FINALISTS
The National Country Song Writing Contest
Novice Section
Border Collie Mac – Brian Pattison
High Country Hideaway – Lloyd Clarke
Richer When I’m Dead – Ruby Gilbert
Daisy Chains – Lloyd Clarke
Walking Free – Cielle Kinross
Blues & Roots & Bluegrass Section
Old Bones And Sharp Stones – Garry Koehler
I’ve Got The Working Man Blues – Stan Lenz
Ghost Town – Billy Bridge
Fluoro Collar – Billy Bridge
Cry Out – Garry Hardingham
Youth Section
There For Me – Sophia Chesworth
Happy Shade of Blue – Cassi Hilbers
Thank God For The Pain – Abbey Gardner
Ghost – Ruby Gilbert
Autumn Leaves – Abbey Gardner
Lyrics Only Section
Smiles – Merv Webster
The Gypsey’s Promise – Kevin Pye
Time To Settle Down – Robert Cooper
A Library Shuts Down – Patricia Thompson
Ask Him to Sing – Kevin Pye
Open Traditional Section
From The Roper To The Mine (the story of Jimmy Foster) – Dale Duncan & Ben Jacobs
Spirit Of The New Frontier – Garry Koehler
The Kimberley Riders – Graham Rodger & Ben Jacobs
Dusty Stopes and Drives – Graham Rodger & Andrew Black
Looking For A Ballad – Graham Howle
Open Contemporary Section
Love Dances In The Rain – Karen Guymer
Heart of the Valley – Michael Waugh
No White Card – Garry Koehler
So Long – Karen Craigie
Heartbreak Town – Billy Bridge
The APRA/TSA New Songwriter of the Year
Even Cowgirls Sing The Blues – Kathryn Jones
Batman Song – Eden Green
One Hundred Years The Anzac – Rodney Moar
Walk Away – Beccy Nethery
Gypsy In My Heart – John Williams
Raindrops On The Window – Tracey Stewart
The TSA Songwriter Salute Awards
The Bev Daniel Commemorative Award for Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year
The Drover And The Brumby – Graham Howle
Back To The Land – Maurice Hardy
One More Muster – Allan Caswell & Manfred Vijars
Territory Man – Graham Rodger & Merv Maltman
Plain And Simple Drifter – Keith Jamieson
Stretcher Bearer – Brendan Smoother
Contemporary Song of the Year
This Too Will Pass – Michael Waugh
Spinning Wheels – Dana Hassall
Until the Hurtin’ Starts – Allan Caswell
My Dad’s Shoes – Michael Waugh
Just Another Song About A Girl – Allan Caswell & Roger Corbett
Contemporary Ballad Of the Year
Just Call Me Tonight – Steven Sherrah & Christine Sherrah
Love Remains – Peter Shurley
Warning Signs – Brendan Smoother
How Strong You Are – Aimee Hannan, Gina Jeffreys & Makaylie Foodey
Storm With You – Adam Power
Balance Is The Word – Adam Power
Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year
That Is A Beautiful Beer – Greg Champion, Brent Parlane & Jim Haynes
The Wallaby Hotel – Peter Salata
Grandma Doing Bootcamp – Sharon Heaslip
Starting Over – Kerrie Garside
Hairy Hunter – Anita Ree
Gospel Song of the Year
Praise The King – Peter Christie & Roger Corbett
Golden Bridge – Virginia Hermel
With Love For My Lord – Sharon Heaslip
Trying to Pray – Lola Brinton & Jasper Shelton Hollis
I’m Doing Fine – Linda Milne
Their Love Was Built On Stone – Stephen Sherrah
Alt-Country Blues and Bluegrass Song Of the Year
Lonesome and Blue – Virginia Hermel
Lousy Coffee – Allan Caswell & Melissa Bajric
I Don’t Need No Plastic Jesus – Jeff Aschmann
Do You Remember – Shaza Leigh
The Devil’s Garden – Lola Brinton & Jasper Shelton Hollis
The ANZAC Song of the Year
Stretcher Bearer – Brendan Smoother
The Lost Soldier – Peter Campbell & Brendan Walmsley
While Women Wait – John Walsh & Imogen Clark
I’m Proud To Be an Anzac – Billy Bridge
Heartbeat Of Australia – Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson
SEMI – FINALISTS
National Country Songwriting Contest 2015/2016
Blues Roots & Bluegrass Section
Hand In Hand – Andrew Swift
Cry Out – Garry Hardingham
