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The Country Music Guild Of Australasia

Established 1968

The Country Music Guild Of Australasia presents the best

in country music every Friday at the Pascoe Vale RSL

40 Cumberland Road Pascoe Vale, Victoria.

(Cnr of Cumberland Rd and O’Hea St)

 

u  Great meals available from 6 pm  

u  Music from 8 pm to 11.30 pm with free tea and coffee

u  Raffles and a door prize of a dinner for two at the RSL 

u  Visitors $8    Members $5

u  Membership is $13 single or $20 family or double

u  Enquiries - Keith (03) 9338 7902 (After Hours)

 

 

 

 

 
Congratulations to the Prairie Oysters - voted most popular band for 2009-2010
and to Helen Stewart - voted most popular vocalist in a band for 2009-2010

 

The

Prairie Oysters

 

 

 

Keith Green

President

On Friday August 27, 2010, The Prairie Oysters won the 7th annual Les Keats Memorial Award for the most popular band as voted by the members of the Country Music Guild of Australasia. A very popular Melbourne band, they also won this award in 2007 and 2009. They were one of 18 bands to perform at The Guild during the year 2009-2010.

The band consists of Mark “Yorkie” Crossley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Tony Bonnici (vocals and bass), Rob Street (drums and vocals), Lee Slater (lead guitar and vocals) and Dave Miles (lead guitar and vocals).All fiver members were present to accept the award.

Website: www.theprairieoysters.com.au

Helen Stewart

The winner of the 2nd annual award for the most popular vocalist in a band, was Helen Stewart.

Helen is a member of The Dalton Gang and the Tim Farren Band and also organises the Wandong Country Music Festival in March each year.

Previous winners The Dalton Gang (house band for the night), The Prairie Oysters and the Tim Farren Band each performed a set.

Others to perform included The Guild’s President Keith Green, Mannie Busuttil, Glen Lee and Kerran Keats (son of Les and Joy Keats).

Website: www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomhelenstewart

Les Keats

Les Keats and his wife Joy were co-founders of the Country Music Guild of Australasia in 1968.

Les and Joy Keats worked as a duo in the 1940's and 1950's. They had their own radio show on 7LA, Launceston.

 They moved to Melbourne and recorded with The Trailblazers.

They also had their own bands - "The Dakotas" and "The Keats Family Band" with their sons Garry and Kerran and later with youngest son Warren.

Les Keats passed away

on 7 August 2002.

 

 

 

 

      COMING ATTRACTIONS     

 

 

 

 

Friday September 3: The Con Artists 

Con Anag - vocals and guitar
Leo Dalton - vocals, lead guitar, banjo & fiddle
Steve Cross - vocals and bass
Bruce Green - pedal steel, dobro & harmonica

Noel McMinn - vocals and drums

 

Classic country

 

Thanks to the artists

who have performed

for us during 2010

The Dalton Gang

Phoenix

Mustang

The Speedsters

The Prairie Oysters

Doug Bruce

& The Tailgaters
plus Sandra Humphries

 

Rene Diaz

Tim Farren Band

The Blackhill Ramblers

The Con Artists

Moonee Valley Drifters

Phoenix

with Tommy Alverson

and Randy Brown

~ 2009 ~

Tim Farren Band

The Prairie Oysters

Mustang

Rick Bartlett

Amber Joy Poulton

The Dalton Gang

Doug Bruce

& The Tailgaters
The Dalton Gang
plus 8 Ball Aitken
The Con Artists

The Blackhill Ramblers

Sandra Humphries

Moonee Valley Drifters

Lee Forster & Furrabred

plus Kinta

Billy Wyatt

Rob Luckey &

The Lucky Bastards

(Sydney, NSW)

with

Gleny Rae Virus

Billy Bridge Band

plus Kim Ritchie

The Hawks

Tim Farren Band

plus

Cameron Mason

Doug Bruce

& The Tailgaters

plus

Amber Joy Poulton

Craig Giles Band

Nicky Del Rey

and the Slowtown

Social Club

The Moonlighters

~ 2008 ~

Mustang

Moonee Valley Drifters

The Prairie Oysters

Doug Bruce

& The Tailgaters

Tim Farren Band

The Moonlighters

Billy Bridge Band

The Blackhill Ramblers

Bryen Willems Band

The Dalton Gang

Mantell

The Next Generation

Craig Giles Band

The Hawks

Rob Luckey &

The Lucky Bastards

(Sydney, NSW)

W.C. Edgar

(Nashville, USA)

Lee Forster & Furrabred

Billy Bridge &

Rebecca Lee Nye

The Next Generation

 

