Canterbury Country

bulletA continuing series of monthly Country Music shows that go under the banner of 'Canterbury Country'. On the second Thursday of each month, 8pm at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club. Check the main page to see who the guests will be each month, and make a regular date for some good music.

Enjoy the photos below from the THIRD year of 'Canterbury Country'.

All photos from the shows are © Bob Howe unless otherwise credited.


SHOW #38
May 8th 2003 was our
'3rd BIRTHDAY SHOW'
which starred BRYEN WILLEMS,
and guest guitarist Mark Kirk,
AUDREY AULD and BILL CHAMBERS
plus KEITH GLASS.
BRYEN WILLEMS, AUDREY AULD and BILL CHAMBERS
Debbie Rokobaro, Bob Howe and Denis McNamara
3rd BIRTHDAY cake
Pictured left, Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club's Debbie Rokobaro and Denis McNamara present the show's host Bob Howe with a commemorative watch to celebrate three years of Canterbury Country shows!


SHOW #37
Anzac day 2003

 

A huge crowd enjoyed our
extra show in April...

April 25th 2003
'ANZAC DAY SPECIAL'
which starred
PAT DRUMMOND
and launching their new albums,
KAREN LYNNE
(Second Wind) and
ALLAN CASWELL
(Don't Count On It)
all on the
Shoestring Records label.



SHOW #36
KAREN O'SHEA and BILLY BRIDGEAnother HUGE night on 10th April...
'From the COUNTRY to the CITY'
starring
THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS (N.T.)
CRAIG GILES (N.S.W.) and BILLY BRIDGE (VIC.) launching his new album Post It Note Proposal.

Left: Billy was joined by Karen O'Shea for their duet from the album; Roger Corbett dropped in to play guitar and other suprises included Michael Vidale and Joel Davis who played bass and drums for The Toe Sucking Cowgirls.

Below:
Billy, Michael, Glenyss, Joel, Tracey, Craig.

April 2003

Doug Boyd was looking after the keyboard chair while Hillbilly Heaven's regular piano player was otherwise engaged...congratulations to Naomi and her husband Christopher on the birth of baby RHIANNON KAYE !!


SHOW #35
13th March was the Canterbury Country's
'AWARD-WINNERS SHOW'
which starred (below left to right)
DONNA BOYD
(TIARA winner)
WAYNE HORSBURGH
(MO, ACE, SPUR winner), and
KAREN O'SHEA
(TIARA, AICM, SPUR winner)
DONNA BOYD, WAYNE HORSBURGH, KAREN O'SHEA
FRANK IFIELD, DONNA BOYD
and included the presentation to
DONNA BOYD of the
2003 FRANK IFIELD
INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD

in conjunction with
The Galston Country Music Festival.

SHOW #34
JOSH CANNING
February 2003 was the Canterbury Country
'TAMWORTH RECOVERY PARTY'
starring special feature artist JOSH CANNING
pictured here with his new CD.
Joining in on the fun were
THE MURRAY HILLBILLIES, REB BAKER,
GRAHAM G TOOLE and pictured below (L to R)
BRYEN WILLEMS, AARON BOLTON, COL FINLEY,
GLENYSS RAE (Toe Sucking Cowgirls),
MERILYN STEELE, guest fiddler WAYNE GOODWIN,
KEITH GLASS, JOHN STEPHAN, and
TRACEY BUNN (Toe Sucking Cowgirls).

TAMWORTH RECOVERY PARTY 2003


SHOW #33
Thursday 9th January 2003 Canterbury Country presented...
'HAPPY NEW COUNTRY' which starred (below left to right)
ROB WILSON, DONNA BOYD and GRAHAM G TOOLE
ROB WILSON, DONNA BOYD, GRAHAM G TOOLE


SHOW #32
December 2002 - Canterbury Country presented...
'HILLBILLY HOLIDAYS'
which starred
EDDY LOW and PETA CASWELL
EDDY LOW and PETA CASWELL
ROB LUCKEY
and ROB LUCKEY.
Thanks to Terry Phillpot for the photos.
After 30 Canterbury Country shows in a row, host Bob Howe took a well earned break. Keith Glass stepped into the Hosting boots, while Glen Bain on guitar joined & the Hillbilly Heaven band for the night.


