SHOW #241 Thursday 9th November 2023 we celebrated at the 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' featuring CHARLEY BOYTER, SHARNEE FENWICK, CRAIG BYRNE, MICHAEL WHITE, JAMIE AGIUS, TERRY MANDRYK, ROSS McGREGOR, ANDREW MULROE, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, PETER SALATA, BRYEN WILLEMS, GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE & CLARE O'MEARA, TED SIMPSON, ALLAN TOMKINS, TOMI GRASO, TERRY PHILLPOT, GARY BROWN, DAMIEN ODELL and BRAD BERGEN. Hosted by Bob Howe & the Hillbilly Heaven Band with special guest M.C. - DARREN CARR! The 2023 finale: (L to R) George Washingmachine, Clare O'Meara, Gary Brown, Tomi Graso, Terry Phillpot (obscured), Allan Tomkins, Damien Odell, Andrew Mulroe, Brad Bergen, Darren Carr, Bob Howe (photo by Karen V.) Backstage: (L to R) Tomi Graso, Brad Bergen, Allan Tomkins, Dave Cook, Dave Hibbert, Michael White, Peter Salata, Gary Brown, Sharnee Fenwick, Darren Carr, George Washingmachine, Clare O'Meara, Bryen Willems (photo by Bob) DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS (Dave Hibbert, Dwayne, Dave Cook) (photo by Bob) CLARE O'MEARA on Tomkins Electric Mandolin & GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE on ukulele, backed by Gary Brown on Tomkins lap steel and Tomi Graso on pedal steel guitar (photo by Bob) BOB HOWE, CHARLEY BOYTER, ALLAN TOMKINS (photo by George W.) ALLAN TOMKINS and Brad Bergen (photo by Michael P.) TERRY MANDRYK (photo by Bob) ROSS McGREGOR (photo by Michael P.) CRAIG BYRNE (photo by Bryen W.) JAMIE AGIUS banters with Darren Carr after receiving a new Tomkins Guitar from Allan (photo by Bryen W.) Closing the show: (L to R) Gary Brown, Tomi Graso, ANDREW MULROE, DARREN CARR, Damien Odell, Brad Bergen, BOB HOWE (photo by Karen V.) Visit the Tomkins Guitars website...CLICK HERE... SHOW #240 Thursday 11th October 2023 we heralded the 'SPRINGTIME IN THE COUNTRY' featuring ROLAND STORM and WYNONAH DOVE The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with guest fiddler JOHN LEE. ROLAND, WYNONAH and drummer MAURICE REBECCHI WYNONAH DOVE (photo copyright Terry Phillips Photography) WYNONAH and ROLAND SHOW #239 Thursday 14th September 2023 we celebrated the 'HANK & PATSY BIRTHDAY BASH' featuring DWAYNE ELIX, MICHELLE LITTLE, KYLIE ADAMS-COLLIER, CAM KINSEY, DANI YOUNG, MICHAEL WHITE and NICOLAS PILATOS The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band DANI, MICHAEL, MICHELLE, CAM, KYLIE, NICOLAS, DWAYNE NICOLAS, KYLIE, MICHELLE (photo by Michelle) GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE and CLARE O'MEARA CAM and NICOLAS (photo by Bryen) BRYEN, NICOLAS, MICHAEL The finale song - (L to R:) George, Clare, Tomi, Bryen, Terry, Nicolas, Allan, Dwayne, Michael, Michelle, Kylie, Bob, Dani, Cam (photo by Brendan Pigott) SHOW #238 Thursday 10th August 2023 we celebrated 'THE OUT OF TOWNERS' featuring SHARNEE FENWICK, ALLAN CASWELL and KIARA RODRIGUES, plus surprise guest LEON ISACKSON The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band KIARA, ALLAN, SHARNEE LEON and BOB (photo by Emma Hannah) (L to R:) George, Tomi, Terry, Clare, Allan Tomkins, Kiara, Sharnee, Allan Caswell, Bob (photo by Brendan Pigott) SHOW #237 Thursday 13th July 2023 we celebrated 'COUNTRY & WESTERN' featuring MISS CATHY and ANDY TRAVERS (from The Western Distributors), and LIAM KENNEDY-CLARK. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS LIAM KENNEDY-CLARK, MISS CATHY and ANDY TRAVERS (L to R:) George, Clare, Tomi (obscured), Bryen, Terry (obscured), Liam, Allan, Cathy, Andy, Bob (photo by Brendan Pigott) SHOW #236 Thursday 8th June 2023 we went back to the classic era of Sun Studios with 'HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN' featuring MICHELLE LITTLE, GLENN SKARRATT and ROSS McGREGOR. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS GLENN, MICHELLE and ROSS THE HILLBILLY HEAVEN BAND BRYEN'S BIRTHDAY! SHOW #235 Thursday 11th May 2023 we celebrated with our '23rd BIRTHDAY BASH' featuring EMMA HANNAH, STEVE PASSFIELD, DANI YOUNG and JAMIE PRESTON. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS DANI, RACHEL, EMMA, STEVE and JAMIE THE FINALE SONG Flowers for EMMA from daughter RACHEL! SHOW #234 Thursday 13th April 2023 we paid tribute to 'HONKY TONK HEROES' featuring BLAKE DANTIER and VICTORIA McGEE. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band. VICTORIA McGEE and BLAKE DANTIER George - David Evans - VICTORIA - BLAKE - Terry SHOW #233 Thursday 9th March 2023 we rallied for a 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' featuring THE CROOKED BUTTON BAND and our very own HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and BRYEN WILLEMS. JACK and NARELLE from THE CROOKED BUTTON BAND The stage got crowded for the two-band finale... (L to R:) Clare, Tomi, Terry, Ian (TCBB), Jack (TCBB), Allan, Mark (TCBB) (L to R:) Bryen, Clare, Narelle, Jack and Mark (TCBB), Terry SHOW #232 Thursday 9th February 2023 we revitalised with the 'TAMWORTH RECOVERY PARTY' featuring AIMEE HANNAN and ANDREW MULROE. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS AIMEE HANNAN and ANDREW MULROE SHOW #231 Thursday 10th December 2022 we celebrated a 'CANTERBURY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS' featuring DONNA FISK and KIARA RODRIGUES. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS KIARA RODRIGUES and DONNA FISK ALLAN TOMKINS, KIARA RODRIGUES, BRYEN WILLEMS SHOW #230 Thursday 10th November 2022 we celebrated at the 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' featuring CHARLEY BOYTER, SHARNEE FENWICK, CRAIG BYRNE, MICHAEL WHITE, JAMIE AGIUS, TERRY MANDRYK, ROSS McGREGOR, ANDREW MULROE, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, SUMMER GIDDINGS, PETER SALATA, BRYEN WILLEMS, TIM RILEY, GARY BROWN, MICK MANLEY, JOHN LEE and GLENN SKARRATT. