Luke O'Shea, Kasey Chambers and bush balladeer Dean Perrett have cleaned up at country music's night of nights in Tamworth this year.
A feature event of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the Country Music Awards Of Australia — the Golden Guitars — took place at Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Conference Centre.
The night's big achiever was Luke O'Shea, who picked up three awards including the Heritage Song Of The Year — a category his won for the past three successive years. He's now won six in total.
Kasey Chambers takes her tally to 22 with wins in the album and single categories for Bittersweet while Dean Perrett took home the bush balled and vocal collaboration (with Troy Cassar-Daley) nods.
The video clip of the year award may as well be named after Duncan Toombs after he won it again with his creation for Sara Storer's Canoe. Toombs plays guitar in the Adam Eckersley Band, which took out the best young talent as well.
The McClymonts picked up Best Group or Duo on the night, having already been awarded the top selling album of the year award for Here's To You & I.
The largest music festival in Australia, it is estimated that 55,000 people attend the ten-day-long event, doubling the New South Wales town's population.
2015 GOLDEN GUITAR WINNERS
Album of the Year
Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers (produced by Nick Didia)
Alternative Country Album Of The Year
Heart Of Sorrow - Lyn Bowtell (produced by Shane Nicholson)
Male Artist Of The Year
Luke O'Shea — Sing You Up
Female Artist Of The Year
Amber Lawrence — Superheroes
Country Music Capital Group Or Duo Of The Year
The McClymonts — Here's To You & I
Vocal Collaboration Of The Year
Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley - My Country My Land
Bush Ballad Of The Year
Bloodwood & Clover - Dean Perrett (written by Ian Quinn)
Heritage Song Of The Year
Three Brothers (The Great War) - Luke O'Shea
Instrumental Of The Year
Candle Creek - Mustered Courage
Bluegrass Recording Of The Year
One Heartbreak Away — Kristy Cox
Qantaslink New Talent Of The Year
The Adam Eckersley Band
APRA Song Of The Year
Three Brothers (The Great War) - Luke O'Shea
Video Clip Of The Year
Canoe - Sara Storer (Directed by Duncan Toombs)
Single Of The Year
Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers & Bernard Fanning
