EKKA0564 Emerging Country stars The Country Music Showdown Competition presented by Ringers Western has helped launch the careers of Queensland’s up and coming country artists for the past six years. 19 Budding music stars will have the chance to share in over $20,000 worth of cash and prizes when they compete at the XXXX Stockmen’s Bar and Grill on Saturday 17 August 2019. A win in this competition means a boost to an artist’s music career. Previous winner Blake O’Connor went on to become Toyota’s Star Maker for 2019, recently touring Australia with country music couple Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley on their Highway Sky Tour as well as releasing his debut self-titled EP in June 2018.
1 | country music showdown performance guide junior category finalists In order of performance
emmagen rain monica thacker greer webley NSW NSW QLD
jorja dalton bayley pearl kasey kilsby NSW QLD QLD
bella mackenzie felicity dowd ella & Sienna QLD NSW SA
2 | country music showdown performance guide COUNTRY MUSIC SHOWDOWN junior category SCHEDULE 2019 Time* Program Time* Performer Song Title Band 9.00am Registration - Junior Category -9.30am 9.30am HOST, BROOKE SCHUBERT INTRODUCING JUNIOR CATEGORY with Performance Coming Up -9.35am Be Your Own Beautiful (Original) û 9.30am Emmagen Rain Somethin’ Bad ü Up to Me ü 9.40am Monica Thacker All to Myself ü My Church ü 9.50am Greer Webley Burning House ü Wings of an Angel ü 10.00am Jorja Dalton Gold (Original) ü
9.30am Junior Category You’ve Got Your Life (Original) ü 10.10am Bayley Pearl -11.00am Band Rehearsal Before He Cheats ü Famous Last Words ü 10.20am Kasey Kilsby Family Now ü Parachute ü 10.30am Bella Mackenzie Worth A Little More ü Wouldn’t Change A Thing (Original) ü 10.40am Felicity Dowd Runaway Train ü Ain’t No Little Girl ü 10.50am Ella & Sienna Grave Robber’s Daughter ü 10.00am Performance 45 min Brooke Schubert -10.45am 10.45am - JUDGE INTRODUCTION 11.00am Be Your Own Beautiful û 11.00am Emmagen Rain Somethin’ Bad ü Up to Me ü 11.10am Monica Thacker All to Myself ü My Church ü 11.20am Greer Webley Burning House ü Wings of an Angel ü 11.30am Jorja Dalton Gold (Original) ü Ekka’s Country Music 11.00am - You’ve Got Your Life (Original) ü Showdown 11.40am Bayley Pearl 12.30pm Junior Category Before He Cheats ü Famous Last Words ü 11.50am Kasey Kilsby Family Now ü Parachute ü 12.00pm Bella Mackenzie Worth A Little More ü Wouldn’t Change A Thing (Original) ü 12.10pm Felicity Dowd Runaway Train ü Ain’t No Little Girl ü 12.20pm Ella & Sienna Grave Robber’s Daughter ü 12.30pm - Judges Deliberation 12.45pm 12.50pm - Junior Category Finalist Presentation 1.00pm
*Times are subject to change on the day of the Competition 3 | country music showdown performance guide junior category prize list 1st Place n $500 cash prize from Ringers Western n Ekka Scholarship to The Academy (Tamworth - July 2020) n Guaranteed Ekka performance singing the Australian National Anthem in the Main Arena during EkkaNITES on Saturday 17 August 2019 n Wildcard Entry to Junior Muster Talent Search Semi-Finals 2019 (Gympie Music Muster, 23 & 24 August 2019) n Renee Brazel Photography Shoot Package n Fender CD60SCE Acoustic Electric Guitar courtesy of Riffs and Licks n 2 x 3 day VIP ticket and meet and greet at CMC Rocks n Guaranteed Paid Performance at Ekka 2020 n Guaranteed Performance at Hometown Fest (November 2019) n 3 Guaranteed Performances at Tamworth Country Music Festival 2020 2nd Place n Renee Brazel Photography Shoot Package n $150 Ringers Western Voucher n Guitar Brothers Gift Pack n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Teen Pass n Single Day Ticket to CMC Rocks 2020 3rd Place n $100 Ringers Western Voucher n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Teen Pass n Single Day Ticket to CMC Rocks 2020 Encouragement n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Teen Pass
