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The Australian Songwriter

Issue 91, December 2012

First published 1979

The Magazine of The Australian Songwriters Association Inc. In this edition:

Chairman’s Message

Editor’s Message

2012 Australian Songwriting Contest Award Winners

ASA Sponsors Profiles

ASA Member Profile: Manfred Vijars

ASA Member Profile: Taylor Pfeiffer

New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Regional QLD: Melinda J Wells

New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Brisbane QLD: Hugh Brown

New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Newcastle NSW: Chris Whitington

Festivals Round Up

2012 In Memoriam

The Load Out

Official Sponsors of the 2012 Australian Songwriting Contest

About Us:

o Aims of the ASA o History of the Association o Contact Us o Patron o Life Members o Directors o Regional Co-Ordinators

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Chairman’s Message

I am writing this missive on the eve of the ASA’s annual National Songwriting Awards 2012. The date is Wednesday 12 December and to say I’m extremely excited would be a gross understatement. As we get closer to the evening itself, the extent of the amount of work that the Board does to put this occasion into place is evidenced by many sleepless nights and crowded days. The preparation for the event requires huge amounts of time and dedication, but the end result is always well worth it. Those of you who are attending this time around are in for a treat. It looks to be the biggest year ever for the ASA, with tickets now SOLD OUT. If you haven’t as yet experienced the night, I can only urge you to check out our website to have a look

at Awards past and plan on coming along next year. Please enjoy the ASA’s last e-mag for 2012, edited once again by our tireless Vice Chairman Alan Gilmour. Download it, and peruse it on your holidays. It is a great read. Happy Christmas to all our valued Members, and have a WILD New Year. Cheers, Denny Burgess Editor’s Message The 2012 National Songwriting Awards Night is now over and all of the winners from the 2012 Australian Songwriting Contest have been announced. Congratulations to them all. We will be featuring profiles on these winners in the magazine next year. The ASA is also expanding its Regional Co-Ordinator base and we are including profiles on three of our new Regional Co-Ordinators Chris Whitington, Melinda J Wells and Hugh Brown. We also feature ASA members Manfred Vijars and Taylor Pfeiffer. In the meantime the ASA team is off on a long overdue break. Seasons greetings from everyone at the ASA and we’ll see you again in the New Year. The Australian Songwriter welcomes written contributions from ASA members and readers of the magazine. If you have anything that you would like to say about yourself, other songwriters/musicians/artists/new releases or upcoming events, simply send your contribution via email to the Editor at alang@asai.org.au. Best Wishes, Alan Gilmour

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2012 Australian Songwriting Contest Award Winners

Andrew Winton (WA) 2012 Australian Songwriter of the Year

Melia Naughton and Nerida

Naughton (NSW) (below) 2012 Winners of The Rudy Brandsma Award for Songwriting Excellence

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Australia Category

Kathy Coleman (NSW) and Justin Linkins (VIC) 2012 Australia Category Joint Winners 1. Anzac Morning Justin Linkins VIC 1. Dunedoo Station Kathy Coleman NSW 3. Thomas Alfred Marshall Michael King & Gavin Marchall WA 4. In His Field Of Gold Jennifer Hannam WA 5. Dinky Di Aussie Phil Splitter VIC 5. I’m Almost Home Fiona Karamanlidis SA 7. Down Under In Australia Phil Splitter VIC 8. A Song Of Hope Jim Paterson SA 9. Home Gary Keady & John Vallins NSW 10. Red Dirt Wanderer Snez NSW Ballad Category

Jacques Mario Gentile &

Ricardo Hart (VIC) 2012 Ballad Category Winners

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1. My Hesitation Jacques Mario Gentile & Rick Hart VIC 2. He Still Remembers Kathy Coleman NSW 3. This Time Melia Naughton & Nerida Naughton NSW 4. You’re Everything Magdalena MacDonald VIC 5. Where The Willows Weep Glen Naylor VIC 6. Because I Loved You Susan Muranty, Ritchie Neville & Sven Tydeman NSW 7. Not My Island Rebecca Moore NSW 8. A Love Song Katie Hardyman NSW 9. Buccaneer Stuart Hall NSW 10. The Last Time Elisa Kate NSW