Ghost Town – Billy Bridge
I’ve Got The Working Man Blues – Stan Lenz
Marmalade Jane – Graham Howle
Long Gone – Cielle Kinross & James Church
Razor Back – Alex Varlow
Mountains of Gold – Karen Craigie
Old Bones & Sharp Stones – Garry Koehler
Fluoro Collar – Billy Bridge
Just Fine – Nancie Schipper
Your Last Chance – Lola Brinton & Kerrie Garside
Novice Section
Border Collie Mac – Brian Pattison
Long Haulin – John Urquhart & David Partridge
Lend A Hand – Kerrie Dobbin
Take Your Love Back – Holly Jones
Jackaroo Sunset – Gary Jones
Walking Free – Cielle Kinross
High Country Hide Away – Lloyd Clark
Laid Back Easy Going – Daniel Higgins
Richer When I’m Dead – Ruby Gilbert
Daisy Chains – Lloyd Clark
Lyrics Section
Max Crockett – Kevin Pye
The Hungry Herd And I – Maurie Marion
Things I’ve Learned – John Walsh
Smiles – Merv Webster
Time To Settle Down – Robert Cooper
A Library Shuts Down – Patricia Thompson
The Gypsy’s Promise – Kevin Pye
Better The Devil I Know – Maurie Marion
Ask Him To Sing – Kevin Pye
Jack”The Kid” – LeAnne King
Rose Petals In The Rain – Charlie Cacciola
From You To Me – Maurie Marion
New Chums In The Yard – Robert Cooper
Be True To Yourself – Kevin Pye
Anzac Angels – Patricia Thompson
Empty Road – David Levell
Stories of Us – Daniel Higgins
Where Angels Can’t Fly – Maurie Marion
Man On The Land – John Walsh
Kelly Dixon – Kevin Pye
Open Contemporary
Just Us – Billy Bridge
I Wanna Come Home – Dominic Maurice
This Is Where I Leave You – Wendy Wood
I’d Like To Say – Greg Williams
Everything’s Bigger In The Pilbara – Edward Sutherland
The Keepers Of The Land – Graham Howle
Carbon Copy Love Song – David Blyth
Yarrock Street (1983) – Mark Drilling
The Cross Ways – Gary Hardingham
No White Card – Garry Koehler
Mafeking Hill – Michael Waugh
We Knew – Billy Bridge
Love Gone – Sarie Mannering
A Hero In Us All – Karen Guymer
Almost Touched Love – Beck Fielding
Heart Of The Valley – Michael Waugh
Great And Ancient Land – Lloyd Clark
Blue Eyes – Gary Hardingham
Sound The Alarm – Andrew Swift
Love Dances In the Rain – Karen Guymer
Every Hour – Sarie Mannering
Lost & Lonely – Terry Parker
So Long – Karen Craigie
Heartbreak Town – Billy Bridge
Paul – Michael Waugh
Lost For Words – Nancie Schipper
Coffee At Home – Graham Howle
He Went To Check The Water – Graham Howle
This Lonely Old Road To Peace Of Mind – Graham Howle
Open Traditional
From The Roper To The Mine (The Story of Jimmy Foster) – Dale Duncan & Ben Jacobs
The Brand That Seared The Land – Graham Rodger
Lone Pine – Maurie Marion
The Bullocky – Dale Duncan and Ben Jacobs
Slim Dusty Rose – Terry Bennetts
Dusty Stopes & Drives – Graham Rodger & Andrew Black
The Kimberley Riders – Graham Rodger & Ben Jacobs
Too Far Away – Warren Kearney & Maurie Marion
Looking For A Ballad – Graham Howle
Spirit Of The New Frontier – Gary Koehler
Do You Sleep Well At Night – Warren Kearney & Maurie Marion
Youth
There For Me – Sophia Chesworth
Once Upon A Time – Cassie Hilbers
Happy Shade of Blue – Cassie Hilbers
Thank God For The Pain – Abbey Gardner
Autumn Leaves – Abbey Gardner
Deadly Storm – Kaitlyn Thomas
No Glue – Phoebe Foster Griffith
Haywire – Nancie Schipper
Ghost – Ruby Gilbert
Daddy Sing With Me – Lauren Smithers
Salute Awards Contest 2015/2016
Bev Daniel Commemorative Award For Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year
The Drover & the Brumby – Graham Howle
The Big Rodeo – Virginia Hermel
One More Muster – Allan Caswell & Manfred Vijars
Stretcher Bearer – Brendan Smoother
Plain & Simple Drifter – Keith Jamieson
Old Timber Town – Garth Brand
Red Dust On The Road – Maurie Marion
