2008 GIDGEE COAL BUSH BALLAD AWARDS

Held at Pittsworth, Queensland on November 15-16 2008

Winners in Red

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
JEFF BROWN - "THE OPEN ROAD"
ASHLEY COOK - "BENEATH THE QLD MOON"
RACHEL RICHARDS - "I'M A COUNTRY GIRL"

MALE VOCAL
COL EDMONDS - "DUSTY'S TENT"
GRAHAM RODGER - "WOMAN OF THE LAND"
JEFF BROWN - "FOGGY MIRRORS"

FEMALE VOCAL
JULIE PERANDES - "COUSIN RATSACK"
DIANNE LINDSAY - "KELLY'S OFFSIDER"
RACHEL RICHARDS - "WEEPING WILLOWS"

GROUP OR DUO
DALY STEPHENSON & LYNNE BENNETT - "WHERE THE GOLDEN SLIPRAILS ARE DOWN"
TREVOR DAY & KEVIN KING - "DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN"
TERRY & JENNY BENNETTS - "WHERE HAS MY AUSTRALIA GONE"

NEW TALENT
LANA ROSS - "LIKE WATER"
RACHEL RICHARDS - "LAST HORSE STANDING"
DALY STEPHENSON - "SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY"

COMEDY/NOVELTY
TREVOR DAY - "THE HOMEMADE CHAIR"
ANITA REE - "LOUIE"
PETE SMITH - "OH WHAT A NATION"

SONGWRITER
"WHERE HAS MY AUSTRALIA GONE" - TERRY & JENNY BENNETTS
"UNSUITABLY DRESSED" - SLIM JONES
"LAKES CREEK JUDAS BULLOCKS" - LEX KUNST

INSTRUMENTAL
CHARLEY BOYTER & LINDSAY WADDINGTON - "DIDGERI GOOR"
PETER SIMPSON - "AUSTRALIAN GUITARS"
TERRY BENNETTS - "FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE"

Encouragement Award
DALY STEPHENSON - "SOME WHERE ALONG THE WAY"

THE GIDGEE COAL BUSH BALLAD LEGEND AWARD
COL EDMONDS - "THERE'S STILL A SONG IN ME"

SEQ Country Round-Up