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with special guest compere MICHAEL PARSONS. The 2022 finale song: (Front - L to R) Gary Brown, Jamie Agius, Bryen Willems, Michael White, Andrew Mulroe, Dwayne Elix, Peter Salata, Craig Byrne, Summer Giddings, Michael Parsons, Bob Howe, Glenn Skarratt, Mick Manley. Obscured: Kenny Kitching, Tomi Graso, Damien Odell, Dave Cook, Dave Hibbert, Terry Phillpot, Allan Tomkins. Allan Tomkins and guest host Michael Parsons Tomkins Guitars See lots more photos from the Tomkins Showcase night...CLICK HERE... SHOW #229 Thursday 13th October 2022 we celebrated at the 'HONKY-TONK REVIVAL' featuring MICHAEL CARPENTER & THE BANKS BROTHERS and WYNONAH DOVE. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS The finale song: (L to R) Clare, Kenny, Bryen, Tomi, Jy-Perry, Wynonah, Michael, Steve, Zane, Allan, Bob WYNONAH DOVE lovin' the band! MICHAEL CARPENTER and ZANE BANKS Twin Steels - BRYEN WILLEMS flanked by TOMI GRASO and JY-PERRY BANKS SHOW #228 Thursday 8th September 2022 we celebrated at the 'HANK and PATSY All-Star BIRTHDAY BASH' featuring DWAYNE ELIX, ANGELA EASSON, EMMA HANNAH, KYLIE ADAMS-COLLIER, MICHELLE LITTLE, MICHAEL WHITE and KIARA RODRIGUES. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS (L to R:) KENNY, BRYEN, ALLAN, DWAYNE, STEVE, ANGELA, KYLIE, CLARE,BOB, KIARA, MICHAEL, MICHELLE, DAMIEN (photo by Robyn White) DWAYNE and MICHAEL (photo by Michelle) MICHELLE, EMMA, KYLIE KIARA and ANGELA (photo by Kylie) KYLIE (L to R:) ANGELA, KIARA, MICHAEL, MICHELLE, EMMA, KYLIE, DWAYNE (photo by Michelle) (L to R:) KENNY, DAMIEN, BOB, ALLAN, CLARE, BRYEN, STEVE (photo by Robyn White) SHOW #227 Thursday 11th August 2022 we celebrated with the 'MOUNTAIN MEN' with BIG TED SIMPSON and CAM KINSEY The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS   (left) BIG TED and Bob, (right) CAM and Allan (photos by Michael Parsons) SHOW #226 Thursday 14th July 2022 we celebrated the 'QUEENS OF COUNTRY' with MICHELLE LITTLE and LOZZ BENSON The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS MICHELLE LITTLE and LOZZ BENSON (photo by KazVee) LOZZ plays the autoharp (photo by Michael Parsons) GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE and KENNY KITCHING (photo by Michael Parsons) Damien Odell, Bryen Willems, Steve Gunning, Michelle Little, Lozz Benson, Allan Tomkins, Bob Howe (photo by Michael Parsons) *Little did we know that our 20th Birthday plans would be scuttled by the pandemic, but after a two year break, Canterbury Country returned triumphantly, with a new series of concerts hosted by Bob Howe and new show producer Bryen Willems! SHOW #225 Thursday 9th June 2022 we were 'BACK IN THE SADDLE' with NEILLYRICH and DANI YOUNG The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band with BRYEN WILLEMS BRYEN WILLEMS, DAMIEN ODELL, AMELIA RICHARDS (NeillyRich), DANI YOUNG (photo by KazVee) MATT MCNEILLY (NeillyRich), BOB HOWE, ALLAN TOMKINS (photo by KazVee) George Washingmachine, Clare O'Meara, Kenny Kitching (obscured), Bryen Willems, Damien Odell, Amelia Richards, Dani Young, Steve Gunning (obscured), Matt McNeilly, Allan Tomkins, Bob Howe (photo by KazVee) The first 224 Canterbury Country shows were produced by host Bob Howe, joined in 2007 by co-host Nicki Gillis SHOW #224 Thursday 12th March 2020 was our annual 'AWARD WINNERS SHOW' featuring KAREN LYNNE (2007 Spur Winner), STEVE PASSFIELD (2019 Spur Winner), NICKI GILLIS (2009 Spur Winner), plus FRANK IFIELD presented the 2020 Frank Ifield International Spur Award (in association with the Rotary Club of Galston & Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club). And the winner was the duo...CARTER & CARTER !! KAREN, DAVID & MERELYN CARTER, STEVE, FRANK, NICKI (photo by Bob) KAREN LYNNE (photo by Mark Turnbull) STEVE PASSFIELD (photo by Mark Turnbull) NICKI GILLIS (photo by Mark Turnbull) Steve and Frank congratulate the new International Spur Award winners! (photo by Mark Turnbull) CARTER & CARTER with FRANK IFIELD (photo by Bob) Clare, Kenny, Tomi, MERELYN, DAVID, Bob (photo by Mark Turnbull) Kenny, CARTER & CARTER (photo by Mark Turnbull) George, Clare, Kenny, STEVE, Terry, Bob (photo by Mark Turnbull) The Newlyweds! Congratulations ALLAN and LIZ (photo by Mark Turnbull) The string section - GEORGE and CLARE (photo by Mark Turnbull) The slidin' section - KENNY and TOMI (photo by Clare) SHOW #223 Thursday 13th February 2020 we time-travelled back five decades for... '70s LOVE COUNTRY' featuring STEPHEN FISHER-KING, JO ELMS and CHRIS CONNOLLY The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and our very own seventies girl, NICKI GILLIS with the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band. STEPHEN, JO, CHRIS NICKI and JO BOB and CHRIS (photo by Jo) Tomi, Terry, Allan, Clare, Jo, Stephen, Nicki, Chris (photo by George) Tomi, CHRIS, Terry, Nicki, Allan, BOB (photo by John) It's not very often Bob and Chris get to play guitar together... ...but when they do...look out...it's Hotel California time! George, Clare, Jo, Kenny, Stephen, Chris, Terry, Bob, Allan SHOW #222 Thursday 12th December 2019 we celebrated 'CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY' featuring DAN MURPHY, DAVID BOND & PAULA WATT, ROWENA MICHAEL and surprise guests EMMA HANNAH and ALANNAH GILLIS. