THE FINALISTS AND WINNERS ARE …
TSA SONGWRITERS’ SALUTE AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
DANCING ON THE DARLING – SOPHIE CLABBURN
MISTAKES – CONNIE NEILSEN
I’M DOING ALRIGHT – ADAM HARVEY & PHIL BUCKLE
"WINNER" STRUM – MANFRED VIJARS & SHAZA LEIGH "WINNER"
HILLBILLY ROAD – JOHN WILLIAMSON
TRADITIONAL BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
TOOK HIS SADDLE HOME – PETER DENAHY
AUSTRALIA IS ANOTHER WORD FOR FREE - JOHN WILLIAMSON
"WINNER" A SADDLE FOR A THRONE – GRAHAM RODGER "WINNER"
LAST OF THE PACKHORSE BAGMEN – TED EGAN
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HANDSHAKE - BEN JACOBS & SHAZA LEIGH
COUNTRY BALLAD OF THE YEAR
DON’T RING A BELL – TED EGAN
"WINNER" GIVE THIS HUG TO DADDY – GRAHAM RODGER "WINNER"
HIS LITTLE SHIRALEE – BEN JACOBS, SHAZA LEIGH & LINDSAY BUTLER
THE RINGING OF THE STEEL – PETER DENAHY
LIKE WATER – LANA ROSS
"WINNER" HEAVEN'S PARK - LANA ROSS "WINNER"
GOD IS IN AUSTRALIA – DARREN JOHNSON
MY MOTHERS BIBLE – ALEC RAYMER & JOHNNY KAYE
VALLEY OF TEARS - DOUG McINTYRE
ARROGANCE – PAT DRUMMOND
CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR
HOOTIN’ TOOTIN’ COWBOY – PETE SMITH
IF I WERE A BIRD – MERILYN STEEL
"WINNER" LOUIE – ANITA REE "WINNER"
EUROBOOALLA – JEFF AUSCHMANN & ROD SLOCKEE
COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG OF THE YEAR
GENIE IN THE BOTTLE – ADAM HARVEY & KEVIN B WILSON
"WINNER" THE DEVIL'S NEW GIRLFRIEND - DAVID DELLE-VERGIN "WINNER
DOGS LIKE FISHING TOO – ANITA REE
THE DAY THAT TAMMY TOOK ME TONGS – TONY WILLIAMS
SORT OF DUNNO NOTHIN’ – PETER DENAHY
COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner selected from winners of above sections.
"WINNER" THE DEVIL'S NEW GIRLFRIEND - DAVID DELLE-VERGIN "WINNER
TSA SONGMAKER AWARD
GRAHAM RODGER
"WINNER" THE SCHNEIDER SISTERS"WINNER"
GREG CHAMPION
GEORGE DASEY
TOM OLIVER
TSA/CAPITAL NEWS NEW SONGWRITER AWARD
THE DEVIL’S NEW GIRLFRIEND – DAVID-DELLE VERGIN
PICKING UP THE PIECES – DAVID-DELLE VERGIN
"WINNER" MISTAKES – CONNIE NEILSEN "WINNER"
COWGIRL GAMES – DOUG MCINTYRE
ANOTHER STAR IN THE SKY – DANE SHARP & CHARLES DAOUD
TAKE THE TIME – CELESTE CLABBURN
TSA TEX MORTON AWARD
The Tex Morton Award is presented to a person or persons, not necessarily a songwriter, who has made outstanding contributions to the cause of Country Music in Australia. There are no finalists.
"RECIPIENT" ERIC AND HILARY SCOTT"RECIPIENT"
TSA NATIONAL COUNTRY SONGWRITING CONTEST
PROFESSIONAL SECTION - TRADITIONAL – SEMI FINALISTS
***JUST THREE MINUTES – DOUG BRUCE***
***THE BOUNDARY RIDER – PAIGE JEFFREY & ROGER CORBETT***
***NOT ASHAMED OF THAT – JOHN LOVERIDGE & ALAN CASWELL***
***AKUBRAS IN THE SNOW – PETER SIMPSON***
"WINNER" THE ALMOND TREE – GRAHAM RODGER "WINNER
THE TRAVELLING SHOWMAN – MAURIE MARION
PROFESSIONAL SECTION – CONTEMPORARY - SEMI FINALISTS
** DENOTES FINALISTS **
***FIELD OF FLOWERS – MAREE STACEY(LYRICS) & STUIE FRENCH(MUSIC)***
WALK AWAY – GRANT MORRIS
***THE TEMPLE OF THE BRAVE – NOEL HILL & DARREN COGGAN***
HALCYON DAY – BENN ALLEN & MATHEW ARTHUR
JACKY KNEEBONE – JAYSON WATKIN
REGINIA DORE` - JAYSON WATKIN & VICKI WATKIN
"WINNER" I KNOW ABOUT LONESOME – DOUG BRUCE"WINNER"
ANGELS – KAREN GRACE
HOMETOWN DREAMING – GREG ATHERTON
***REVENGE – KAREN-ANNE WATERS & INGRID RACZ***
***DO YOU WANT LOVE WITH THAT? – WENDY WOOD***
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE - WENDY WOOD & MATT SCULLION
BLACK JEZEBEL ROAD - RICK CAPBALLO & BILL DILUIGGI
NOT WORTH THE TIME – KRISTAL COLLINS
AMATEUR SECTION - TRADITIONAL– SEMI FINALISTS
***DENOTES FINALISTS***
***FIXING FENCES – MAGDALENA MCDONALD***
***COCKATOOS AND GIDGEE – JOHN LOVERIDGE***
WAVES THAT WASH FAR SHORES – MAURIE MARION
***ROLY – MAURIE MARION***
"WINNER" MY HOMETOWN – MAURIE MARION "WINNER"
***SADNESS IN HER EYES – ROBERT COOPER***
AMATEUR SECTION - CONTEMPORARY -SEMI FINALISTS
***DENOTES FINALISTS***
***LINK IN THE CHAIN – MAREE STACEY***
***NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS – MAGDALENA MCDONALD***
***MY MOTHER MY FRIEND – PAIGE JEFFREY***
"WINNER" BACK AGAIN – CHRISTIE LAMB"WINNER"
ALL COUNTRY – WARREN JOHNCOCK
***ONE PIECE AT A TIME – KATHLEEN COLEMAN***
JUNIOR SECTION - FINALISTS
JUST LET HER BE – JESSICA HANNAN
A LITTLE RAIN – GENNIFER ALTMANN
"WINNER" BLUE EYED GUY – CHRISTIE LAMB "WINNER"
A GIRL LIKE ME – CHRISTIE LAMB
ALL PARTIED OUT – CHRISTIE LAMB
LYRICS ONLY SECTION - FINALISTS
THE TEARS THAT HE SHED – WENDY WOOD
TO THE JANGLE OF THE DROVERS’S BELLS – NOEL DOWNS
"WINNER"THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED SO QUICKLY – MERV WEBSTER "WINNER"
A TRUE BLUE HOME GROWN LOVE TALE – MERV WEBSTER
DROVING AGAIN – JOHN NORMAN
CANBERRA WAR MUSEUM - JOHN P TOOMEY
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