"And we'll go Honk Tonkin'..."

'The 2006 HANK WILLIAMS Birthday Bash'
presented by Canterbury Country on Thursday 14th September
at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club in Sydney, Australia
featured LESLIE AVRIL and DWAYNE ELIX
and a host of surprise guests including
THE MURRAY HILLBILLIES, HANK SASAKI,
MARY HEARD & MARY-ANNE BURTON, GARY BROWN, LES SCOTT,
GREG WILLIAMS, CLETIS CARR, DONNA BOYD, NICKI GILLIS, BRYEN WILLEMS,
THE HARMONATORS (Rae Moody and Liz Kinninmont) and ALAN WHEATLEY
and was hosted by Bob Howe & the Hillbilly Heaven band.

Film ClipWatch a short video from the night
in Windows Media Player
(Dial-up connections should download
and then play from their hard drive)
THE FINALE
THE FINALE: (L To R) Doug Boyd, Dwayne Elix, Gary Brown, Greg Williams, Murray Hill, Tomi Graso, Bryen Willems, Hank Sasaki, Mary-Anne Burton, Les Scott, Terry Phillpot, Mary Heard, Allan Tomkins, Liz Kinninmont, Alan Wheatley, Donna Boyd, Nicki Gillis, Cletis Carr, Jo Ellis

Murray Hill, Donna Boyd, Doug Boyd, Mary-Anne Burton, Jo Ellis, Leslie Avril, Hank Sasaki, Mary Heard, Greg Williams
Murray Hill, Donna Boyd, Doug Boyd, Mary-Anne Burton, Jo Ellis, Leslie Avril, Hank Sasaki, Mary Heard, Greg Williams

Hank Sasaki, Bob Howe, Dwayne Elix
Hank Sasaki, Bob Howe, Dwayne Elix

Mary-Anne Burton, Dwayne Elix, Mary Heard
Mary-Anne Burton, Dwayne Elix, Mary Heard

Allan Tomkins, Gary Brown, Liz Kinninmont, Hank Sasaki, Rae Moody, Alan Wheatley, Nicki Gillis, Cletis Carr, Jo Ellis, Mary-Anne Burton, Mary Heard, Les Scott, Greg Wiliams
Allan Tomkins, Gary Brown, Liz Kinninmont, Hank Sasaki, Rae Moody, Alan Wheatley, Nicki Gillis, Cletis Carr, Jo Ellis, Mary-Anne Burton, Mary Heard, Les Scott, Greg Wiliams

The Murray Hillbillies
The Murray Hillbillies onstage

Jo Ellis, Cletis Carr, Liz Kinninmont, Rae Moody, Donna Boyd, Bob Howe, Mary-Anne Burton, Nicki Gillis, Hank Sasaki, Alan Wheatley, Mary Heard
Jo Ellis, Cletis Carr, Liz Kinninmont, Rae Moody, Donna Boyd, Bob Howe, Mary-Anne Burton, Nicki Gillis, Hank Sasaki, Alan Wheatley, Mary Heard

Bob Howe, Nicki Gillis, Dwayne Elix
Bob Howe, Nicki Gillis, Dwayne Elix
HANK WILLIAMS Birthday Bash
THE 2006 SET-LIST:

Hank

BOB HOWE & HILLBILLY HEAVEN
Honky Tonkin'

ALAN WHEATLEY
Take These Chains from My Heart
San Antonio Rose

THE HARMONATORS
Keep on the Sunny Side
Lovesick Blues

BRYEN WILLEMS
The Warm Red Wine

NICKI GILLIS & BRYEN WILLEMS
As Long As I Live
Jambalaya

CLETIS CARR
My Bucket's Got a Hole In It
Mind Your Own Business

 

LESLIE AVRIL
LESLIE AVRIL
I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight
Cold Cold Heart
Weary Blues from Waiting

DWAYNE ELIX
Honky Tonk Blues
Die Of A Broken Heart
Hey Good Lookin'

INTERVAL

THE MURRAY HILLBILLIES
Honky Tonk Song
Don't Think It Ain't Been Fun, Dear (Cuz It Ain't)

MARY HEARD & MARY ANNE BURTON
Lost on The River
I Want to Live and Love
Angel of Death

GREG WILLIAMS
There's a Tear in My Beer
Always Late

HANK SASAKI
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
May You Never Be Alone Like Me

DONNA BOYD
She's Got You
DONNA BOYD & BOB HOWE
Why Don't You Love Me

DWAYNE ELIX
Move It On Over
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Your Cheatin' Heart

LESLIE AVRIL I Can't Help It
There'll be No Teardrops Tonight

Entire Cast - FINALE
I Saw The Light

Praise the Lord, I Saw The Light
Film Clip
Watch a short video from the night
in Windows Media Player
(Dial-up connections should download
and then play from their hard drive)

 
The HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band
for the night was
BOB HOWE, TOMI GRASO,
ALLAN TOMKINS, DOUG BOYD,
and TERRY PHILLPOT
and they were joined by
JO ELLIS on the fiddle...

Thanks for TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
Michael Burton, Mark Alchin & Rock Knezevic

Canterbury Country
is staged on the second Thursday
of every month
at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club
in Sydney.

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