TSA 2018 SONGWRITING SALUTE CONTEST – FINALISTS- highlighted
with semi-finalists also listed
ANZAC SONG of the YEAR
| Simpson and his Donkey | Anthony | Aylward | |
| Such A Shame | Terry | Bennetts | Finalist |
| Lighthorse | Paul
Diana |
BonnerJones
Hores |
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| Srikin’ a Blow | Ron | Buckpitt | |
| Coat of Arms | Kalesti
Anita |
Butler
Ree |
Finalist |
| Memoirs of Vietnam | Carmelo | Cacciola | |
| Mud Over Blood | Lloyd | Clarke | |
| Lest We Forget | Jon | Davis | |
| The Last Anzac | Anne
Joh Errol |
Doherty
Doherty Ingram |
Finalist |
| Lest We Forget | Jeff | Finlay | |
| The Last Charge | Virginia
John |
Hermel
Bird |
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| 37 Pairs of Boots | Ged
Sel |
Hintz
Munt |
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| Fair Dinkum George | Scott | Leslie | |
| The Peak Of Mount Clarence | Brian | Letton | |
| Blue Beret | Peter | Simpson | |
| Australia’s Fighting Sons | Peter | Simpson | |
| Stretcher Bearer | Brendan | Smoother | Finalist |
| Our Anzacs | Patricia | Thompson | |
| Anzac Angels | Patricia | Thompson | |
| We March | Leonie
Stuart |
Wheeler
Seymour |
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| Through The Eyes Of A Boy | Wendy | Wood | Finalist |
ALT/BLUES/BLUEGRASS
| Road Trip | Lloyd | Back | |
| The Hole | Luan | Baldwin | Finalist |
| Festival Blues | Peter | Campbell | |
| Broke and Single | Michael
Arna |
Carpenter
Georgia |
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| We Are Family | David
Merelyn |
Carter
Carter |
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| Too Young, Too Cute, Too Pretty | Allan
Michael |
Caswell
Carpenter |
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| High Country Hideaway | Lloyd | Clarke | |
| Hey There Dreamer! | Evan | Guyatt | |
| Southbound Train | Virginia | Hermel | Finalist |
| Rockability | Shelley
Lawrie Paul |
Minson
Minson Owen |
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| Stomp On Honey | John | Murphy | |
| Annies Lane | John | Murphy | |
| The Wish | John | Murphy | Finalist |
| Highway 39 | Wendy | Phypers | Finalist |
| Back in Time | Harvey | Russell | |
| Party | Harvey | Russell | |
| Over Again | Harvey | Russell | Finalist |
| Couldn’t Live Without You | Michelle
Tyson |
Walker
Colman |
BEV DANIEL COMMEMORATIVE AWARD FOR BUSH BALLAD Song of the YEAR
| Corner Country Traveller | Peter | Coad | |
| The Clarence River | Dale
Ray Keith |
Duncan
Esseryn Jamieson |
Finalist |
| Dad’s Younger Days | Sharon | Heaslip | Finalist |
| A Thousand Different Pictures | Sharon | Heaslip | Finalist |
| Battered Old Quarts | Gerard | Hintz | |
| Mother Nature | Keith | Jamieson | Finalist |
| Yesterday’s Men | Lex | Kunst | |
| His Last Rodeo | Lex | Kunst | |
| The Legend Of Wally Dowling | Brian
Warick |
Letton
Edwards |
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| We Still Sing Three Rivers Hotel | Ian | Quinn | Finalist |
| A Dog Or Two | Anita | Ree | |
| Woman of the Outback | Graham | Rodger | |
| The Plains of Nappa Merrie | Graham | Rodger | |
| Uncle Harry | Peter | Simpson |
GEOFF MACK COMMEMORATIVE AWARD FOR COMEDY/NOVELTY Song
| Old Bush Telegraph | Sharon | Benjamin | |
| That’s How You Write a Country Song | Peter | Campbell | |
| Wherever You Are | Allan
Michael |
Caswell
Carpenter |
Finalist |
| Droppin Off The Perch | Greg | Champion | |
| Matilda The Boxing Kangaroo | Gerard | Hintz | Finalist |
| I’m Waiting | Lex | Kunst | |
| New Age Compute Man | Ian
Roger |
Quinn
Corbett |
Finalist |
| Mums Got A Tattoo And Its Awesome | Gordon | Station | |
| Free Pony Poo | Gordon | Station | |
| Nobody Uses The Camp Kitchen Anymore | Brian | Stitt | Finalist |
| Looney Bin | Patricia | Thompson | Finalist |
CONTEMPORARY BALLADof the YEAR
| Where I’m Meant To Be | Lloyd | Back | |
| Blow My Way | Luan | Baldwin | |
| Just Down The Hall | Lola
Kevin |
Brinton
Bennett |
Finalist |
| Want To Sing | Ian | Burns | |
| Coat of Arms | Kalesti
Anita |
Butler
Ree |
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| A Lifetime Loving You | Carmelo | Cacciola | |
| So Close Not Far Enough Away | Michael
Kylie Casey |
Carpenter
Whitney Atkins |
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| Beautiful Silence | David
Merelyn Antonio Tori- Rae Jason Donna Iona |
Carter
Carter Corea Davies Forsyth Mathews Grace |
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| Life’s About The Little Things | David
Merelyn Samantha MaryVI Robyn Shirley John |
Carter
Carter Bellamy Harrison Hull Lynn Collins |
Finalist
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| Bourbon Every Time | Allan
Michael |
Caswell
Carpenter |
Finalist
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| If I Don’t Have Love | Peter
Roger |
Christie
Corbett |
