Congratulations!

Congratulations to the winners of the 35th Country Music Awards held at the Tamworth Country Music Festival on Saturday the 27th January 2007. Especially to our Maton endorsed Artists.

Well done Lee Kernaghan for winning 4 Golden Guitar Awards. These included:

  • Heritage Song of the year – Close as a Whisper
  • Highest selling Album of the year – The New Bush
  • Album of the Year – The New Bush
  • Male Artist of the Year – The New Bush

Congratulations to The McClymonts for winning 2 Golden Guitar Awards. These girls have a great future.

  • Maton New Talent of the Year – Something That My Heart Does
  • Vocal Group or Duo of the Year - Something That My Heart Does.

This was the first year that Maton has had the naming rights for the Maton New Talent of the Year at the Tamworth Awards

Congratulations to Tommy Emmanuel – what a genius this man is

  • Instrumental of the Year – Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag.

Congratulations to Felicity Urquhart – what an amazing voice she has.

  • Video Clip of the Year – Big Black Cloud.

Congratulations to Allan Caswell & Drew McAlister

  • Vocal Collaboration of the Year – A Little Bit of Country In Us All .

A big thank you to all our Artists that played at the Maton Showcase in Tamworth . Once again we believe it was one of the highlights of the festival

  • Lee Kernaghan
  • Lawrie Minson
  • Melinda Schneider
  • Brendan Walmsley
  • Sinead Burgess
  • Sam Hawksley
  • Kirsty Lee Akers
  • Craig Stewart
  • Daisy May
  • Jake Nicolai
  • Kimberley Bowden
  • Travis Collins
  • Sunny Cowgirls
  • Victoria Baillie
  • Barbara Baillie
  • Felicity and Glen Hannah

And a special thank you to Lawrie Minson for being our MC for the event.