O'SHEA have made a splash with “The Swimming Song” - the infectious lead single from their much anticipated second album ‘One + One’


‘One + One’ will be released Friday 18th January, 2013


Album Launch Show is Saturday 19th January at the Capitol Theatre, Tamworth.


“The Swimming Song” is a 2 minute 16 second blast of country summer fun which has become a fan favourite at O’Shea’s live shows.



The pair have been hard at work recording their second album in Nashville with Mark Moffatt once again in the producer’s seat. It’s a winning combination that in just over 12 months has delivered their acclaimed album MR. AND MRS., four consecutive #1 singles on the CMC Top 50 Chart (the first act to have four singles from their debut album reach the top spot), seen them win “New Talent of the Year” at the 2012 CMAA Awards and firmly established them as one of the most popular new acts in Australian Country Music.



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Brisbane quartet WE THE GHOSTS are making waves for themselves. As the winners of the Battle of the Bands at the 2011 Gympie Music Muster their dreams of making a name for themselves in Australia and overseas are well underway.



With the release of their new single 'Little Bit Crazy' and being invited to play in Nashville, USA at the 2012 Country Music Awards International party WE THE GHOSTS are making serious progress for Australian country music. The single is a perfect amalgam of rock ballad with a country twist. It will keep the country fans happy but will invite a whole new audience into their pop country world.



Picking up airplay everywhere - dont get left behind - Get on it!


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December 2, Shows start at 2.30pm till 5.30pm.


[SIZE=3][SIZE=3]Guests at the final Hallam Sunday Session[SIZE=3] for 2012 will be ....[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]Mick Pealing & Chris Wilson and, all the way from Tamworth with a new CD just released - Sally-Anne Whitten[SIZE=3].[SIZE=3][SIZE=3]


[SIZE=2]Your hosts on the day of will be the Prairie Oysters! [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]


The Oysters have done a great job with the Hallam Sundays, supporting local artists and giving everyone an opportunity to get together for a great afternoon of music and dining!


So come along and enjoy to the December Sunday Session. Great meals and drinks at bar prices.

Three fabulous acts all for just $10-00 and kids under 15 free.



Midway between Brisbane and Sydney in Australia lies the city of Tamworth. On both sides of the Peel River in the New England region of New South Wales, it is home to more than 42,500 people and is the major regional center for the southern New England area. Tamworth has many nicknames. It is known as “First City of Lights” because it was the first city in the southern hemisphere to install electric street lights. It is also referred to as the “National Equine Capital of Australia” in recognition of the large number of equine events staged there in the world class National Equine and Livestock Events Centre, the largest in the southern hemisphere. Tamworth is also called the “Country Music Capital of Australia”.


It is for this latter activity that Tamworth is best known. The Tamworth Country Music Festival, held over ten days in January, is the second largest country music festival in the world. Exactly when this event started is subject to debate. The Tamworth branch of what was once the Modern Country Music Association launched a talent search on the Australia Day January Long Weekend. This event now known as the Capital Country Music Association Talent Quest is credited by some as the real beginning of the Festival. However, in 1973, 2TM Radio hosted the first Country Music Awards Golden Guitars to promote country music, and the Country Music Association of Australia designates this as the official birthday of the Festival.


Ranked one of the world's Top 10 music festivals, the Tamworth Country Music Festival was rated by Forbes magazine in 2007 as No. 8 among the “World's Coolest Music Festivals”. At the event, not only Australia's but also the world's most famous country music artists perform live shows twenty four hours a day for the 100,000 or so people who troop to Tamworth for the event. About two-thirds of these stay for a good part of the festival, many camping on the banks of the Peel River.


Events such as the Blue Grass Championships, The Buttercup Open House Concert, The Rodeo, mixed with industry seminars fill the schedule and start as early as a week before the highlight of the festival.The audience at the Festival is feted to a variety of music genres including classic country, country rock, cowpunk, rockabilly, western swing, yodeling, rock and blues.





The highlight of the Festival is the awards night ceremony called the Country Music Awards of Australia, where the highest award that a country music artist can win – the Golden Guitar Award – is handed out. Since the Festival started, over 350 Golden Guitars have been awarded. Emphasizing its role in the country music world, Tamworth has erected the Big Golden Guitar monument, a wax museum and a Hands of Fame park to honor famous country music artists. Among several other awards given out at the Festival, the growing favorite is the People's Choice Awards which allows fans to cast their votes for the artists of their choice, including the Best DJ and the Best Radio Station.


The Kinross Woolshed is holding it's own version of a Carols by Candlelight with one big exception. Instead of the traditional carols we will have Danny Phegan and the Longreach Band backing some of the Border's best performers as they sing upbeat Christmas songs with a bit more energy.


Most of the songs will have been sung by the world's most famous entertainers including The Eagles, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Shannon Noll, Miley Cyrus, Rolf Harris, Mariah Carey and heaps more.


This will be a night of toe-tapping family entertainment so come prepared to have heaps of fun which won't be hard seeing we have the fabulous Stevie Bowen hosting the night.


Bring a chair or a picnic blanket and relax. Entry to the night is free and patrons are allowed to bring their own food and soft drink although there is strictly no BYO alcohol.


Bring the entire Family and lets make this a big night for the whole Thurgoona Community.



Kinross Country Christmas. Candlelight Concert

16 / 12 / 2012 18.00 h

Kinross Woolshed Hotel - Thurgoona




http://www.kinrosswoolshed.com.au/events/details/865-kinross-country-christmas-candlelight-concert