[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYaCOpC0J4[/video] Beccy is one of our most accomplished country music recording artists, an excellent songwriter and sell-out stage performer wherever she goes. She holds the audience in her hands and tells the most entertaining yarns and stories, you will laugh with Beccy throughout her performance. She has played for our Australian troops and is one of our great allround entertainers.

This is her videoclip "Hello Happiness" filmed live at the 2012 Gympie Muster.

That's how rural author Mandy Magro describes her life at the moment. She's never one to stand still, she is always off to complete one project or another. Following the recent release of her second novel 'Jacaranda', she's putting the finishing touches to her third 'Flame Tree Hill', which is all set to hit the shelves in May 2013, and also working on her fourth - 'Driftwood'. Combine all this with being a wife to Drew, a mother to Chloe Rose and looking after the family home in the picturesque country town of Mossman in far North Queensland, you can see how she comes up with the fly analogy.

Mandy has always been a country girl at heart, she just loves everything country, from the taste of the wilderness of the Aussie outback, to the dust, the unrelenting heat, the sounds of the animals, the rodeo and most of all, she just adores country music, well Australian country music to be precise. She likes nothing better after a hard day tending to the usual chores than to put her feet up and listen to artists such as Steve Eales, who is featured in her first in a series of new blogs covering local country artists . In fact you could say that Mandy loves the outback and the country way of life so much that she's the epitome of a country girl!

Mandy started writing her first book, 'Rosalee Station' as a way to live out the country life in her imagination. Finding herself stuck at home, she started to write drawing from her own experiences, combined with a little fantasy of course, and says that her inspiration comes from the ever changing nature of the land and her obsession with the outback. Ever keen to put labels on writing, this genre of writing has been dubbed outback fiction or ruralit, but one thing is for sure, readers love it and it's most definitely here to stay!

We have some great shows coming up at the Pascoe Vale RSL for the Country Music Guild.

DOUG BRUCE (Texas) & THE TAILGATERS - Friday November 30 (CD LAUNCH)

Doug Bruce will launch his 3rd full length album MADE THAT WAY on this night. His previous two albums A GOOD PLACE and ALL I NEED were both multi award winners and Doug is hoping for a hat trick with this one.

I bought Doug’s new CD last Sunday and it is a great CD - and really country.

THE MOONLIGHTERS - Friday December 7

COMING UP

Before the end of the year we will also have Phoenix. and Rough Cut will be doing our annual Christmas Party.

As always, check our website for the latest information on The Guild www.northwestfm.org/countrymusicguild

Thanks

Frank

Frank McHugh

Public Relations

Country Music Guild of Australasia (CMGA)

www.northwestfm.org/countrymusicguild

Radio Program: “That's Country”

Sundays 12 noon - 3 pm

98.9 North West FM, Hadfield 3046

Also streaming live on www.northwestfm.org

KAYLENS RAIN let loose another Hot AC Country crossover punch from their critically acclaimed debut album FOUND. The new single “DON’T EVEN GO THERE“ is at radio NOVEMBER 26 and is one of the many gems to be found on the debut album.

Written by Adam Reily (Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll) and Steve Diamond (Bon Jovi, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire “DON’T EVEN GO THERE” is bound to cross genres.

With the hit album FOUND receiving exciting reviews and airplay, KAYLENS RAIN have been described as one of the most thrilling new acts in Australian country music. Siblings Glen & Kaylee Harrison bring a fresh unique sound to the genre, bringing many new fans along for the ride.

Garry Hoffman from DAB station The Buckle professed “Kaylens Rain is the most exciting young act in Australian Country Music. There’s no reason at all they can’t cut it on the world stage, sign me up for the cheer squad.”

Matt Lawrence from Capital News said, “Few outings are as appealing as this mind-blowing intro into the lush musical realm of Kaylens Rain.”

Kaylens Rain aren’t here to dispel any myths about country music, or convince you that they’re a cross over act. They’re simply making great music that they love and however you want to define it, they hope you enjoy it. Listen to the track.

TOUR DATES (also available in the gig Guide - set a reminder for the ones you want)

Fri Nov 23 Harbord Beach Hotel 8:00pm

Sat Dec 8 Great Western Hotel Cobar - with Benn Gunn

Sat Dec 22 Colonial Hotel Werrington 8:30pm

Thurs Jan 17 Locomotive Hotel Tamworth 9pm-12pm

Fri Jan 18 Shopping World Tamworth 11-11:30am

Sat Jan 19 Southgate Bar Tamworth 5-8pm

Sun Jan 20 Imperial Hotel Tamworth 6-9pm

Mon Jan 21 Locomotive Hotel Tamworth 8:30-11:30pm

Tues Jan 22 Longyard Hotel Tamworth 5-8pm

Thurs Jan 24 Big Golden Guitar CD SIGNING Tamworth 10:30-10:45am

Thurs Jan 24 Southgate Bar Tamworth 8:30-11:30pm

Fri Jan 25 Imperial Hotel Tamworth 10pm-2am

* 10pm is FOUND ALBUM SET

Sat Jan 26 Australia Day Concert

Sat Jan 26 Imperial Hotel Tamworth 10pm-2am

KAYLENS RAIN

www.kaylensrain.com

SINGLE | DON’T EVEN GO THERE| RADIO | NOVEMBER 26

ALBUM | FOUND | OUT NOW | WJO DISTRIBUTION | PEAK #12 iTunes

SINGLE| OUTTA HERE | TOP 5 iTunes