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 at the RSL

u Visitors $8 Members $5

u Membership is $15 single or $30 family or double

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

Congratulations to the Tim Farren Band - voted most popular band for 2011-2012

and to Tim Farren - voted most popular vocalist in a band for 2011-2012

Tim Farren Band

(L-R)

Tim Farren (vocals and rhythm guitar)

Bryan Derrick (drums and vocals)

Helen Stewart (bass and vocals)

Leo Dalton (lead guitar and vocals)

Dave Moore (pedal steel guitar)

Click to enlarge photo

On Friday August 31, 2012, the Tim Farren Band won the 9^th annual Les Keats Memorial Award for the “Most Popular Band” as voted by the members of the Country Music Guild of Australasia. They were one of 19 bands to perform at The Guild during the year 2011-2012.

The Tim Farren Band Band previously won this award in 2007 - 2008.

Tim Farren was also voted the winner of the 4^th annual award for the “Most Popular Vocalist”.

Tim also won this award in 2008 - 2009.

Helen Stewart won this award in 2009 - 2010.

Tim was also a Starmaker Grand Finalist in 2006 and again in 2007.

Website: http://www.myspace.com/timfarren YouTube

A large crowd attended to hear The Dalton Gang, Phoenix, Tim Farren Band, Doug Bruce and The Tailgaters and Rough Cut each perform a set.

Others to perform included The Guild’s President Keith Green, Norm Price, Kerran Keats and Garry Keats (sons of the late Les and Joy Keats).

Les Keats

Les Keats and his wife Joy were early members of the Country Music Guild of Australasia which was formed in 1968. Les was President of The Guild for many years.

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 August 7, 2002.

In 2003 the Les Keats Memorial Award for the most popular band was introduced.

Joy Keats passed away on December 19, 2007.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Friday May 31: Rene Diaz & Real Time

Rene Diaz has been around country music for years and sings everything from George Strait to Slim Dusty. Check out his new band.

Rene Diaz - vocals and rhythm guitar

Keryn Laurent - lead guitar

Geoff Woods - bass guitar
Mal Ronay - drums

Classic country and originals

Website: Rene Diaz

Thanks to the artists

who have performed

for us during 2013

The Hawks

The Con Artists

plus

~ 2012 ~

and the Tailgaters

& The Holy Men

The Con Artists

plus Norm Price

Bryen Willems (NSW)

plus Tim Farren

with Michelle Gardiner, Kim Ritchie

and Brittany Pavlo

Bakersfield Glee Club

The Dalton Gang plus Darcy Le Year

The Dalton Gang

with Rene Diaz

& Ray Hasler

The Hawks

Craig Giles

Lee Forster Band

Rene Diaz & Avalon

Moonee Valley Drifters

~ 2011 ~

plus Tim Farren

and Dave Moore

and the Tailgaters

plus Dave Moore

The Con Artists

The Blackhill Ramblers

The Hawks

Mustang

Tim Farren Band

Sandra Humphries

Pete’s New Cruisers

Moonee Valley Drifters

Tim Farren Band

plus Dave Prior

and Kim Ritchie

~ 2010 ~

Rough Cut

The Allnightlongers

Jimmy Johnson

and Mantel

The Speedsters

Pete’s New Cruisers

Craig Giles Band

Phoenix

Moonee Valley Drifters

The Blackhill Ramblers

The Con Artists

Rene Diaz

with Tommy Alverson

and Randy Brown

~ 2009 ~

& The Tailgaters

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 (AUS)

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

Friday June 7: The Dalton Gang

Three part harmonies and a big band sound from a trio.

Leo Dalton - vocals, lead guitar, banjo & fiddle

Helen Stewart - vocals and bass

Stuie Lees - vocals and drums

Winners of the Most Popular Band Award at the Country Music Guild 2004 and 2005.

Classic country

Helen won The Guild’s Most Popular Vocalist Award in 2010

Website: www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomhelenstewart

Friday June 14: The Speedsters

The Speedsters have been a part of Melbourne’s 50’s rock n roll scene for 20 years. Here they play the country side of their repertoire with songs by The Mavericks, Marty Stuart, Lee Roy Parnell, Ray Price, Billy Swan etc.

Cee Jay - vocals and rhythm guitar

Monty - vocals and lead guitar

Dave (Tex) Grantham - vocals and bass

Chris Agius - sax

Frank (Boom Boom) - drums

The country side of rock ‘n’ roll

Website: www.speedsters.com.au

Friday June 21: The Cartwheels

Their previous band “The Sparnetts” won the 2000 CMAA Golden Guitar for Best Group in Tamworth.

Wendy Phypers - vocals and rhythm guitar

Dave Pattison - bass

Dave Moore - pedal steel guitar

Charley Phypers - drums

Originals and classic country

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Friday June 28: Tim Farren Band

Winners of The Guild’s Most Popular Band Award in 2012 (and 2008)

Tim also won The Guild’s Most Popular Vocalist Award in 2012

Tim Farren - vocals and guitar

Helen Stewart - bass and vocals

Leo Dalton - fiddle, banjo and lead guitar

Dave Moore - pedal steel guitar

Bryan Derrick - drums and vocals

Tim was a Tamworth Starmaker Grand Finalist in 2006 and again in 2007.

Tim also won The Guild’s Most Popular Vocalist Award in 2009

Helen won The Guild’s Most Popular Vocalist Award in 2010

Classic & Modern Country and Originals

Website: http://www.myspace.com/timfarren YouTube

Friday July 5: Rough Cut

Friday July 12: The Con Artists

plus The Grandsons Of The Pioneers

Friday July 19: Phoenix

Friday July 26: Moonee Valley Drifters plus Guests

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

Sundays 12 noon - 3 pm

98.9 North West FM Glenroy, 3046

NOW STREAMING LIVE ON

www.northwestfm.org

Leslie Avril Band

at The Guild on

Friday July 11, 2011

Photo: Joy Mitchener

Guild regular Ange

with the prized poster

he won at the

Red Hill Country Music Festival on

Sunday January 9, 2011

Rough Cut

at The Guild on

Friday December 17, 2010

Photo: Rough Cut website

Click on the above link

for heaps more photos

from this great show

Doug Bruce and

Sandra Humphries

at The Guild on

Friday July 16, 2010

Photo: Jim Clarke

.

(L-R) Randy Brown (Texas)

Mark D’Rozario and

Tommy Alverson (Texas)

and Phoenix

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

25 May 2013

Rob Luckey

& The Lucky Bastards

(Sydney, NSW)

at The Guild on

Friday September 7, 2007