SHOW #31

 

14th November 2002 -
'DYNAMIC DUOS' starred
SWEENEY~KILLEEN
(who launched their album -
'F-U-N...Hey it's all fun!')
plus TERRY MURRAY & GILLIAN EASTOE
and HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS

(pictured left)
Tracy Lee Killeen
and Nikki Sweeney
with producer
Roger Corbett.



TERRY MURRAY & GILLIAN EASTOE

HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS

SHOW #30
October 2002
CD cover
October 10th, 2002
'The TOMKINS SHOWCASE and ALBUM LAUNCH'
starred
Lyn Bowtell
Keith Glass
Allan Caswell
Rob Wilson
Glen Bain
Dwayne Elix
Graham G Toole
Gary Brown
Peta Caswell
Jack Pledge
Debra Dicembre
Steve Forde & The Flange
Hillbilly Heaven
Bob Howe

The new CD - Tomkins Showcase - Volume One was launched on the night, featuring 26 artists - many of those who were on the show. To find out more about this great album visit the Tomkins Web site.


SHOW #29
September 2002

HANK WILLIAMS
TRIBUTE CD 'Timeless'
PRIZES COURTESY OF
UNIVERSAL MUSIC

September 2002 was 'The HANK WILLIAMS Birthday Bash' starring a huge line-up of stars including...DWAYNE ELIX, KEITH GLASS, CATHERINE BRITT, BILL CHAMBERS, CRAIG BYRNE, KAREN O'SHEA, MICHAEL CARR, LESLIE AVRIL, MURRAY HILL, DONNA BOYD, BRYEN WILLEMS, BROOKE LEAL, WAYNE GOODWIN, HUNTER & SUZY OWENS, PHILBY COLSON, & SURPRISE GUESTS...AUDREY, JOSH CANNING, CRYSTAL BAILEY and BEN CONICELLA.

BROOKE LEAL and LESLIE AVRIL
BROOKE LEAL
and
LESLIE AVRIL



SHOW #280
Tracy Killeen, Nikki Sweeney, Donna & Dale
Clean & Squeaky with Donna
August 2002
we presented
'DOUBLE TROUBLE'
starring
SWEENEY~KILLEEN,
DONNA BOYD,
DALE HOOPER
and a special
Country tribute to
'The King'
on his 25th anniversary.
We got All Shook Up
as Doug Boyd joined
the Hillbilly Heaven band
for the night.


SHOW #27
July 2002 - 'SOUTHERN UPRISING' starred Golden Guitar-Winner
DARREN COGGAN and from Victoria, Award-Winning Duo CARTER & CARTER.
Pictured below...Merelyn Carter gets lucky!
Dazza, Merelyn, DavidMerelyn Carter gets lucky!
The Hillbilly Heaven band was joined for the night by
Joel Davis, Michael (love your early work) Vidale and...'The Jazz Singer' !


SHOW #26
KAREN O'SHEA, CRAIG BYRNE, SALLY BURGESS
June 2002
'GOTTA TRAVEL ON'
starred

KAREN O'SHEA
(T.I.A.R.A. & 'Frank Ifield International Spur Award' Winner from Darwin),

CRAIG BYRNE (Travellin' Man) and

SALLY BURGESS (International Award-winner from NZ via USA).


Andy, Leo, Karen, Frank

 

Pictured left:
Newlyweds LEO SKLIROS & KAREN
with (far left)
guitarist ANDY MORGAN
and (far right)
FRANK IFIELD.


All photos 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 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, Roger Corbett, The Crosby Sisters, Brent Parlane, Raebekah Roycroft, and many more...

*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FIRST YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- Hillbilly Heaven, Craig Byrne, Teri St. Neil, Donna & Doug Boyd, Gary Fredricks, Wayne Horsburgh, Judy Anne Barnes, Mary Heard, Terry Murray, The Frank Ifield Awards, Wendi Jackson, Don Spencer, Karen Lynne, Kel-Anne Brandt, Michael G. 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...


Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL
20-26 Canterbury Rd.
Hurlstone Park, NSW 2193

Tel: (02) 9559 0000

* This information is subject to change without notice so patrons should call the venue concerned regarding show times and membership requirements etc.


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