GRANDMA WOULD REMINISCE – WENDY WOOD  ** WINNER

JUNIOR - FINALISTS

INSANITY – KIARA RODRIGUES

IT’S NOT FAIR – JESS HANNAN

** YOUR MINE – AMELIA RICHARDS  ** WINNER

TIME WILL FLY – ROMANY ELMAS

COUNTRY OUTBACK GIRL – ROMANY ELMAS

LYRICS ONLY – FINALISTS

TRAVEL THIS LAND – JOHN NORMAN

THE JOY OF RAIN – ELLIS CAMPBELL

DODGER’S LAST CAMPAIGN – ELLIS CAMPBELL

LIMESTONE RIDGE – ALEC RAYMER

FADED JEANS – ALEC RAYMER

JIGSAWS – BEV MCCUMSTIE

** DOWN ON DOGS AND DUCKS – MERV WEBSTER  ** WINNER

WINNER | 2010 TSA/AVIS NEW SONGWRITER AWARD

BABY BOOMERS – DEB BECKETT

THE MAN WHO HELD MY HEART – DEB BECKETT

YOU’LL FIND A BLOKE – BEC HANCE

** JUST ADD WATER – VAUGHAN BAKER & BEC HANCE (music)

** WINNER

A BUSHMAN’S LOT – GUS HELM

A COCKY’S WIFE – GUS HELM

WINNERS | 2010 TSA SONGWRITER’S SALUTE AWARDS

TRADITIONAL BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

MATESHIP – TERRY BENNETTS & KEITH JAMIESON

BLAXAND, WENTWORTH, LAWSON – GLEN PERRETT & DEAN PERRETT(music)

THE BULLOCKY – BEC HANCE

***SORRY MATE – BEN JACOBS & SHAZA LEIGH (music)** WINNER

SHADOWS OF THE REDGUMS – PETER SIMPSON & DIANNE LINDSAY

A HAT LIKE THAT – GRAHAM RODGER

CONTEMPORY SONG OF THE YEAR

BREAK MY FALL – ALLAN CASWELL & CATHY CARR

HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE – ALLAN CASWELL, AL CRAIG, ROD VINCENT

STOLEN ROSES – ALLAN CASWELL & DREW MCALISTER

**THE WRITER – GARRY KOEHLER   ** WINNER

     & ** WINNER** COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR

TANGERINE SKY – TAMARA STEWART

SEASONS OF LOVE – ANN ABBOTT & SHAZA LEIGH

COUNTRY BALLAD OF THE YEAR

SILENT CROSSES – ERNIE CONSTANCE

ROSE BESIDE THE HIGHWAY – TONY JEWELL

WE’RE DOING FINE – IAN QUINN

HEARTBEAT OF AUSTRALIA – DIANNE LINDSAY & PETER SIMPSON

** THE ALMOND TREE – GRAHAM RODGER ** WINNER

COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG OF THE YEAR

FRUIT GROWERS LAMENT – DON PENDER & LES LAWSON

COLESLAW – TOM MCIVOR & JOHNNY KAYE

JOE BLAKE – JOHN BATTLE

YOU’LL FIND A BLOKE – BEC HANCE

GRANDE OLE OPERA – GEOFF WILLIAMS

** THE BARCALDINE CUP – GRAHAM  RODGER ** WINNER

CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR

JACK THE DOG – LIBBY BARTER & BEC HANCE (music)

PATRICK THE POSSUM – MICHELLE SCOBIE

** THE AUSSIE OUTBACK SCHOOL – MEGAN BARTLETT-HORNE ** WINNER

THOSE DEADLY KOALAS – GREG CHAMPION

TWO LITTLE STARS – DAVE RICHARDS & RACHEL RICHARDS

WHERE THE EAGLES FLY – ALITA FAHEY & S FAYEY -LEIGH

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

THE ANGEL – LES LAWSON

FOOL’S GOLD – DEAN PERRETT & STUIE FRENCH

** GOLDEN MILE – JIM HERMEL & VIRGINIA HERMEL ** WINNER

THE MESSAGE – PETER SIMPSON & DIANNE LINDSAY

HANDLE WITH PRAYER – RACHEL RICHARDS

2010 TSA  SONGMAKER AWARD FINALISTS

COLIN BUCHANAN

GEORGE DASEY

JIM WESLEY  ***** WINNER **Posthumous award presented to family

REG POOLE

TONY BROOKS

2010 TSA TEX MORTON AWARD WINNER (NO FINALISTS)

Presented by Dianne Lindsay on behalf of TSA foundation member Reg Lindsay

HEATHER McKEAN  ***** WINNER *****

Winners were announced at TSA’s Gala Concert last night, Wednesday 20 January 2010, at the West Tamworth Leagues Club.  Also presented was the Songmaker Award which is decided on votes by TSA’s members, and the Tex Morton Award to someone who has made a lasting contribution to the cause of Country Music in Australia .

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