2007 National Country Music Awards

2007 National Country Music Awards

8pm Saturday 18 August

Acknowledging the best in country music and the new direction it is taking, the National Country Music Awards held their inaugural award in Hamilton in 2006 to a sell out crowd and this year will build on that success and continue to showcase the talents of many more established and rising country stars. This event will present some of this country’s best young performers supported by artists New Zealanders have long appreciated.

Artists Performing In This Order:

1. Patsy Riggir 2. Barry Saunders (Warratahs) 3. Gray Bartlett 4. Dennis Marsh 5. Chet O’Connell 6. Leanne Cryer 7. Kylie Austin 8. Luke Herlihy 9. Aaron Jury 10. Paul Sharplin

Rob Potts from Australia will be presenting the awards who is Keith Urban's Manager (Grammy award winner and country music chart topper, married to Nicole Kidman). Four Awards presented in 2007 will include;

1. The categories are Professional Country Music Artist of the Year 2. Top Selling Country Music Event/Tour 3. Country Music Legend Award 4. Best Country Music Album of the Year

Four new faces are backed by established acts in a memorable concert at the Founders Theatre. New artists include, Leanne Cryer, Kylie Austin, Luke Herilihy, and Aaron Jury who join wellknown performers Chet O’Connell and Paul Sharplin (current new horizon award winner). Joining them are three legends of country music; Gray Bartlett, New Zealand’s most famous guitar legend.

His career has spanned over 35 years selling a million albums who has toured to China, USA, the UK and Australia. Barry Saunders of the Warratahs who has recently released the acclaimed album Red Morning. Also the very successful Dennis Marsh who has 17 albums with 7 Gold and 2 Platinum albums to his credit. A highlight of the awards is “Beautiful Lady” Patsy Riggir, augurably New Zealand’s greatest country music entertainer who has won just about every honour there is to be had including taking out the prestigious Best Female Vocalist title at the Australasian Country Music Awards in Tamworth on three occasions.

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