Canterbury Country

SHOW #96
Thursday 8th May 2008 was our
'8TH BIRTHDAY SHOW'
starring CAMILLE TE NAHU AND STUIE FRENCH,
THE HARMONATORS and PETER PRATT
with surprise appearances by
MICHELLE LITTLE, AMANDA EASTON and DONNA BOYD.

BOB HOWE blows out the candles, watched by Liz & Rae (THE HARMONATORS),
PETER PRATT, STUIE FRENCH & CAMILLE TE NAHU!

CAMILLE TE NAHU AND STUIE FRENCH
(photo by Terry Phillpot Eyegraphics)

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SHOW #95
Thursday 10 April 2008 was a 'GIRLS NIGHT OUT' starring
VICTORIA BAILLIE, STACEY MORRIS and QUITE CONTRARY
with surprise boys, Rod Motbey, Gary Brown and Bryen Willems.
Hosted by BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band
with NICKI GILLIS

L to R: STACEY, NICKI, MARY, VICTORIA, MARY ANNE

VICTORIA BAILLIE (photo by Terry Phillpot Eyegraphics)

L to R: NICKI, MARY, BRYEN, STACEY, MARY ANNE, VICTORIA, GARY, ROD

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SHOW #94
Thursday 13th March 2008 was our annual
'AWARD-WINNERS NIGHT'
featuring the presentation of the
2008 FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD
plus performances by previous winners
KAREN LYNNE, MIKE CARR,
TRAVIS COLLINS, WAYNE HORSBURGH,
and the 2007 Coopers Golden Saddle Winner NICKI GILLIS,
plus a special guest appearance by FRANK IFIELD
and hosted by BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band.

Frank Ifield (right) presents his 2008 International Spur Award to Kirsty Lee Akers (centre) along with Tony Page (left) of the Rotary Club of Galston who sponsor the award in conjunction with the Galston Country Music Festival.

KAREN LYNNE, FRANK IFIELD, MIKE CARR

TRAVIS COLLINS, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, FRANK, KAREN LYNNE, WAYNE HORSBURGH

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SHOW #93
Thursday 14th February 2008
was our Valentine's Day Special...
'SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO'
starring REBECCA LEE NYE, BILLY BRIDGE and VICTORIA MCGEE Hosted by BOB HOWE & the Hillbilly Heaven band with NICKI GILLIS
with surprise guests DONNA BOYD and MARCUS HOLDEN

L to R: NICKI, DONNA, REBECCA, BILLY, VICTORIA

Baby Harrison Bridge has a nap backstage in a guitar case

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SHOW #92
Thursday 10th January we said welcome to 2008 with
'HAPPY NEW COUNTRY' starring
AMBER LAWRENCE, DREW McALISTER and TAMARA STEWART
Hosted by NICKI GILLIS & the Hillbilly Heaven band with
surprise guest musicians BRAD BERGEN and AARON PYE

AMBER LAWRENCE

DREW McALISTER

TAMARA STEWART

BRAD BERGEN and AARON PYE
January photos thanks to Terry Phillpot (Eyegraphics)

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29th Dec: Barbara Morison of All Kinds Of Country on 2SER 107.3 FM spoke to Bob Howe about the highlights of the year at Canterbury Country and the 2007 Cowboys In Cyberspace columns. To listen to the interview...CLICK HERE

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SHOW #91
Thursday 13th December 2007 was
'CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY'
starring KIM MACKENZIE and her band,
MICHELLE LITTLE and ROGER CORBETT
plus surprise guest KRIS CUMMINS and Christmas cheer from
BOB HOWE and the Hillbilly Heaven band with NICKI GILLIS
L to R: KRIS CUMMINS, KIM MACKENZIE, ROGER CORBETT,
MICHELLE LITTLE, NICKI GILLIS

Above: KIM MACKENZIE
Below: with her band, Mik McCartin and Joel Oakhill
photos by Terry Phillpot (Eyegraphics)

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SHOW #90
Thursday 8th November 2007 was our annual
'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE'

photo by Terry Phillpot (Eyegraphics)
...starring 32 surprise singers and guitar-slingers including
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 and the big finale...
TOMKINS guitarists united to play GUITAR BOOGIE!

L to R: GARY BROWN, ROB WILSON, TOMI GRASO (seated) STUIE FRENCH, JASON-LEE, BRYAN BROWNE, MICK MANLEY, BOB HOWE, ALLAN TOMKINS
Lots more photos HERE at the Tomkins Guitar site...

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SHOW #89
Thursday 18th October 2007 we had
'TWICE THE FUN' with a night of Duos and Duets featuring
THE HARMONATORS and TALL TIMBRE
plus BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with surprise guests
BRYEN WILLEMS and GEMMA LUXTON.

Liz Kinninmont and Rae Moody = THE HARMONATORS

TALL TIMBRE - L to R: Steve Shepherd, Daniel Odell, Mark Kirk,
Dave Roberts, Ted Simpson, Damien Odell

GEMMA LUXTON, BRYEN WILLEMS, NICKI GILLIS

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SHOW #88
Thursday 13th September 2007 was
'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH'
an all-star tribute to a legendary era of Country Music! featuring
DWAYNE ELIX, ROSE CARLEO and a host of surprise guests including MARK LUCAS & The Dead Setters, DONNA BOYD, MURRAY HILL, RAE MOODY, MARY HEARD & MARY ANNE BURTON, ADRIAN PAYNE, BRYEN WILLEMS, SALLY (and Brian) BURGESS, TRACY KILLEEN, GARY BROWN, DALE HOOPER, DAVE COOK, NICKI GILLIS and more including legendary musicians Mike Kerin & Kenny Kitching

L to R: DALE HOOPER, DWAYNE ELIX, MARY ANNE BURTON & MARY HEARD, NICKI GILLIS, SALLY BURGESS, ROSE CARLEO, MARK LUCAS, ADRIAN PAYNE,
DAVE COOK (back), RAE MOODY (middle), DONNA BOYD (front),
BRYEN WILLEMS (back), TRACY KILLEEN (front).

CLICK HERE for lots of photos by Bob, Terry Phillpot and Phil Cole

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SHOW #87
Thursday 9th August 2007 we presented
'THE REAL DEAL' featuring
ROB WILSON, TRACY KILLEEN
LEE FORSTER and GREG WILLIAMS.
Bob, Nicki and the band were also ably assisted by
Roger Corbett and David Maude.

ROB WILSON, TRACY KILLEEN, LEE FORSTER, GREG WILLIAMS

TRACY KILLEEN - photo by Terry Phillpot (Eyeball Photographics)

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SHOW #86
Thursday 12th July 2007 it was a
'GIRLS NIGHT OUT' featuring
CASEY WATT, VICTORIA MCGEE, MERILYN STEELE
and COUNTRY TO THE T (Tori & Taryn)

L to R: MERILYN STEELE, VICTORIA MCGEE, NICKI GILLIS (back), CASEY WATT, COUNTRY TO THE T (Taryn and Tori)

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SHOW #85
Thursday 14th June 2007 it was a night of
'COUNTRY STARS'
featuring 2007 Toyota Star Maker KIRSTY LEE AKERS
STEVE PASSFIELD, KELLY HOPE
plus surprise guest DONNA BOYD

STEVE PASSFIELD, KELLY HOPE, KIRSTY LEE AKERS

Video highlights...click the play button below:

NICKI GILLIS and DONNA BOYD

*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, 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...