SHOW #72
 Thursday 11th May 2006 was our
'6th Birthday Show'
which starred
PAT DRUMMOND,
NICKI GILLIS and
BROCK COLLEYplus surprise guests Michelle Little, Bryen Willems and Roger Corbett!
 PAT DRUMMOND, NICKI GILLIS and BROCK COLLEY
SHOW #71
Thursday 13th April 2006 was
'Debuts and Classics' starring
LEE FORSTER,
JACK PLEDGE,
JODI & PAUL and
BOSCO & JACQUI (Johnny & June - 'Cash On Delivery')
 BOSCO & JACQUI, JACK PLEDGE, LEE FORSTER and BOB HOWE 
PAUL & JODI
SHOW #70
Thursday 9th March 2006 was the
'AWARD-WINNERS NIGHT'
featuring the presentation of the
2006 FRANK IFIELD
INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD
to TRAVIS COLLINS, plus performances by previous winners
STACEY MORRIS,
MIKE CARR,
DONNA BOYD,
WAYNE LAW and
WAYNE HORSBURGH plus surprise appearances by 2006 MATS Patrons' Award winner Chloe Graham and the debut of the Canterbury Country Chorale Corral.
 FRANK IFIELD presents his 2006 INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD to TRAVIS COLLINS
WAYNE LAW onstage with the CCC behind...
(Donna, Wayne, Stacey, Nicki, Mike)
The Canterbury Country Chorale Corral
(L to R:) Donna, Wayne, Stacey, Nicki, Mike
 
(L to R:) Stacey, Donna, Chloe . . . Nicki, Mike
WAYNE HORSBURGH, TRAVIS COLLINS and FRANK IFIELD
SHOW #69
Thursday 9th February 2006 was our annual 'TAMWORTH RECOVERY PARTY' featuring
KAREN LYNNE and ACOUSTIC SHOCK
plus surprise guests NICKI GILLIS & BRYEN WILLEMS, TRAVIS LIST, BOSCO (Cash On Delivery) & JACQUI and STEVE PASSFIELD.
 
KAREN LYNNE and ACOUSTIC SHOCK
(L to R:) Karen Lynne - Quentin Fraser, Nigel Lever, Jim Rush, Karen, Martin Louis
 
BRYEN WILLEMS, LEE and NICKI GILLIS NICKI (Sticks) GILLIS and TRAVIS LIST
 
JACQUI & BOSCO
TERRY PHILLPOT and STEVE PASSFIELD
SHOW #68
Thursday 12th January 2006, we kicked off the new year with
'SUMMER, COUNTRY STYLE'
featuring
ALBY POOL, WENDI JACKSON
and surprise guests TRAVIS LIST and MELODY POOL plus GLEN BAIN joining the band for the night.
SHOW #67
Thursday 8th Dec 2005 was 'Christmas In The Country' featuring
SONS OF THE SOIL, BECKY WILLIS and TRAVIS LIST
with surprise guests ROSHANI PRIDDIS and DUNCAN TOOMBS.
 SONS OF THE SOIL, ROSHANI PRIDDIS, TRAVIS LIST BECKY WILLIS on stage
SHOW #66
Thursday November 10th 2005 we met
'FAMILY & FRIENDS' featuring
THE LEES, 6-piece travelling family band from Broken Hill
LEANNE DOUGLAS, Star Maker and Golden Guitar winner launching her album Under The Covers,
and ALEX WATT, Star Maker finalist from Tamworth who held the Sydney launch of his album Window Down.
THE LEES (L to R:) Tracey, Faith, Raechel, Jarod, Savannah and Steve
THE LEES (L to R:) Jarod, Faith, Tracey, Raechel, Savannah and Steve
LEANNE DOUGLAS and ALEX WATT
LEANNE DOUGLAS onstage
ALEX WATT in full flight!
SHOW #65
Thursday October 13th 2005
was the
'THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE'
which featured an All-Star line-up
of guitar-slinging and country-singing surprise guests, including
Alby Pool, Brad Rose, Vic Price,
Luke O'Shea and Medicine Wheel,
Joe Travers, Frank Holdforth,
Briana Lee, Sharnee Fenwick,
Sarah and Emma Roberts,
Kirsty Lee Akers,
Allan Caswell, Duncan Toombs,
Dave Cook, Les Scott, Gary Brown,
Travis Collins, Josh Grundy, Mick Parkes,
Nicki Gillis,
and more...
On display were the latest Tomkins Guitars, including the
custom CMC/Gary Allan Guitar (pictured left) that you can win via
www.countrymusicchannel.com.au
For photos of the night,
CLICK HERE...
SHOW #64
Thursday September 8th 2005 we celebrated with
'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH'
Our all-star tribute featured
Dwayne Elix, Craig Byrne, Ronni Rae Rivers,
Ted Simpson, Helen Kay, Emma Hannah,
Jimmy Rush, Martin Louis, Nigel Lever,
Mark Lucas, SweeneyKilleen, Wayne Goodwin,
Nicki Gillis, Bryen Willems, John Stephan,
Jonnie Russell, Murray Hill & Gary Brown.
Hosted by Bob Howe & the Hillbilly Heaven band.
CLICK HERE for more photos
and video from the great Hank Williams night!
SHOW #63
Thursday August 11th 2005 it was
'ONWARD AND UPWARD'
...with the best of the new rising stars!
AMBER LAWRENCE,
PAUL HICKS and
SHARNEE FENWICK
L to R: AMBER LAWRENCE, PAUL HICKS and SHARNEE FENWICK
SHOW #62
Thursday July 14th 2005 we remembered
'COUNTRY CLASSICS'
...the best songs of yesteryear sung by the finest singers of today!
They were...
DONNA BOYD
showcasing her new album I've Got My Standards Vol. 1 (along with backing vocalists Guy & Dan)
LEE FORSTER
.. from Victoria via W.A., and
SALLY BURGESS
.. from the USA via NZ...
L to R: DONNA BOYD, LEE FORSTER and SALLY BURGESS
SHOW #61
Thursday 9th June 2005 we made'NEW FRIENDS' with
TRACY COSTER, STRUM and MOLLIE McCLYMONT
MOLLIE McCLYMONT and TRACY COSTER
STRUM: Timo Tolvanen and Rob Bunt (centre)
with Geoff Zenner (left) and Mark Roulston (right)
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 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, 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...
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A 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.