4 | country music showdown performance guide open category finalists In order of performance
amber king tahlia matheson andersonlane VIC NSW QLD
tane-rua georgia grace amanda faulkner QLD knight QLD QLD
jack lorry tayla clavarino felicity kircher QLD VIC QLD
5 | country music showdown performance guide COUNTRY MUSIC SHOWDOWN open category SCHEDULE 2019 Time* Program Time* Performer Song Title Band 1.00pm Registration - Open Category -1.15pm 1.30pm - HOST, BROOKE SCHUBERT INTRODUCING THE OPEN CATEGORY with Cassi Marie Coming Up 1.35pm Blue ü 1.30pm Amber King 1959 ü Wait and See ü 1.40pm Tahlia Matheson Cigarettes ü It’s a Cowboy Thing ü 1.50pm Andersonlane What You Can Do ü Amelia-Maize û 2.00pm Tane-Rua We Got The Space û
1.30pm - Open Category Blind (Original) ü 3.00pm Band Rehearsal 2.10pm Georgia Grace Knight Stuck in the Middle With You ü Back Home Again ü 2.20pm Amanda Faulkner Farmer’s Lullaby (Original) û I Won’t Be Coming to Your Wedding ü 2.30pm Jack Lorry Forget Me Not ü Jolene û 2.40pm Tayla Clavarino Diane ü Feeding the Fire ü 2.50pm Felicity Kircher Horses ü 2.00pm Performance 45 min Cassi Marie (2018 Open Category Winner) -2.45pm 2.45pm - JUDGE INTRODUCTION 3.00pm Blue ü 3.00pm Amber King 1959 ü Wait and See ü 3.10pm Tahlia Matheson Cigarettes ü It’s a Cowboy Thing ü 3.20pm Andersonlane What You Can Do ü Amelia-Maize û 3.30pm Tane-Rua We Got The Space û Ekka’s Country Music 3.00pm - Blind (Original) ü Showdown 4.30pm 3.40pm Georgia Grace Knight Open Category Stuck in the Middle With You ü Back Home Again ü 3.50pm Amanda Faulkner Farmer’s Lullaby (Original) û I Won’t Be Coming to Your Wedding ü 4.00pm Jack Lorry Forget Me Not ü Jolene û 4.10pm Tayla Clavarino Diane ü Feeding the Fire ü 4.20pm Felicity Kircher Horses ü 4.30pm - Judges Deliberation 4.45pm 4.50pm - Open Category Finalist Presentation 5.00pm
*Times are subject to change on the day of the Competition 6 | country music showdown performance guide open category prize list 1st Place n $1,500 cash prize from Ringers Western n Ekka Scholarship to The Academy (Tamworth - January 2020) n Recording Session with Taramalin Sound n Wildcard Entry to Open Muster Talent Search Semi-Finals 2019 (Gympie Music Muster, 23 & 24 August 2019 n Renee Brazel Photography Shoot Package n Yamaha A1R Acoustic/Electric Guitar courtesy of Riffs and Licks n BIGSOUND Rainbow Pass (3-6 September 2019) n 2 x 3 day VIP ticket and meet and greet at CMC Rocks n Guaranteed Paid Performance at Ekka 2020 n Guaranteed Paid Performance at Brisbane Racing Club Country Music Raceday (14 September 2019) n Guaranteed Performance at Hometown Fest (November 2019) n 3 Guaranteed Performances at Tamworth Country Music Festival 2020 2nd Place n Renee Brazel Photography Shoot Package n $150 Ringers Western Voucher n Guitar Brothers Gift Pack n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Adult Pass n BIGSOUND Rainbow Pass (3-6 September 2019) n Single Day Ticket to CMC Rocks 2020 3rd Place n $100 Ringers Western Voucher n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Adult Pass n BIGSOUND Rainbow Pass (3-6 September 2019) n Single Day Ticket to CMC Rocks 2020 Encouragement n Gympie Music Muster Single Day Adult Pass
7 | country music showdown performance guide Judges Dan Biddle – Chairman, Country Music Association of Australia Sydney based artist manager; Dan Biddle currently oversees the careers of some of Australia’s top country artists including The McClymonts, Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont, Adam Eckersley Band, and Fanny Lumsden. Dan currently holds the position of Chairman of the Country Music Association of Australia. In January 2014 he formed TCO Artists, an artist management and services company and his roster has produced five ARIA #1 country albums to date and received numerous awards. Johnno Keetels - PR & Media Manager, Universal Music