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band. DAVID, PAULA, EMMA, ROWENA, DAN (photo by Nicki) ROWENA, DAN, EMMA, ALLAN, BOB DAVID, PAULA, TOMI, NICKI TERRY, DAN, ALLAN, BOB Christmas cheer in the audience: GEORGE, COL JOYE, KENNY, MICHAEL PARSONS GEORGE and NICKI sing a seasonal duet - 'Silver Bells' (photo by Alannah) Backstage selfies: ROWENA, PAULA, DAVID George, Kenny, Tomi, Terry (obscured) Paula, Allan, David, Bob and the dancers! (photo by Alannah) Backstage Hi-jinks! DAN, NICKI, DAVID (photo by Paula) SHOW #221 Thursday 14th November 2019 was our annual 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' featuring Darren Carr, NeillyRich, Bob Howe, Nicki Gillis, Allan Tomkins, Craig Byrne, Brothers3, Ross McGregor, Brad Bergen, Andrew Mulroe, Damien Odell, Bryen Willems, Ted Simpson, Michael White, Vic Price, Terry Mandryk, Peter Salata, Clare O'Meara, George Washingmachine, Kenny Kitching, Damien Odell, Glenn Skarratt & Gary Brown. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with DARREN CARR & the HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band. Allan Tomkins - the man himself! (photo by Mrs Bergen) Guitars to the left of me... (photo by Clare) NeillyRich had the crowd on their feet... (photo by Leonie McClure) Nicki, ALLAN TOMKINS, Glenn Back: TED, TOMI, DAMIEN, GLENN Middle: GARY, DARREN, NICKI, CLARE, KENNY, ROSS Front: BRAD, BOB, GEORGE BROTHERS3 TERRY MANDRYK TED SIMPSON (photo by Leonie McClure) MICHAEL, BRYEN, ANDREW, ALLAN, GEORGE, NICKI, GLENN, CRAIG, ROSS, DARREN, BOB (photo by Michael P.) ALLAN and BRAD (photo by Mrs Bergen) CLARE, MICHAEL, KENNY, ANDREW, GEORGE, NICKI, PETER, TERRY, ROSS, ALLAN, CRAIG GARY, KENNY, CLARE, BRYEN, MICHAEL, ANDREW, NICKI, GEORGE, ROSS Guitars to the right of me... (photo by Clare) SHOW #220 Thursday 10th October 2019 we caught 'SPRING FEVER' in a show that featured ROSE CARLEO, BIG TED SIMPSON and ALY COOK plus guest musicians George Washingmachine, Kenny Kitching, Damien Odell & Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup. The show was hosted by NICKI GILLIS & the HILLBILLY HEAVEN band. ROSE, DAMIEN, TED, ALY, NICKI (photo by Eyegraphics) ALY COOK (photo by Eyegraphics) GRAHAM 'BUZZ' BIDSTRUP (photo by Eyegraphics) SHOW #219 On Thursday 12th September 2019 we had big fun celebrating with our annual 'HANK & PATSY BIRTHDAY BASH' A tribute to the music of the legends - Hank Williams and Patsy Cline featuring Dwayne Elix, Michelle Little, Gareth Rowan, Bryen Willems, Kylie Adams-Collier, Emma Hannah, Kenny Kitching and guest fiddler Marcus Holden. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN Backstage: BOB, DWAYNE, EMMA, KENNY, NICKI, KYLIE, BRYEN, GARETH, MICHELLE GARETH, KYLIE, BRYEN (photo by Nicki) BRYEN, GARETH, NICKI (photo by Kylie) THE FINALE - "I Saw The Light..." (photo by Colleen J.H.) For more photos and the set-list, CLICK HERE! In between our regular shows, we had a splendid day for the inaugural CANTERBURY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL! Held throughout the club on Saturday 7th September 2019 from 9.30am until well after midnight, the show featured Grace Amos, Uke & Singing Workshops, Bryen Willems & the Bayou Boogie Boys, a Bucking Bull, country-style cooking, Line-Dancing, Dan Mullins, NeillyRich, the Chill-Billy Session (Bob Howe, George Washingmachine, Tomi Graso, Allan Tomkins), Wayne Horsburgh, surprise guest Ross McGregor, Melinda Schneider and for the night-owls, the Tall Timbre Trio! THE CHILL-BILLY SESSION (photo by Michael P.) Bob Howe, Wayne Horsburgh, George Washingmachine, Allan Tomkins, Tomi Graso SHOW #218 Thursday 8th August 2019 we celebrated 'ELVIS - WILD IN THE COUNTRY' our annual country tribute to The King which featured Rick Mackaway, Garry Wade, Ross McGregor, Dwayne Elix, Ted Simpson, George Siedlecki, Paige Jeffrey, George Washingmachine and Charlie Buddy. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN with guest musicians George Washingmachine, Greg Hooper, Kenny Kitching & Jake Lardot. The room was sold-out and the dance floor full... (photo by Nicki) GREG, GEORGE, KENNY, CLARE, TERRY, PAIGE, ALLAN, BOB GEORGE, Terry, CLARE, Allan, PAIGE, Bob PAIGE, Bob George tells the tale of Little Egypt enthralling Terry & Allan... KENNY, ALLAN, CLARE, TERRY DWAYNE ELIX...nothin' but a Hound Dog... GARY, Nicki, Bob George and RICK MACKAWAY NICKI, ALLAN, BOB (photo by Dwayne) The Finale... ROSS, TED, GEORGE...bop-ba-dah-da! Charlie leads on Teddy Bear... Elvis has left the building... Backstage: (photo by Jake) CHARLIE, GEORGE, TED, GARRY, GREG, DWAYNE, RICK, ROSS, NICKI, PAIGE, BOB SHOW #217 Thursday 11th July 2019 we were 'PLAYING FAVOURITES' with WAYNE HORSBURGH, VICTORIA BAILLIE and BRYEN WILLEMS. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN NICKI, BRYEN, WAYNE, VICTORIA SHOW #216 Thursday 13th June 2019 we celebrated 'HAPPY SLIM DUSTY DAY' featuring GREG HAYES, DIANNE LINDSAY & PETER SIMPSON and STEVE PASSFIELD The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN with guest musicians GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE and KENNY KITCHING DIANNE LINDSAY and PETER SIMPSON (photo by Nicki) GREG HAYES and STEVE PASSFIELD (photo by Nicki) SHOW #215 Thursday 9th May 2019 it was celebrations all-round with out '19th BIRTHDAY SHOW' featuring ALYSSA WILKINS, DAN MULLINS and WYNONAH DOVE. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN with guest musicians GREG HOOPER and MAURICE REBBECHI. BOB, WYNONAH, MAURICE, GREG, NICKI, ALYSSA, DAN, ALLAN ALYSSA WILKINS (photo by Eyegraphics) DAN MULLINS (photo by Eyegraphics) WYNONAH DOVE (photo by Eyegraphics) MAURICE REBBECHI (photo by Eyegraphics) ALYSSA WILKINS (photo by Eyegraphics) WYNONAH and BOB (photo by Eyegraphics) ALYSSA and NICKI (photo by Eyegraphics) DAN and NICKI (photo by Eyegraphics) MAURICE, WYNONAH, BOB, ALLAN (photo by Eyegraphics) SHOW #214 Thursday 11th April 2019 was a night full of 'FAMILY TRADITION' featuring DARREN CARR, AMI WILLIAMSON and EMMA HANNAH The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS & HILLBILLY HEAVEN with guest musicians GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE, KENNY KITCHING and SEAN RUDD. Backstage: DARREN, AMI, EMMA NICKI and AMI SHOW #213 Thursday 14th March 2019 was our annual 'AWARD WINNERS SHOW' featuring DONNA BOYD (2003 Spur Winner), NICKI GILLIS (2009 Spur Winner), JOHN STEPHAN (2011 Spur Winner) and surprise guest DAN MULLINS plus FRANK IFIELD presented the 21st Annual International Spur Award (in association with Galston Rotary Club and Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club) ...and the winner was... STEVE PASSFIELD !! The show was hosted by BOB HOWE & the HILLBILLY HEAVEN band (Bob, Allan, Terry, Tomi, Kenny, Clare, George & Greg) FRANK and RICHARD YOUNG from the Rotary Club of Galston with STEVE PASSFIELD (photo by Phil Cole) DONNA BOYD (photo by Phil Cole) JOHN STEPHAN (photo by Phil Cole) Clare dances as NICKI GILLIS sings...(photo by Phil Cole) Surprise guest DAN MULLINS (photo by Phil Cole) 2019 winner STEVE PASSFIELD performs... (photo by Phil Cole) HILLBILLY HEAVEN: TOMI, TERRY, ALLAN, BOB GEORGE, GREG, KENNY, CLARE (photos by Phil Cole) George and Clare fiddle and Kenny slides as as DONNA sings... (photo by Phil Cole) I Remember You-hooooo! FRANK, DONNA and JOHN (photo by Phil Cole) JOHN, DONNA, STEVE (photo by Phil Cole) FRANK holds court for the finale song...'I Remember You' (photo by Phil Cole) RICHARD, NICKI, FRANK, DONNA, STEVE, JOHN (photo by Phil Cole) Enjoying the night: KENNY, FRANK, NICKI and COL JOYE (photo by Dianne) SHOW #212 Thursday 14th February 2019 - we were in a romantic mood for our 'VALENTINE'S DANCE NIGHT' featuring two great bands... THE WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS plus BOB HOWE & HILLBILLY HEAVEN with NICKI GILLIS When HILLBILLY HEAVEN had a date with THE WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS...a 14-piece supergroup! L to R: Bob Howe, Kenny Kitching, Clare O'Meara, George Washingmachine, Allan Tomkins, Cathy Wearne, Guy Donnellan, Nicki Gillis, Andrew Travers, Ned Wu, Michael Vidale, John Kaldor, Tomi Graso, Terry Phillpot The beat... NED, NICKI, MISS CATHY (photo by Eyegraphics) Twin fiddles...CLARE and GEORGE (photo by Eyegraphics) Double basses...MICHAEL and ALLAN (photo by Eyegraphics) Twin steels...JOHN and TOMI (photo by Eyegraphics) BOB, ANDREW, GUY (photo by Eyegraphics) MISS CATHY (photo by Eyegraphics) NERIDA (NED) WU (photo by Eyegraphics) THE WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS (photo by Eyegraphics) SHOW #211 Thursday 13th December 2018 we celebrated 'CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY' featuring DONNA FISK, AIMEE HANNAN, CAMILLE & STUIE and SONNY FRENCH The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band augmented by CLARE O'MEARA and GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE on twin fiddles and KENNY KITCHING on dobro! BOB, TERRY, GEORGE, CLARE, ALLAN, KENNY, TOMI (photo by Nicki) AIMEE and NICKI (photo by Nicki) DONNA and BOB (photo by Allen Moore) SONNY, CAMILLE, STUIE (photo by Bob) SHOW #210 Thursday 8th November 2018 was our annual 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' at Canterbury Country, Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club, starring a multitude of singers and guitar-slingers including Darren Carr, Dan Murphy, Bryen Willems, Brothers3, Allan Caswell, Ross McGregor, Michael White, Dwayne Elix & The Engineers, Craig Byrne, Andrew Mulroe, Allan Caswell, Ross Webb, Jamie Agius, Ray Pratley, Samantha Bellamy and NeillyRich. The show was hosted by DARREN CARR, BOB HOWE & NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musicians Gary Brown on lap steel, Glenn Skarratt on mandolin, Kenny Kitching on dobro, and Glen Bain and Damien Odell on guitars. The very special 10-piece Tomkins Showcase version of the Hillbilly Heaven Band with Nicki Gillis. L to R: (back) Terry, Bob, Doug, Allan, Glen, Glenn, Gary (front) Damien, Nicki, Kenny, Tomi (photo by Phil Cole) DARREN introduces NEILLYRICH (Amelia and Matt) (photo by Phil Cole) Craig, Glen, DARREN CARR takes a bow, Damien, Glenn, Bob (photo by Phil Cole) Laughs and smiles all night! CLICK HERE to see photos of the whole cast in action at the Tomkins Guitars website... SHOW #209 Thursday 11th October 2018 it was time to 'KICK UP YOUR HEELS' with STEVE PASSFIELD, NICOLE PIGADAS and HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musician KENNY KITCHING on dobro. Backstage: SUZY, HUNTER, NICKI, STEVE, NICOLE STEVE PASSFIELD (photo by Phil Cole) HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS (photo by Phil Cole) NICOLE PIGADAS (photo by Phil Cole) NICKI...I can fly...wheeee!" (photo by Phil Cole) HUNTER (photo by Phil Cole) SUZY (photo by Phil Cole) NICOLE (photo by Phil Cole) STEVE (photo by Phil Cole) NICOLE and BOB..."Redneck Woman...Hell Yeah!" SHOW #208 Thursday 13th September 2018 we celebrated with our annual 'HANK & PATSY BIRTHDAY BASH' An all-star tribute to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline featuring DWAYNE ELIX, MICHELLE LITTLE, BRYEN WILLEMS, GARRY WADE, JONNIE RUSSELL, DANI WADE, GARETH ROWAN, MICHAEL WHITE, BUDDY CARTWRIGHT, FREDDY BOWEN and KYLIE ADAMS-COLLIER The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musicians MARCUS HOLDEN on fiddle and KENNY KITCHING on dobro and twin-neck Hawaiian steel guitar. BRYEN, GARRY, KENNY, MICHELLE, MICHAEL, TOMI, BUDDY, TERRY, DWAYNE, JONNIE, NICKI, FREDDY, ALLAN, KYLIE, BOB (photo by Diane Northing-Malone) Backstage L