~ 2007 ~

The Dalton Gang

Moonee Valley Drifters

Tim Farren Band

The Prairie Oysters

Lee Forster & Furrabred

Mustang

Nicki Gillis and

Bryen Willems

(Sydney, NSW)

Ruckus

The Foster Martin Band

(Manitoba, Canada)

and the Next Generation

The Blackhill Ramblers

Rob Luckey &

The Lucky Bastards

(Sydney, NSW)

The Palace Gypsies

The Hawks

Dean and Carruthers

Boots ‘n’ All

plus Graeme Bruce

Warren Keats Band

Reg Poole,

Owen Blundell

plus The Dalton Gang

Canyon

Country Limited

Craig Giles and

Sharon Benjamin

North Queensland
Showcase Band
Rimshot

Friday September 10: The Prairie Oysters

Mark "Yorkie" Crossley - vocals and rhythm guitar

Tony Bonnici - vocals and bass

Rob Street - vocals and drums

Lee Slater - vocals and lead guitar

Dave Miles - vocals and lead guitar

The Guild’s Most Popular Band winners (2006 - 2007)

** The Guild’s Most Popular Band winners (2008 - 2009) **

Rockin’ Country and Southern Rock

Website: www.theprairieoysters.com.au  (Myspace music page)

Friday September 17: Pete’s New Cruisers

Pete D'Rozario - vocals and guitar

Chris D'Rozario - double bass

Nildo Orso - pedal steel

Bryan Derrick - drums

Pete and his brother Chris have played gigs around Melbourne for years in various bands. They supported The Stray Cats in Melbourne and also played Las Vegas.

Country dance floor favourites

Friday September 24: The Blackhill Ramblers

Shane Connors - vocals and rhythm guitar

John Palmer - lead guitar& vocals  

Phil Pellegrino - double bass & vocals   

Luke (The Drifter) - drums and vocals

Country meets rockabilly

Check out the website below to listen to audio samples

Website: www.myspace.com/theblackhillramblerscountrybilly

v      Friday October 1 - Mustang

v      Friday October 8 - The Dalton Gang

Plus 8 Ball Aitken (Tamworth NSW)

v      Friday October 15 - The Prairie Oysters (CD Launch)

Plus Alice Plumb Band (from Crookwell, NSW)

v      Friday October 22 - Moonee Valley Drifters

Hear these artists on “That’s Country” with Frank McHugh

Sundays 12 noon - 3 pm

98.9 North West FM Glenroy

 

 

Red Hill Country Music Festival ~ Sunday, January 3, 2010

Acts include Phoenix 10.00 am, Blackhill Ramblers 11.30,

Rene Diaz and Avalon 12.30, Doug Bruce and the Tailgaters 1.25,

Sandra Humphries (SA) 2.20, Bryen Willems (NSW) 3.15,

Prairie Oysters 4.15, Ezra Lee (NSW) 5.15 - 6.00 plus more…

Click here for the latest Red Hill flyer (issued 7 December 2009)

Whittlesea Country Music Festival ~ February 12 - 14, 2010

Acts include The Flood, Catherine Britt, The McClymonts,

Troy Cassar Daley, Travis Collins, Amber Lawrence plus more…

Bunyip Country Music Festival ~ Sunday, February 28, 2010

Acts include Sandra Humphries, Travis Sinclair, Karen Lynne & Blue Mountain Rain, Jeff Brown, Jasmine Rae, The Longhorns plus more...

Click here for the latest Bunyip flyer (issued 21 January 2010)

Wandong Country Music Festival ~ Sunday, March 7, 2010

Acts include Beccy Cole, The Sunny Cowgirls, 8 Ball Aitken,

Lianna Rose, Doug Bruce & The Tailgaters plus more…

Doug Bruce and

Sandra Humphries

at The Guild on

Friday July 16, 2010

Photo: Jim Clarke

.

Randy Brown (Texas)

Mark D’Rozario and

Tommy Alverson (Texas)

at The Guild on

Friday March 13, 2010

8 Ball Aitken

at The Guild on

Friday October 9, 2009

Photo: Julie Green

Doug Bruce

(CD Launch)

& The Tailgaters

at The Guild on

Friday November 28, 2008

W.C. Edgar

 (Nashville, USA)

with

The Next Generation

at The Guild on

Friday June 13, 2008

Photo: Jim Clarke

Foster Martin Band

(Manitoba, Canada)

at The Guild on   

Friday September 28, 2007

 

Reviewed

28 August 2010

 

Rob Luckey

& The Lucky Bastards

(Sydney, NSW)

at The Guild on

Friday September 7, 2007

 

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