Australia Johnno Keetels landed a full-time job with Triple M Brisbane in 2001 and worked in a variety of roles across the station before landing a role on-air. In 2011 he started a new role and a career change as the QLD Media Manager at Warner Music Australia. After working on media and marketing campaigns for artists like Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Illy, Grouplove and Michael Buble, Johnno was offered a new opportunity with the worlds’ largest record label, Universal Music Group. Johnno made the move to Universal Music Australia in 2013 and has since moved into a national role as PR & Media Manager for the iconic label. Jess Anderson – Founder & Director, Hometown Fest Jess Anderson is founder and director of Hometown Fest, a two-day music festival that will be launching at Brisbane Showgrounds in November 2019. Jess’s love of music stems from a trip she took with her dad in 2015, where she experienced her first ever CMA Fest in Nashville. She has been returning to Nashville every year since, drawing a lot of inspiration from a number of US festivals she has since attended for the Hometown Fest event. In addition to founding Hometown Fest, Jess is also the Managing Director of Music Tracks Travel, a travel agency specialising in music festival holiday packages and also known for their reviews of local concerts and rumoured tours. Alethea Beetson Alethea Beetson (kabi kabi + wiradjuri) is an artist and producer who has worked extensively with Indigenous communities across multiple art forms to inspire new works responding to societal issues, cultural heritage and colonisation. More recently she worked as the Indigenous Engagement Coordinator at the Queensland Museum and was the Curator of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program for Festival 2018 Brisbane. Her research explores the function of ritual, resistance and resurgence in the creative development Casey Barnes – Country Music Artist Golden Guitar Finalist Casey Barnes is making a monumental impression on the Australian country music scene. He’s had hits in Europe, recorded and toured in America, appeared in a top-rating TV show in Australia and performed alongside many international stars including Mariah Carey, Lady Antebellum and Bryan Adams. Casey is gearing up for an exciting and massive start to 2019 with his association with PBR continuing, this time internationally with performances locked in as part of the USA major event ‘Unleash The Beast Tour’. This will see Casey performing at arena events in Kansas City, Missouri and two events in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the first quarter of this year.
8 | country music showdown performance guide Host Brooke Schubert Brooke Schubert, from Moranbah in Central Queensland, is possibly one of Australia’s hardest working musicians, and her hard work is finally paying off. Brooke has performed relentlessly all over Australia, toured with Keith Urban, recorded in Nashville, released 3 EPs and has just performed on national TV to over four million people. The exposure not only allowed Brooke to show off her powerhouse country vocals, but gave people a chance to get to know Brooke and her story so far. Her influences range from Carrie Underwood to Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan toJason Aldean, and Brooke’s own brand of country music and performance sets her apart as the name to watch. Backing band Southwest Band This Brisbane band has spent numerous years touring and performing with the elite of Australia’s country music industry, including Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand, James Blundell, Beccy Cole, Troy Cassar-Daley and Keith Urban. Their wealth of experience ensures a professional entertainment experience every time. They are a four piece band consisting of Bass Guitar, Drums, Electric Guitar and Keyboard.