to R: MICHELLE, MICHAEL, DWAYNE, BUDDY, GARRY, KYLIE, FREDDY, BRYEN, JONNIE, NICKI FREDDY, GARRY, DANI, MICHAEL BOB and DWAYNE - Hank T-Shirt & Hank suit! CLICK HERE to see the full set-list and the whole cast in photos ... SHOW #207 Thursday 9th August 2018 we celebrated 'ELVIS - WILD IN THE COUNTRY' A country tribute to The King including the 50th anniversary of The '68 Comeback Special featuring RICK MACKAWAY, BRYEN WILLEMS, GARETH ROWAN, DWAYNE ELIX, NEILLYRICH, GARRY WADE, GEORGE SIEDLECKI, and TED SIMPSON with JAKE LADOT AND BOB GALE. The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with guest musicians CLARE O'MEARA on fiddle and GREG HOOPER on keyboards. During the evening the audience raised $700+ for the 2018 Drought Relief Fund for Australian Farmers and $1000 was added by Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club. Further donations can be made using this link: Rotary Australia Relief Fund TED SIMPSON and the band BOB G, TERRY, ALLAN, RICK, BOB H, GREG, TED, GEORGE, BRYEN, AMELIA, NICKI, MATT TED, NICKI, TERRY, BOB H BRYEN, GEORGE, TED, RICK, NICKI, CLARE The finale song: DWAYNE, BOB G, TOMI, GARETH, GARRY, TERRY, CLARE The finale song: TERRY, GEORGE, TED, RICK The finale song: ALLAN, BRYEN The finale song: NICKI, TED, JAKE SHOW #206 Thursday 12th July 2018 we discovered that 'LADIES LOVE OUTLAWS' featuring EMMA JENE, ROB WILSON, and RODNEY VINCENT The show was hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musicians GREG HOOPER on keyboards and BRAD BERGEN on bass. ROB WILSON, EMMA JENE, RODNEY VINCENT (photo by Nicki) EMMA JENE, ROB WILSON (photo by Nicki) Terry, EMMA JENE, Brad, ROB, Nicki, Bob (photo by Rodney) SHOW #205 Thursday 14th June 2018 we presented our very first 'JOHNNY LOVES JUNE' show... ...a tribute to 'The Man In Black' and The Carter Family featuring NEILLYRICH, BOSCO & JACQUI, GARETH ROWAN, BRYEN WILLEMS, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, RICK MACKAWAY and JON KIRK The show was hosted by BOB HOWE with guest musicians CLARE O'MEARA and GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE on fiddles and MICHAEL VIDALE on slap bass. GEORGE, CLARE, NICKI, BOSCO, RICK, JACQUI, GARETH, AMELIA, MATT MORE PHOTOS and the SET-LIST can be found by clicking HERE... BRYEN, GEORGE, CLARE, CHRIS, MICHAEL, JON, NICKI, GARETH, RICK, BOB (photo by Phil Cole) All photos and videos from the shows are © Bob Howe unless otherwise credited. Where did all the other photos go...? *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the EIGHTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE & STUIE with SONNY FRENCH, CHRIS CALLAGHAN, ANDREW MULROE, CRAIG GILES, VICTORIA McGEE, BRAD BERGEN, TROY KEMP, STACEY MORRIS, NICKI GILLIS, CLARE O'MEARA, FRANK IFIELD,GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE, RICHARD YOUNG, PAUL HAZELL; FRANK with UK broadcaster and historian PAUL HAZELL Suzy, Virginia, Barbara, Mary, Liz, Diane, Rhonda, Evelyn, Cheryl, Isabelle, Rena, Jan, Suzanne, Lindy and Diane, ALLAN CASWELL, NEILLYRICH, SHARNEE FENWICK, George Siedlecki, SANCHA & THE BLUE GYPSIES, ROSS MCGREGOR, NIKSTA, GEORGE 'Fingers' BOYER, SANCHA PROWSE, MARCUS HOLDEN, MARCUS HOLDEN,STAN VALACOS, GARRY STEEL, ALANNAH, 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE', QUDOS AMIGOS, DWAYNE ELIX and the ENGINEERS, JAMIE AGIUS, SAMANTHA BELLAMY, RAY PRATLEY, DARREN CARR, DAMIEN ODELL, GLENN SKARRATT, MICHAEL WHITE, BIG TED SIMPSON, ALY COOK, STEVE PASSFIELD, JAKE LARDOT, KENNY KITCHING, DWAYNE ELIX, MICHELLE LITTLE, BRYEN WILLEMS, EMMA HANNAH, JONNIE RUSSELL, JON KIRK, GARETH ROWAN, JOHN LEE, RICK MACKAWAY,TONY HOGAN, MARK LUCAS and the DEAD SETTERS, CHARLIE BUDDY, GREG HOOPER, BOB GALE, RODNEY VINCENT, WAYNE HORSBURGH, DORATHY COOPER, SANDRA HUMPHRIES, ALBY POOL, AIMEE HANNAN RICHARD ILES, GREG FRANKS, HENRY CZERWONKA, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SEVENTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE AND STUIE with SONNY FRENCH, AMI WILLIAMSON, EMMA JENE, NICKI GILLIS, KENNY KITCHING, BRYEN WILLEMS & THE BAYOU BOOGIE BOYS, HILLBILLY HEAVEN, GLENN SKARRATT, NeillyRich, EMMA HANNAH, FRANK IFIELD, TROY KEMP, WAYNE HORSBURGH, MARY SCHNEIDER, GEORGE PAYNE, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, SHARNEE FENWICK, KODIE SLOANE, DONNA FISK, BAYLOU, ROSS McGREGOR, JOHN DALTON, MICHAEL PARSONS, DARREN CARR, BROTHERS3, DAMIEN ODELL, DAN MURPHY, TIM RILEY, DANNY PHEGAN, ALLAN CASWELL, ALBY POOL, BRAD ROSE, RICHARD ISLES, GARY BROWN, MICK MANLEY, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, VIC PRICE, QUDOS AMIGOS, LESLIE AVRIL, GARETH ROWAN, DANI WADE, LEE BRITTAN, JONNIE RUSSELL, MICHAEL WHITE, MICHELLE LITTLE, JOHN LEE, MIKE CARR, ROLAND STORM, DAVID BOND, PAULA WATT, KYLIE ADAMS-COLLIER, JON KIRK, RICK MACKAWAY, TED SIMPSON, TONY HOGAN, CHARLIE BUDDY, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SIXTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- HUNTER and SUZY OWENS, MICHELLE LITTLE, AMBER LAWRENCE, EMMA HANNAH, KENNY KITCHING, LUKE O'SHEA, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, EMMA JENE, AIMEE HANNAN, CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, NICKI GILLIS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, NeillyRich, FRANK IFIELD, ALY COOK, DAN MURPHY, ROSEMAREE DINARO, ALLAN CASWELL, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, DARREN CARR, ROSS MCGREGOR, KAHLIA MARTIN, BROTHERS3, JORDAN GARNER, TORI DARKE, JAMIE AGIUS, BRYEN WILLEMS, GARY BROWN, GLENN SKARRATT, MICK MANLEY, STEVE GUNNING, THE ALLPHONEYS, STACEY MORRIS, Rusty Cochrane, Mark D'Rozario, DWAYNE ELIX, LESLIE AVRIL, JON KIRK, KYLIE ADAMS-COLLIER, BILL GALE, MICK