Nashville Adopts Aussie Winner Jasmine Rae For CMA Music Fest Week
Australian country music sensation Jasmine Rae found a new home away from home this past week at the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Music City.

2008 Telstra 'Road to Tamworth' Winner Jasmine Rae Wins Ticket To Nashville
Nashville, TN - May 27, 2008 - Australian country singer Jasmine Rae is making her first trip to Nashville after winning the 2008 Telstra Road to Tamworth talent competition. As winner of the Grand Final, Rae earned a recording deal with ABC Music and a trip to the U.S., where she is completing her debut album with producers Richard Landis and Mark Moffatt. She will also appear at this year's CMA Festival, including appearances on the River Stages and at the CMA Global Artist Showcase on June 2.

Gospel singer Joyce ‘Dottie’ Rambo dies at 74
Performer died Sunday after tour bus ran off highway, struck embankment

JERRY WALLACE DEAD AT 80
Considered a pop act during the late '50s with a pair of huge hits, Jerry passed away on 5/5/08 from congestive heart failure.

Country Superstar Eddy Arnold Dies at 89
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.

Lee Kernaghan to star at Smoky Dawson tribute
2008 Australian of the Year and country music superstar Lee Kernaghan will make an extraordinary effort to participate in the tribute concert – The Adventures Of Smoky Dawson... A Life Remembered – at the Hills Centre in Castle Hill in northern Sydney on Wednesday, March 19.

Music legend Smoky Dawson dies
Australian country music legend Smoky Dawson passed away this morning at the Hornsby Hospital in Sydney's north.
He was 94.

Press Release for Radio Outreach
The attached press release is for immediate release in regard to the Tamworth Country Music Festival. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.
Kind Regards
Barry Davis

Top 30 Country Tracks
For the week commencing 17th May 2008

Kacey Jones
Kacey was on her first visit to Music City, an up-and-comer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She was still a few years away from making her splash as one of the great musical comediennes, founder and frontwoman of Ethel & the Shameless Hussies (MCA), creator of albums like Men Are Some of My Favorite People (Curb), and Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead (IGO), profiled in People and USA Today, featured on CMT, GAC and A Prairie Home Companion, and touted as a cross between Jeff Foxworthy and Alanis Morissette.

Samantha Lynn Hart
Born and raised in New Orleans, where the music never ends, Samantha pulls her music inspiration from many genres and styles. She enjoys the feel of music then she puts her own feelings into the words that she sings. In her own words, she wants the audience to feel what she is singing, not just hear it!

Julie Taylor
Down home music, down-to-earth personality and caring person all wrapped into one, Julie Taylor.

Connie Kis Andersen
An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician for more than 20 years, Australian beauty Connie Kis Andersen has released two acclaimed albums "Gone Wishin" and "Once Again"

Beccy Hobbs
Becky Hobbs is one-of-a-kind. She is a gifted songwriter,

Festivals & Events
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Who's On Tour
Who's On Tour and Dates

Train To Tamworth 2009
Cross Country Express Pty Ltd invites you to travel with some of Australia's major country music artists to the 2009 Tamworth Country Music Festival