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Animals District & School Produce Entertainment Education showbags Royal Queensland Tastes K-15 Beef Cattle GND G-5 Exhibits GND H-14 7 LIVE Studios L1 H-14 Education on Show D-16 Triple M Showbag Pavilion D-8 Six Acres Restaurant K-14 Farriers & Blacksmiths* P-10 Welcome to Bowen Hills M-13 Canine presented by Cooking School presented Experience: Beef GND H-6 Fine Arts GND G-13 Woolworths Fresh Black Hawk N-11 by Spotlight K-15 Grain Chain GND F-14 Food & bars Fleece Display L1 H-12 Food Market I-15 Cats presented by Brisbane Airport Growing & Planting GND F-14 Atelier Brasserie M-14 Floristry D-16 Iron Jack Woodchop Bar C-11 Black Hawk Q-11 Community Stage L-14 Horse Breeds Expo L-4 Beerhaus L-13 Flower & Garden D-15 XXXX Stockmen’s Bar & Grill O-6 Cradle-a-Chick EkkaNITES supported by Innovation Hub GND F-14 Corporate Suite N-8 Green the Street E-17 presented by Australian Eggs GND G-6 RACQ LifeFlight Rescue L-8 The Journey of an Egg GND F-6 El Camino Cantina N-15 Heritage Bank Flower Crowns D-15 Retail Dairy Cattle L1 G-5 Heritage Bank Racing Pigs 0-5 Kids Get Cracking, Get Cooking Gourmet Plaza I-12 Heritage Exhibition L1 F-13 Dairy Goats L1 G-5 Multicultural Music Stage I-13 with Australian Eggs GND G-14 Iron Jack Cattleman’s Bar L-5 Ekka Emporium N-13 Painting & Drawing GND F-14 Fish G-14 Natural Fibres Fashion Parade Little Backyard Farmers D-15 Furphy Plaza Bar H-11 John Reid Pavilion M-12 Photography GND G-13 Horses L-8 presented by Channel Seven L1 G-14 Norco Milking Barn M-4 Kuhl-Cher Coffee M-14 MG Meeting Tree C-15 Queensland Poultry, Pigeons, Birds & Eggs G-5 Pinball Arcade P-7 RSPCA E-15 Paddock Bar K-13 GND = Ground Floor Government Precinct L1 H-12 RACQ Animal Nursery Q-12 RACQ Clubhouse K-12 Sheep Shearing M-4 Public Dining Room J-8 L1= Level One Quilts Across Queensland D-16 Sheep, Angoras & Alpacas L2 H-6 Venomous Snake Show N-15 Seqwater Water Zone GND G-14 Queensland Country L2 = Level 2 School Garden & Scarecrow D-15 XP eSports Showcase L1 E-13 Women's Association I-8 *Sheep Shearing Competition only Sculpture GND F-14, E-16 available Friday 16 and Saturday Exhibits/Displays XXXX Country Music Stage O-6 rides Royal Queensland Steakhouse Sheep Shearing Competition* P-10 17 August. Farriers & Blacksmiths Cookery GND G-13 Kids Carnival Q-15, R-14 & Bar presented by Woodchop & Sawing C-11 only available Friday 16 – Sunday 18 Creative Art and Craft GND F-14 Sideshow Alley E-10, G-7 AussieBeef.com.au L1 H-13 August.
information booths atm TRAIN STATION Beef Cattle horse flower & garden
toilets lockers charter BUS DROP OFF/PICK UP Dairy Cattle lambs quilts
female toilet first aid TAXI/ride share fleece breeds cats fine arts
male toilet mobile phone charging Gates poultry, pigeon, birds & eggs dogs P police station
disabled toilet LF lost & Found Bike racks goats fish
parents room KEEP KIDS SAFE PROGRAM water stations pigs WOODCHOP
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