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| Not Counting The Days Go By | Scott
Emily |
Douglas
Joy |
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| Jacaranda Tree | Col | Finley | |
| Mountains to the Sky | Gerard | Hintz | Finalst |
| Nobody Wanted To Know | Shaza
Anthony |
Leigh
Brookes |
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| One Tear in My Heart | Rebecca Lee
Peta Charae |
Nye
Peters |
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| Gypsy Heart | Rebecca Lee
Peta Charae |
Nye
Peters |
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| Our Love Will Always LIVE | Graham | Rodger | |
| Couldn’t Do This On My Own | Ali | Sacipovic | |
| Can’t See Me | Ali | Sacipovic | |
| Behind The Seen | Brendan | Smoother | |
| Little country town | Brian | Stitt | Finalist |
| Leaving Old Ireland | Patricia | Thompson | |
| Looking Through The Eyes of a Child | Heath | Watts | |
| Once In A While | Wendy | Wood |
CONTEMPORARY SONG of the YEAR
| High Time Rollin | John | Abbott | |
| Country Rhythm | John | Abbott | |
| Travelling With You | Lloyd | Back | |
| My Midnight | Luan | Baldwin | Finalist |
| You’re Not The One | Kalesti
Roger Cathy |
Butler
Corbett Dobson |
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| The Secret’s In My Eyes | Kalesti
Val |
Butler
Butler |
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| Stand Tall | David
Merelyn |
Carter
Carter |
Finalist |
| High Hopes | Allan
Michael |
Caswell
Carpenter |
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| Keep This Old Truck Tickin | Greg
Johnny |
Champion
Chester |
Finalist |
| Beside Myself | Scott
Paul |
Douglas
Grierson |
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| Above The Blue | Col | Finley | |
| Because I Have You | Sharon | Heaslip | |
| Crazy for one | Tony
Roy |
King
Nicolson |
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| Dust if you must | Tony
Rose |
King
Milligan |
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| May There Always Be A Country Hall | Lex | Kunst | |
| So Much More | Renee
Luke |
McAlpin
O’Shea |
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| Lately | John | Murphy | |
| Me and the Radio | Rebecca Lee
Billy |
Nye
Bridge |
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| Don’t worry ‘Bout That | Rebecca Lee
Peta Cherae |
Nye
Peters |
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| Drive | Rebecca Lee
Billy |
Nye
Bridge |
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| Cars and Guitars | Rory
Roger |
Phillips
Corbett |
Finalist |
| Brisbane to Barbed Wire | Ian | Quinn | |
| Talking Bout Brooks and Dunn | Ali | Sacipovic | |
| Control | Chloe | Styler | Finalist |
| Sweden | Chloe | Styler | |
| Pass Me By | Chloe
Lyn |
Styler
Bowtell |
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| Storm Chaser | Chloe
Lyn |
Styler
Bowtell |
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| Not here I’m Supposed To Be | Wendy | Wood | Finalist |
| Karma Cafe | Wendy | Wood | Finalist |
GOSPEL
| World Full Of Angels | David
Merelyn |
Carter
Carter |
Finalist |
| Born Again | Peter
Roger |
Christie
Corbett |
Finalist |
| God Guitars and the Open Road | Peter
Allan Roger |
Christie
Caswell Corbett |
Finalist |
| Across The Jordan Wide | Peter | Christie | Finalist |
| Flesh ‘N’ Blood | Scott
Bill |
Douglas
Chambers |
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| Little Old Church On The Hill | Dale
Lola |
Duncan
Brinton |
Finalist |
| O Lord Take Me There | Sharon | Heaslip | |
| Lord Hear My Cry | Sharon | Heaslip | |
| I am The Way | Brian | Patterson | |
| Get The Bible Read The Bottom Line | Brian | Patterson | |
| Shine Your Light | Leonie
Allan |
Wheeler
Sinclair |
APRA AMCOS TSA NEW SONGWRITER of the YEAR
| A Friend Forever | Carmelo | Cacciola | |
| A Lifetime Loving You | Carmelo | Cacciola | |
| Patsy Cline Times Two | Kylie
Whitney |
Casey
Atkins |
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| Threading the Eye of the Needle | Lloyd | Clarke | Finalist |
| Not Counting The Days Go By | Scott
Emily |
Douglas
Joy |
|
| Broke and Single | Arna
Michael |
Georgia
Carpenter |
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| All Is Well | Scott | Leslie | |
| Jacaranda | David
Eileen |
Martin
Newell |
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| North Coast Road | David | Martin | |
| Eight O Three to Eight Three O | David | Martin | |
| In This World | Dane | Owen | |
| Inside My Head | Dane | Owen | |
| Inner-City Daze | Dane | Owen | Finalist |
| You and Me | Dane | Owen | Finalist |
| Engine Angels | Ali | Sacipovic | |
| Since you came along | Noeleen | Smith | Finalist |
| The Bottle | Noeleen | Smith | Finalist |
| Railway Man | Ron | Till | |
| True Aussie Hero | Gina | Timms | |
| Thank You | Gina | Timms | |
| Belle of the Ball | Heath | Watts | |
| Made In Australia | Leonie
Stuart |
Wheeler
Seymour |