REID, GARETH ROWAN, MARY-ANNE BURTON, GARY BROWN, MICHAEL WHITE, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, THE MIGHTY GUYS (Leon, Brian, Alan), DON COSTA, BIG TED & THE TALL TIMBRE BAND, THE BLAKE DANTIER BAND with CASSIE COLLESS, BECK FIELDING, GEORGE BRUNO, ELENI KOKKINOS, RICK MACKAWAY, TED SIMPSON, BRAD COLE, ALAN FREEMAN, PHIL COLE, DAMIEN ODELL, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FIFTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU, STUIE FRENCH, SONNY FRENCH, GARETH ROWAN, RHIANNON COOKE, NICKI GILLIS, STEVE PASSFIELD, KATHRYN JONES, ALBY POOL, JOHANNA HEMARA, FRANK IFIELD, DONNA FISK, ROSS MCGREGOR, BARBARA MONTGOMERY, DOUG MCINTYRE, DARREN CARR, DAMIEN ODELL, GARY BROWN, CLINT CRIGHTON, NEILLYRICH, JOE TRAVERS, TORI DARKE, TRAVIS COLLINS, MICK MANLEY, MICHAEL WHITE, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, BRYEN WILLEMS, ANGELA AYERS, JAMES VERTLEY, JOHN COKER, JOHN LEE, STACEY MORRIS, WILL DOWER, MARY-ANNE BURTON, GARY BROWN, JARED PORTER, KAYLEE BELL, ROB WILSON, THE LEAPING LIZARDS, JACKIE DEE, LUCY D'OLIMPIO, BRAD COLE, RICK MACKAWAY, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, TED SIMPSON, ALAN FREEMAN, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FOURTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, SHARNEE FENWICK, BEN RANSOM, SONNY FRENCH, TALAR BADELIAN, NEILLY RICH, ROB E.G., SIMPLY BUSHED, DIANNE LINDSAY and PETER SIMPSON, STEPHANIE JANSEN, NICKI GILLIS, BOB HOWE, WAYNE HORSBURGH, GRAHAM TOOLE, STEVE PASSFIELD, TED SIMPSON, BRYEN WILLEMS, PAT DRUMMOND, CASEY BURGESS, JACK PLEDGE, PHIL COLE, DANIEL, 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' (DARREN CARR, Dan Murphy, Jamie Agius, Dwayne Elix & The Engineers, Glen Bain, Mick Manley, Michael White, Brad Rose, Damien Odell, Gary Brown, Craig Byrne, Alby Pool, Rob Wilson, Leyla Fences [USA] and more...), STACEY MORRIS, BRYEN WILLEMS, ANNE KIRKPATRICK, LUKE DICKENS, KAYLEE BELL, MIKE KERIN, MATT ROSS, DARCY LE YEAR, CRAIG GILES, ROLAND STORM, DONNA FISK, ALY COOK, KEVIN BENNETT, DOUG BRUCE, RUSTY COCHRANE, FROG, KAREN LYNNE, THE HARMONATORS, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the THIRTEENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- AMI WILLIAMSON, 'BIG' TED SIMPSON, STEPHANIE JANSEN, BOB HOWE, NICKI GILLIS, ROB WILSON, TARA NAYSMITH, THE BRANDTS (Kel-Anne & Natalie), EMMA HANNAH, JOHANNA HEMARA, TRAVIS LIST, FRANK IFIELD, CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, CRAIG BYRNE, CHRISTIE LAMB, BRYEN WILLEMS, ALLAN CASWELL, SHARNEE FENWICK, DOUG MCINTYRE, 'TOMKINS GUITARS SHOWCASE' (Darren Carr, Steve Cheers, Mick Manley, Sharnee Fenwick, Damien Odell, Maryanne Burton, Dwayne Elix & The Engineers, Alby Pool, Michael White, Ross McGregor, Craig Byrne, Amelia Richards, Vic Price, Gary Brown, Jake Lardot, Jack Pledge, Bryen Willems, Ted Simpson, Rusty Cochrane, Doug Bruce), STACEY MORRIS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, 'HANK & PATSY BIRTHDAY BASH' (DWAYNE ELIX, TRACY KILLEEN, AMI WILLIAMSON, LUKE O'SHEA, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS (Chris, Steve, Jake, John), CAMILLE & STUIE, JOHANNA HEMARA, MICHAEL WHITE, CHELSEA BASHAM, GARETH ROWAN, BRYEN WILLEMS, JIMMY RUSH), STEVE PASSFIELD, LIAM BREW, THE HARMONATORS, SKARRATT & WATTS, DONNA FISK, GENE BRADLEY FISK, LUKE O'SHEA, BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the TWELFTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- AMI WILLIAMSON, MIKE CARR,STACEY MORRIS, BOB HOWE, NICKI GILLIS, ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, LUKE AUSTEN, HARRY HOOKEY, BRYEN WILLEMS, BOB CORBETT, DAVE CARTER, SUE CARSON, KAREN LYNNE, TRAVIS LIST, FRANK IFIELD, EMMA HANNAH, CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, KENNY KITCHING, STEPHANIE JANSEN, ROB WILSON, GEORGIA WHITE, LEE FORSTER, ALANNAH & LAURA, GEORGE SICH, CHARLEY BOYTER, TORI DARKE, DAN MURPHY, CHRISTIE LAMB, AMELIA RICHARDS, DWAYNE ELIX & the ENGINEERS, CRAIG MORRISON, LUCKY STARR, JASON LEE, JACK PLEDGE, TALL TIMBRE, DARREN CARR, GLEN BAIN, RUSTY COCHRANE, GARY BROWN, GLENN SKARRATT, WAYNE HORSBURGH, STEVE PASSFIELD, MICHAEL WHITE, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, GEORGIA WHITE, KAREN WILLEMS, AMBER LAWRENCE, CHRISTIE LAMB, CLETIS CARR, JOHANNA HEMARA, AMI WILLIAMSON, VICTORIA BAILLIE, DOUG MCINTYRE, DONNA FISK, KIM CHESHIRE, DARREN COLSTON, DONNA BOYD, GARRY STEEL, IAN LEES, BIG TED & the TALL TIMBRE BAND, KIARA TAYLOR and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the ELEVENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU, STUIE FRENCH, AMI WILLIAMSON, STEVE PASSFIELD, BOB HOWE, NICKI GILLIS, TAMARA STEWART, JASON LEE, STEVE CHEERS, TRACY KILLEEN, LUKE O'SHEA, KAREN O'SHEA, FRANK IFIELD, KENNY KITCHING, ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, SHARNEE FENWICK, EMMA HANNAH, THE HARMONATORS, CLETIS CARR,TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE, BRIANA LEE, DAVE COOK, DWAYNE ELIX, RUSTY COCHRANE, CRAIG MORRISON, JASON LEE, ANDREW TOOMS, DARREN CARR, CHUCK VANDENBELT, STACEY MORRIS, BRYEN WILLEMS, GARY BROWN, CHRISTIE LAMB, SARAH McMONAGLE, JOHANNA HEMARA, LUKE O'SHEA, JACK PLEDGE, AMBER LAWBRENCE, MARY HEARD, CAROL RUFF, BRENT PARLANE, CLELIA ADAMS, BARBARA BAILLIE, ALEYCE SIMMONDS, HOWARD MALKIN, TRACY KILLEEN, DOUG McINTYRE, ROSE CARLEO, ROB WILSON, CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN, BRAD COLE and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the TENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, ROLAND STORM, KEITH GLASS, DIANA TRASK, 'CONCERT FOR BARBARA', TRACY COSTER, STACEY MORRIS, TALL TIMBRE, DAN MURPHY, NICKI GILLIS, KAREN