Canberra Country Music Festival

Canberra Country Music Festival
Genre	Country music
Location(s)	Canberra
Years active	2009 -present
Website
canberracountry.com

The Canberra Country Music Festival is a 3-day event held during November with a focus on all subgenres of country music, dance and workshops. The event has been held in various locations around Canberra including Tuggeranong Homestead, Exhibition Park in Canberra, and the Hall Showgrounds The Festival typically hosts 50 performing artists across 5 stages, with audiences of up to 3,000 people.

Highlights

The Festival has a reputation for giving national and international exposure to Australian indigenous country music performers. The Festival is also the home of the Canberra Country Music Awards, Canberra Country Songwriting Awards, Country's Got Talent competition and Canberra Ute Car + Truck Muster. The latter event has been unique in featuring Top Gear's Arctic Explorer Hi Lux vehicles as well as the first electric and hybrid awards for utes and trucks in Australia.

Performers

Performers have included: Sean Patrick McGraw (USA), Catherine Britt, Carter + Carter, Bobby Marquez (USA), Aly Cook (NZ), Round Mountain Girls, Doug McIntyre, Brothers3, Kel-Anne Brandt, Steve Passfield, Brewn' ACT), John Flanagan and The Begin Against (VIC), Louise Egan (NSW), Bryen Willems, Bowen and Clare (NSW), Rod Dowsett (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), The Fry Brothers (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Peter Christie Mountain Folk (NSW), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), The Rain (QLD), Geoff Williams (NSW), The Wedded Bliss (ACT), Marta (VIC), Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters(NSW), Sharon Smith (QLD), Acoustic Radio (ACT), Mustered Courage (VIC), Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes (NSW), Ian Wholohan (NSW), Mark Shay (NSW), Alita (NSW), The Turrells (NSW), Alan Neal (NSW), Hannah Gillespie (NSW), Jaymy-Lyn (NSW), Sami (NSW), Louise Saint John (NSW) and Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW), 8 Ball Aitken (QLD), Adam Harvey (NSW), The Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band (ACT), Adam Toms (VIC), Alice Plumb (NSW), Alita (NSW), Andrew Swift (VIC), Beaut Utes (NSW), Bec Hance (QLD/VIC), Bill Chambers (NSW), Bob (Roy) Rodgers And The Rodeo Clowns (ACT), Brewn' (ACT), Brittlejack (NSW), Brothers3 (NSW), Bush Capital Band (ACT), Bush Dancers Display Group (NSW/ACT), Cameron Cusack (NSW), Canberra Elvis (ACT), Carmen Fraser (VIC), Ceddy McGrady (NSW), Chris Webbe (QLD), Chucks Wagon (USA), Counterfeit Cash (NSW), Craig Morrison Little Cowboys (NSW), Dale Huddleston (ACT), Danny Mack (CAN), Darcy Fox (VIC), Des Morgan (VIC), Don McNatt (USA), Felicity (NSW), Franklyn B Paverty (ACT), Graham Scobie Band (NSW), Greg Champion (SA), Helen Begley (VIC), Hoola (NSW), James Norton (NSW), Jay Scott Berry (USA), Jetty Road (VIC), Josh B Shaller (SI), Karen McNatt (USA), Kelly Cooper (ACT), Kezz's Country (NSW), Kylie Hogan (NSW), Leanne Melmoth (ACT), Loris & Lefty (QLD), Lorraine McCrimmon (NSW), Megan Kelly (VIC), Melissa Robertson (NSW), Moniwell (ACT), National Capital Bootscooters (ACT), Nia Robertson Top Paddock Grazers (VIC), Nicki Gillis (NSW), Noel McClumpha (WA), Noel Smith (NSW), O'Neill & Rodgers (ACT), Pete Galvin (NZ), Queen Juanita & The Zydeco Cowboys (ACT), Rachel Dillon (WA), Ronni Rae Rivers (WA), Sean Hale (USA), Slim Newton (NSW), Step N Line (ACT/NSW), Steve Cheers (NSW), The Borderers (SA), The Fry Brothers (VIC), The McNatts (USA), The Rain (QLD), Tiana (NSW), Trainwreck (USA), Travis Collins (NSW), Travis Tex Hammond (VIC), Trixie Craig (NZ), Ukeleus (ACT) and Warren Derwent (ACT).

See also

• List of country music festivals
• List of folk festivals
• List of music festivals
• Country music

External links

• canberracountry.com