And the Finalists are…

It’s time to charge your glasses with Tooheys News and toast the Finalists in the 2012 Tooheys New Great NSW Country Pub Songwriting Competition.

Entries were received from across the nation - fromWestern Australia, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales and the judges were very impressed with the high standard of the songs presented, celebrating pubs and pub life.

Congratulations to the Finalists

Brett Ralph, Eden NSW, “Since the Pit’s Closed Down

Geoff Williams, Mona Vale NSW, “The Pub Song”

Grant Luhrs, Wagga Wagga NSW, “The Chook Raffle Song”

Jim Edwards & Patricia Cruzado, NSW, “Wamboin Wallop”

Louise Egan, Lavington NSW, “Bar Flies”

Louis Nowra & Stewart D’Arrietta, Kings Cross NSW, “Thank God for Beer”

Merv Webster, Bargara QLD, “A Pub We Call Shindy’s Inn”

Rick Caballo, Windang NSW, “Everybody Knows Everybody”

Simply Bushed, Douglas Park NSW “Chook Raffle”

Sonny Rolfe, WellardWA, “Your Pub”

The Really Good Guys (John Vallins), Bellingen NSW, “Here’s to You”

Tootie Hiles, Toowoomba QLD, “At the Pub Baby”

Terry Lockley, Lidcombe NSW, “The Local”

The finalists are aged from 25 to 74 years of age and include several well-known country music identities such as Merv Webster and Grant Luhrs, Tootie Hiles who wowed the audience at last year’s winners concert, south coast NSW local Rick Caballo who was a grand finalist in the 2010 Toyota Star Maker Contest and President of the Belrose Country Music Club, Geoff Williams.

These songwriters have now been invited to perform their entry at the Winners Concert on 24 January 2012 at The Pub in Tamworthand are in the final round to take out the prize money.

$3,000 First Prize

$1,000 Second Prize

$750 Third Prize

$250 Fourth Prize

So come along and support the performers and hear this new selection of pub songs, one could be the next great county pub song.

Tooheys New Search for the Great NSW Country Pub Song

WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERT

The Pub, Tamworth

12 noon on Tuesday 24 January 2012

FREE ENTRY,ALL WELCOME

For further information contact:

Project Manager, Lyndall Lee Arnold, [EMAIL=This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[/EMAIL]