LYNNE, WAYNE HORSBURGH, MIKE CARR, FRANK IFIELD, JOHANNA HEMARA, ALLAN CASWELL, AMI WILLIAMSON, MITCHELL SHADLOW, CHRISTIE LAMB, The BBQ KINGS (Chris O'Leary, Pat Drummond, Tony Williams), ANNIE FRANCES, TARYN TRAUTSCH, 'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE', LEE FORSTER, DANIEL THOMPSON, DARREN COLSTON, BRYEN WILLEMS, JOHN LEE, 'HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH', AMBER LAWRENCE, LIANNA ROSE, SALLY-ANNE WHITTEN, RONNI RAE RIVERS, BARRY & HOLLY TASHIAN, ROSS SERMONS, MARTIN LOUIS, GARY BROWN, CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN, JACK PLEDGE, STACEY MORRIS, IAN LEES and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the NINTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- LUCKY STARR, CRAIG MORRISON, KAYLAH ANNE, THE NICKI GILLIS BAND, JETTY ROAD, ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, FRANK IFIELD, DONNA BOYD, THE HARMONATORS, MATT FROST, MARK LUCAS & the Dead Setters, GEMMA LUXTON, BRYEN WILLEMS, GEORGIA WHITE, DAN SKEED, RAE MOODY, STEVE PASSFIELD, SHARNEE FENWICK, LIAM BREW, TRAVIS LIST, BRIANA LEE, BRYAN BROWNE, DWAYNE ELIX, JASON LEE, ALLAN TOMKINS, JACK PLEDGE, RUSTY COCHRANE, STEVE SULLIVAN, WAYNE HORSBURGH, DAVE COOK, GLENN SKARRATT, DARREN CARR, TAMARA STEWART, LUKE O'SHEA, TORI DARKE, VICTORIA McGEE, TRACY KILLEEN, AMI WILLIAMSON, KEL-ANNE BRANDT, RONNI RAE RIVERS, CLETIS CARR, MURRAY HILL, ROB WILSON, MERILYN STEELE, PAT DRUMMOND, JAYNE DENHAM, KRIS CUMMINS, SIMON WATTS and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the EIGHTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU AND STUIE FRENCH, THE HARMONATORS, PETER PRATT, MICHELLE LITTLE, AMANDA EASTON, DONNA BOYD, VICTORIA BAILLIE, STACEY MORRIS, QUITE CONTRARY, KAREN LYNNE, MIKE CARR, TRAVIS COLLINS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, NICKI GILLIS, FRANK IFIELD, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, REBECCA LEE NYE, BILLY BRIDGE, VICTORIA MCGEE, DREW McALISTER, TAMARA STEWART, BRAD BERGEN, AARON PYE KIM MACKENZIE, ROGER CORBETT, KRIS CUMMINS, BOB HOWE, HILLBILLY HEAVEN, MICK MANLEY, ALLAN CASWELL, BRYAN BROWNE, JASON-LEE, JACK PLEDGE, GARY BROWN, SHARNEE FENWICK and her band, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, JOE TRAVERS (with MAREE MONTGOMERY, GEORGE BRUNO and WILL DOWER), ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, FRANK GRAY, STUIE FRENCH, DARREN CARR, LEE FORSTER, BRIANA LEE, ROB WILSON, TALL TIMBRE, BRYEN WILLEMS, GEMMA LUXTON, DWAYNE ELIX, ROSE CARLEO, MARK LUCAS & The Dead Setters, MURRAY HILL, ADRIAN PAYNE, SALLY (and Brian) BURGESS, TRACY KILLEEN, DALE HOOPER, DAVE COOK, GREG WILLIAMS, CASEY WATT, MERILYN STEELE, COUNTRY TO THE T, STEVE PASSFIELD, KELLY HOPE and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SEVENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, DREW McALISTER, NICKI GILLIS, JAYNE DENHAM, ALBY POOL, ALISON HAMS, MARK TEMPANY, PETER PRATT, ROGER CORBETT, BARBARA BAILLIE, FRANK IFIELD, KAREN LYNNE, TRAVIS COLLINS, STACEY MORRIS, DONNA BOYD, AMBER LAWRENCE, SHELBY THORNETT, GLENN SKARRATT, AARON PYE, MARTIN LOUIS,TALL TIMBRE, KEL-ANNE BRANDT, JASON-LEE, MERILYN STEELE, BRYAN BROWNE, BRYEN WILLEMS, TRAVIS LIST, The Brookvalettes, JOHN LEE, LES SCOTT, MARY-ANNE BURTON, GARY BROWN, ALLAN CASWELL and CATHY CARR, LUKE O'SHEA, VICTORIA BAILLIE , ROD MOTBEY, ALLAN TOMKINS, CHARLEY BOYTER, SHARNEE FENWICK, MATT BROWN, BRIANA LEE, JOE TRAVERS with GEORGE GOLLA and GEORGE BRUNO, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, DWAYNE ELIX AND THE ENGINEERS, DUNCAN TOOMBS, GLEN BAIN, ROB WILSON, BOB HOWE, the HILLBILLY HEAVEN band, CAT SOUTHERN, SWEENEYKILLEEN, OWEN ALEXANDER, LESLIE AVRIL, THE MURRAY HILLBILLIES, HANK SASAKI, MARY HEARD, GREG WILLIAMS, CLETIS CARR, THE HARMONATORS, ALAN WHEATLEY, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, KELLY COOPER, ROB WILSON, HORSWOOD, CAROL DONOVAN,DEAN JOHNSTON, TRACY LEE KILLEEN, EMMA HANNAH (with Becky and Rachel), STEVE GRAHAM, BEN CORBETT and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SIXTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- PAT DRUMMOND, NICKI GILLIS, BROCK COLLEY MICHELLE LITTLE, BRYEN WILLEMS, ROGER CORBETT, LEE FORSTER, JACK PLEDGE, JODI & PAUL , BOSCO & JACQUI (Johnny & June - 'Cash On Delivery') THE 2006 FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD, TRAVIS COLLINS, STACEY MORRIS, MIKE CARR, DONNA BOYD, WAYNE LAW, CHLOE GRAHAM, KAREN LYNNE and ACOUSTIC SHOCK, TRAVIS LIST, STEVE PASSFIELD, ALBY POOL and MELODY POOL, WENDI JACKSON and GLEN BAIN, SONS OF THE SOIL and ROSHANI PRIDDIS, BECKY WILLIS , THE LEES, LEANNE DOUGLAS, ALEX WATT, THE 'THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE', 'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH' AMBER LAWRENCE, PAUL HICKS, SHARNEE FENWICK LEE FORSTER, SALLY BURGESS, TRACY COSTER, STRUM, MOLLIE McCLYMONT and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FIFTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU and STUART FRENCH, WAYNE GOODWIN, SAMANTHA McCLYMONT, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, STACEY MORRIS, TRAVIS LIST, 2005 FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD, WAYNE LAW, ROB WILSON, GRAHAM G. TOOLE, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, LUKE KOTERAS, DONNA BOYD, SWEENEYKILLEEN, ALBY POOL, NICKI GILLIS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, MARK TEMPANY, ALISON HAMS, SMOKIN' JOE, CRAIG BYRNE, EMMA HANNAH (with Becky, Emmy & Rachel), BRIANA LEE, JAKE NICKOLAI, STEVE FORDE & The Flange, ALLAN CASWELL, PETA CASWELL, MOONSHINE (Mary Heard, Lisa Fry, Gary Brown, Les Scott), SARAH and EMMA ROBERTS, DWAYNE