Galston Country Music Festival 2004


Sunday 10th September, 2004 at Fagan Park

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 15th September 2004

(Rob Wilson was 'The Big Winner' on the day, taking out The 2004 Golden Saddle Award

to a great crowd response

Rob is presented with his award by Judy Stone at the Galston Country Music Festival 2004
He will feature on The 2005 Festival))

 

The Winner of the Cooper's Golden Saddle Award for 2004 is Rob Wilson from Abermain NSW. Rob, a very talented Singer/Songwriter was chosen by Judges when he performed with fellow Grand-Finalists Meggan Carswell and Peter Pratt.


The Highlight of the Grand-Finals this year was when Rob went missing after "hunger pains" got the best of him just before the award announcement. A Search party was sent out to the excitement of the Fans and finally Rob was located. At this stage he still had no idea that he was the Winner.


The Cooper's Golden Saddle Award celebrated it's eight year this year with wonderful performances from three of Australia's brightest young Independent Artists. Last year's Winner Mark Tempany returned and performed to a most enthusiastic Audience and this year's Special Guest Presenter Judy Stone, in her praise of all three Grand-Finalists told the Audience that the Australian Country Music Industry was indeed in good hands and how proud she was to Present the Award to Rob and the Runners-Up Awards to Meggan and Peter.


Rob will return to Fagan Park in September 2005 as a Special Guest and was presented with a cheque for $2,000, a beautiful handcrafted Golden Saddle Award and various other prizes.
The Rotary Club of Galston would like to thank Sponsors Cooper's Brewery, The Independent Country Music Bulletin, Captain Cook Cruises and Newmarket Saddlery for their support as well as Judges Tony Brentnall (Cooper's Brewery), Lester V Coombs (Captain Cook Cruises), Bob Howe (Shownet), Mary and Rita Schneider, Geoff Long (Galston Club) and Herm Kovac (Ramrod Recording Studios) for their support of the Awards
A final thanks, to our very special Guest Presenter, Judy Stone.
*** See you all next September ***

HELEN KAY
Director
Coopers Golden Saddle Award 2004
02 9651 1741
helenkay2@bigpond.com
The Galston Country Music Festival is an activity of the Rotary Club of Galston and all Proceeds aid the Cancer Patients Assistance Society of NSW and local Charities- PO Box 103 Galston NSW 2159
Tony & Vikki Page 02 9653 2483
FESTIVAL PATRON ­ FRANK IFIELD

The Galston Country Music Festival 200 was once again the Highlight of the year in the Hills when many thousands of excited Patrons witnessed yet again the incredible talents of the Grand finalists of the Coopers Golden Saddle Awards.


This very Prestigious Award is handed out each year to an outstanding Professional Independent Artist who has been chosen in the first place by Industry "Spotters" Australia wide. The Rotary Club of Galston had the unenviable task of choosing three Grand Finalists from an incredible line-up of Finalists this year. These three Grand Finalists were invited to come to Sydney last Sunday September 14, to perform two songs for Industry Judges, where one lucky winner was chosen.
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This year's Grand Finalists were

Meghan Carswell

Peter Pratt

and Rob Wilson

All three Grand Finalists demonstrated their incredible ability to the Fans, making the Judges job just about impossible. Three completely different styles and all just fantastic was definitely the decision of the Audience. The Judges decision was very close and while everyone waited for their decision, the Audience was treated to a wonderful performance from this years Special Guest Presenter Judy Stone. After much deliberation it was decided that this year's winner of the COOPERS GOLDEN SADDLE AWARD for 2004 is ­

Rob Wilson

Rob was presented with a prize package consisting of ­

*From Coopers Brewery a cheque for $600, a Certificate and a beautiful handcrafted Golden Saddle Award.
*From Gray Label Studios Recording Time.
*From the Independent Country Music Bulletin a Publicity Package.
*From the GALSTON COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL Rob will receive Promotion and an invitation to be a Special Guest in 2004.

Runners up each received courtesy of COOPER'S BREWERY an Appearance Fee of $150, a Certificate and a beautiful Golden Saddle Trophy. The Festival would also like to extend to both Meghan and Peter their heartfelt congratulations on being chosen from such an incredible line-up of Finalists this year and thank them for being part of our very special Festival. The Coopers Golden Saddle Award is of such a high standard now that it has become a most exciting and incredibly enjoyable event and one that no one wants to miss. The winner will also take his place with the growing list of winners attributed to the Galston Country Music Festival over the last seven years.

Thank you to our Judges-

Judges Tony Brentnall (Cooper's Brewery),

Lester V Coombs (Captain Cook Cruises),

Bob Howe (Shownet),

Mary and Rita Schneider,

Geoff Long (Galston Club)

and Herm Kovac (Ramrod Recording Studios)

A final thanks, to our very special Guest Presenter, Judy Stone
*** See you all next year ***

HELEN KAY
Director
Coopers Golden Saddle Award 2004
02 9651 1741
helenkay2@bigpond.com

The Galston Country Music Festival is an activity of the Rotary Club of Galston and all Proceeds aid the Cancer Patients Assistance Society of NSW and local Charities- PO Box 103 Galston NSW 2159
Tony & Vikki Page 02 9653 2483 or 0419 466 994 fax 02 9653 3330
FESTIVAL PATRON ­ FRANK IFIELD

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