The Old Camp Oven – Terry Bennetts & Keith Lethbridge
Charlie – Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson
Back To The Land – Maurice Hardy
Territory Man – Graham Rodger & Merv Maltman
Contemporary Song of The Year
Paramedic Suicide – Brendan Smoother
Golden Rings – Kathryn Jones & Steve Passfield
My Dad’s Shoes – Michael Waugh
Just Another Song About A Girl – Allan Caswell & Roger Corbett
Who Pays The Bills – Kathryn Jones
This Too Will Pass – Michael Waugh
In Your Arms – Peter Christie & Roger Corbett
Until The Hurtin’ Starts – Allan Caswell
Russian Joe – Allan Caswell & Marian Caswell
Spinning Wheels – Dana Hassall
Alt Country Blues And Bluegrass Song of The Year
Kimberley – Aly Cook & Alan Jansson
Lousy Coffee – Allan Caswell & Melissa Bajric
Trolley Is A Worry – Pearse Coleman
The Devil’s Garden – Lola Brinton & Jasper Shelton Hollis
I Don’t Need No Plastic Jesus – Jeff Aschmann
Whirlwind – Merilyn Steele & Tony Martin
Lonesome & Blue – Virginia Hermel
Do You Remember – Shaza Leigh
Letting You Go – Michelle Walker
Gospel Song Of the Year
Their Love Was Built On Stone – Steven Sherrah
Reach Out Your Hand – Virginia Hermel
I’m Doing Fine – Linda Milne
My Shepherd’s Call – Carmello Carcciaola
Praise The King – Peter Christie & Roger Corbett
Trying to Pray – Lola Brinton & Jasper Shelton Hollis
Angel Called Rose – Allan Sinclair & Leonie K Wheeler
Golden Bridge – Virginia Hermel
Jesus Is A Working Man – Virginia Hermel & Jim Hermel
With Love For My Lord – Sharon Heaslip
The Comedy / Novelty Song of The Year
Everybodies Doin It – Darryl Bowen
Grandma Doing Boot Camp – Sharon Heaslip
That Is A Beautiful Beer – Greg Champion, Brent Parlane & Jim Haynes
Hairy Hunter – Anita Ree
On The Double – Gordon Station
Starting Over – Kerrie Garside
My Old Acco – Al Herbert
The Wallaby Hotel – Peter Salata
Little Old Fergie Tractor – Peter Salata
I Don’t Drink Beer Anymore – Paul Owen
Contemporary Ballad Of The Year
Love Remains – Peter Shurley
Storm With You – Adam Power
Invisible – Aimee Hannan, Gina Jeffreys & Mikaylie Foodey
Balance Is The word – Adam Power
Stronger To Be Me – Aimee Hannan
While Women Wait – John Walsh & Imogen Clark
Bottom of the Tide – Anita Ree
Warning Signs – Brendan Smoother
Just Call Me Tonight – Steven Sherrah & Christine Sherrah
How Strong You Are – Aimee Hannan, Gina Jeffreys and Mikaylie Foodey
ANZAC Song of The Year
Baptism of Fire – Sven Tydeman & William Britt
Castlereagh Digger – Virginia Hermel, P Coad and L Coad
Such A Shame – Terry Bennetts
Mates – Hendryk Koopman & Duncan Butler
Beersheba Wells – Robert Pearce
100 Years The Anzac – Rodney Moar
Anzac Day – Gary Jones
Three Gum Leaves In Tobruk – Dianne Lindsay
Stretcher Bearer – Brendan Smoother
While Women Wait – John Walsh & Imogen Clark
The Boy I Left Behind – H Doubleday & Tom McIvor
I’m Proud to Be An Anzac – Billy Bridge
The Battle of Long Tan – Graham Rodger, Alan McPherson
God Bless The Fallen – Jay Poder
My Grandfather and I – Jim Bibby
The Anzac On The Wall – Hendryk Koopman & Jim Brown
I’m Surrounded By Mates – Jim Bibby
My Last Goodbye – John Krsulja
The Lost Soldier – Peter Campbell & Brendan Walmesly
Heartbeat of Australia – Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson
New Songwriter of the Year
I Wrote This One For You – Becci Nethery
Walk Away – Becci Nethery
Even Cowgirls Sing The Blues – Kathryn Jones
I’ve Been Missing You – Graham Brennan
Its A Great Time In Tamworth – Graham Brennan
Raindrops On The Window – Tracey Stewart
100 Years The Anzac – Rodney Moar
Batman Song – Eden Green
Gypsy In My Heart – John Williams
Shadows – Loni Manners & Mercier Manners