ELIX, CARTER & CARTER, MURRAY HILL, JENNY SHIMMIN and JIMMY RUSH, GREG WILLIAMS, DARCY LE YEAR, KATIE BRIANNA, JOSH CANNING, KAREN LYNNE, BRENT PARLANE, RONNI RAE RIVERS, PAT DRUMMOND, TRAVIS COLLINS, TALL TIMBRE (with Jake Lardot) and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos (and a snippet of video) from the 2003/4 ROOTY HILL COUNTRY series, including:- ANAM CARA (later to be renamed BELLA - Kate Ballantyne, Karen O'Shea, Lyn Bowtell), LESLIE AVRIL , THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE (Allan Tomkins, Mick Manley , Jeremy Barnes, Mark Kirk, Tall Timbre, Glen Bain, Steve Forde and The Flange, Dwayne Elix and the Engineers, Bob Howe, Allan Caswell, Debra Dicembre, Steve Sullivan, Gary Brown, Luke Richmond, Travis Collins, Dave Cook), DAVE GLEESON, CARTER & CARTER, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, Sara Storer, DARREN COGGAN, DONNA BOYD, JOHN STEPHAN, COL FINLEY, RIMSHOT featuring Chris Staff, LEE FORSTER, KATA HAY, the 2004 INTERNATIONAL FRANK IFIELD SPUR AWARD, GRAHAM G TOOLE, WAYNE LAW, WAYNE HORSBURGH, DONELLA PLANE, ROB WILSON, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, NICKI GILLIS, DENIESE MORRISON, BRYEN WILLEMS, DALE JUNER, GLEN HANNAH, CRAIG GILES, CAMILLE TE NAHU and STUART FRENCH, SALLY BURGESS, KATIE BRIANNA, BILL CHAMBERS, SALLY-ANNE WHITTEN, DANIEL THOMPSON, ALBY POOL, REBECCA LEE NYE, BILLY BRIDGE and HILLBILLY HEAT, FAITH JULIJA, LEANNE DOUGLAS, PETER PRATT, THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE (Briana Lee, Steve Passfield And Handpicked, Jimmy Rush) and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos (and a snippet of video) from the 2004 SONGWRITERS: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL series, including:- BILL CHAMBERS, DIANNA CORCORAN, LUKE O'SHEA, KIM MACKENZIE, FELICITY URQUHART, TAMARA STEWART, MICHAEL BRYERS, MARK LUCAS, MICHAEL CARR, DONNA FISK & MICHAEL CRISTIAN, DEBRA DICEMBRE, ROB WILSON, PAT DRUMMOND, STEVE PASSFIELD, REBECCA HENRY, HUNTER & SUZY OWENS, DARREN COGGAN, KIM CHESHIRE, ROGER CORBETT, BECKY WILLIS, ALLAN CASWELL, DREW MCALISTER K'CRASHER, NICKI GILLIS and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FOURTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CARTER & CARTER, TRAVIS SINCLAIR, SALLY BURGESS, DONNA FISK & MICHAEL CRISTIAN, BRENT PARLANE, KEITH GLASS, JOHN STEPHAN, NATTASHA CRESTANI, DONELLA PLANE, ROB WILSON, ANGELA HAYDEN, 'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH' (Dwayne Elix, The Murray Hillbillies, Leslie Avril, Donna Boyd, Kim MacKenzie, Sweeney~Killeen, Andy Anderson, Mark Lucas, Bryen Willems, Jonnie Russell), 'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE' (Rob Wilson, Alby Pool, Dwayne Elix and The Engineers, Allan Caswell, Briana Lee, Debra Dicembre, Jeremy Barnes, Gary Brown, Tall Timbre with Jake Lardot, Peta Caswell, Travis Collins, The Baileys, Craig Giles and Craig Byrne), CAMILLE TE NAHU, STUART FRENCH, DANIEL THOMPSON, LEE FORSTER, WAYNE HORSBURGH, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, NEVILLE ANDERSON, KIM MACKENZIE, THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS, STEVE PASSFIELD, DREW McALISTER, DEBRA DICEMBRE, the WRIGHT BROTHERS, LUKE O'SHEA, THE MURRAY HILLBILIES, 'PATSY CLINE ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE' (Donna Boyd, Dale Juner, Sweeney Killeen, Bryen Willems, Nicki Gillis, Katie Brianna, Amber Lawrence, Doug Boyd and Nigel Beetson), THE BLUEMOONS, BROOKE LEAL and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the THIRD YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- DARREN COGGAN, CARTER & CARTER, BRYEN WILLEMS, AUDREY AULD, BILL CHAMBERS, KEITH GLASS, PAT DRUMMOND, KAREN LYNNE, ALLAN CASWELL, THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS, CRAIG GILES, BILLY BRIDGE, DONNA BOYD, WAYNE HORSBURGH, KAREN O'SHEA, JOSH CANNING, ROB WILSON, GRAHAM G TOOLE, EDDY LOW, PETA CASWELL, ROB LUCKEY, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, ROGER CORBETT, TERRY MURRAY & GILLIAN EASTOE, HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS, 'The TOMKINS SHOWCASE and ALBUM LAUNCH', 'The HANK WILLIAMS Birthday Bash', BROOKE LEAL, CRAIG BYRNE, SALLY BURGESS, LESLIE AVRIL, DALE HOOPER and many more... *CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SECOND YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- Keith Glass, Mick Hamilton, The Mighty Guys, Linda Maree Miller, Hillbilly Heaven, Karen Lynne, Acoustic Shock, Nick Charles, Wayne Goodwin, Naomi Coggan, Camille Te Nahu, Josh Canning, Audrey Auld, Wayne Law, Frank Ifield, Craig Giles, Brooke Leal, The Murray Hill Billies, Peta Caswell, Bryen Willems & Wendy Costello, Tim Wood, Karen O'Shea, Lee Forster, Wayne Horsburgh, Judy Anne Barnes, Angela Hayden, Leslie Avril, Lyn Bowtell, Duncan Toombs, Dale Juner, Alby Pool, Catherine Britt, Donella Plane, Ben Conicella, Dale Gardner, Chad Plane, Jack Pledge, Dwayne Elix, Geoff Mack, Joel Oakhill, Allan Tomkins, Paul Lines, Allan Caswell, Mike Moore, Mary Heard, Les Scott, Darcy LeYear, Pru Clearwater, Daniel Thompson, 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Carr and Nikki Bennett, Leslie Avril, Alby Pool, Catherine Britt, the Feral Swing Katz, Lyn Bowtell and the Southern Steel band, Nicole Brophy & Jodi Moore, Wayne Law, Darren Coggan, Peta Caswell, Frank Ifield, Paul Fisher, Keith Glass, Dwayne Elix, Felicity, Daniel Thompson, Brooke McClymont, Leesa Gentz (with Kristy Gentz and Tameaka Fairfull), Brent Parlane, Tamara Stewart, Chris Staff, Col Finley, Rosemary Rae, Darcy LeYear, Tracey Faith, James Gillard, Jill French, Audrey Auld, Brendan Marolla and Brooke Leal and many more...