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Capital News June 2008 Vol 33 No. 6
This month, we have another great collection of feature articles, on established and rising stars like local acts Michael Fix, Drew McAlister and 8 Ball Aitken and overseas artists Carlene Carter, Jim Lauderdale and Montgomery Gentry. Plus all our regular news and features to keep your great country music coming!
Produced by Rural Press in Country Music Capital - Tamworth, Country Music Capital News is Australia's longest running monthly Country Music magazine featuring news from all over Australia and from around the world. It carries the latest news, views, cd reviews, gig guides, charts and interviews and is considered to be the voice of Australian Country Music. If you are into country music you should be subscribing to Capital News.
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| Selected extracts from the major stories in this month's issue. |
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| A GLOBAL FIX |
| As a teenager, MICHAEL FIX dreamed of two things: making a living playing the guitar and travelling the world. |
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| ON CUE |
| With his red hair and flowing crimson beard, 8 BALL AITKEN is an unforgettable character. |
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| COUNTRY IN HER BLOOD |
| There are few country music artists who can claim that their roots go back to the very beginnings of the genre, but CARLENE CARTER can boast just that. |
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| DREAM PLAYERS AND HONEY SONGS |
| Many singer/songwriters dream of having the best musicians feature on their recordings but JIM LAUDERDALE can definitely boast of having the “best of the best” when talking about his latest release, Honey Songs. |
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| MONTGOMERY GENTRY DOWN UNDER |
| While sharing their exciting live shows with Aussie audiences has tremendous appeal to Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, it could well be our beer and pubs that eventually lures the American hit makers Down Under. |
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| COUNTRY ENERGY SPONSORS HATS OFF |
| Tourism Tamworth, co-ordinators of the annual Hats Off to Country Festival in Country Music Capital, has announced that Country Energy is to become a sponsor of the musical celebration starting on July 3. |
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| Toyota Star Maker |
| Toyota Star Maker is Australia's most successful and prestigious country music talent search |
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| Toyota Country Theatre |
| Long-standing supporters of Australian country music Toyota and Rural Press Events combined again in 2008 to re-create the Tamworth Country Music Festival's biggest venue. |
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| OFFICIAL TAMWORTH FESTIVAL PROGRAM |
| The OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR THE TAMWORTH FESTIVAL presented by Telstra is published December for the January Festival in Country Music Capital by Capital News/Rural Press Events, the Guide is the Festival's exclusive event information "bible". |
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