Contemporary Pop/ Dance Category Brian M Chapman 2012 Contemporary Pop/ Dance Category Winner

1. Highlights Brian M Chapman VIC 2. The Way It Was Jesse Marantz VIC 3. Lost In The Middle Sam Korn NT 4. A Love Song Katie Hardyman NSW 5. I Said It Was Alright But It’s Not OK Ailsinn Sharp QLD 6. She’s Comin Down Brad Gandy WA 7. Brand New Shoes Loren Kate Steenkamp SA 8. Over Matt Allen WA 9. It’s a PC 21st Century New Millennium Romantic Arrangement Andrew Horabin WA 10. Love This Life Danny Hooper SA

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Country Category John Greenwood & Jason Greenwood (VIC) 2012 Country Category Winners

1. I’m Missing You John Greenwood & Jason Greenwood VIC

2. Why Don’t You Meet Me Half Way Tahlia McGahey NSW 3. The Comfort Of A Stranger John Walsh & Mike Carr NSW 4. Roadtrippin Rhiannon Corby NSW 5. Reminisce Craig Morrison & Nichole Morrison NSW 6. Cold Wind Rising Danielle Karis NSW 7. Country Song Danny Hooper SA 8. 5.49 Melia Naughton & Nerida Naughton NSW 9. Give Me Time To Talk To Jesus Leo Taylor VIC 10. The Dark Horse Jim Paterson SA

Folk/ Acoustic Category

Andrew Winton (WA) 2012 Folk/Acoustic Category Winner

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1. Waiting Andrew Winton WA 2. Into His Arms Again Andrew Winton WA 3. Disappointed Andrew Winton WA 4. The Tide Rebecca Moore NSW 5. When This All Comes Down Andrew Winton WA 6. Christmas In A Cage Sharlene Rainford NSW 7. I Think It Means Something Andrew Winton WA 8. Faithful Robert Cini QLD 9. Travelled For Miles Loren Kate Steenkamp SA 10. How Love Can Feel Karen Guymer VIC 10. I Can’t Unlove You Susan Muranty, Ritchie Neville & Sven Tydeman NSW

Instrumental Category

Andrew Winton (WA) 2012 Instrumental Category Winner

1. Mr Dudley Andrew Winton WA 2. One Eyed Cat Mark Tinson NSW 3. Reef Madness Mark Tinson NSW 4. Bunny Run Through An Easter Tunnell Manjia Luo NSW 5. The Storm Mark Tinson NSW 6. Daddy’s Daughter Katie Hardyman NSW 7. Flight Of The Albatross Fiona Joy Hawkins NSW 8. The Dark Road (Part 2) John Trager & Michael Zammit VIC 9. Storm Allan Pan VIC 10. The Stumble Mark Tinson NSW

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International Category

Debra M Gussin and Stacy Hogan (USA) Winners of the 2012 International Category 1. Do U Miss The Heat Debra M Gussin & Stacy Hogan Cal USA 2. In Love With Fallin’ In Love Susan Hewitt & Andrew Basquille Armagh IRE 3. Walk Away Susan Hewitt & Debra Farris Armagh IRE 4. Bird On A Powerline Eric Erdman Alab USA 5. Love Won’t Let You Down Michael McGee Penn USA 6. Is That You Debra M Gussin Cal USA 7. If Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right Eric Erdman Alab USA 8. The Devil Wants Another Dance Mark Keller Cal USA 9. Like There’s No Tomorrow Michael McGee Penn USA 10. You Don’t Look Good In Lies Michael McGee Penn USA

Lyrics Category James Cunnick (VIC) 2012 Lyrics Category Winner

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1. Incomplete James Cunnack VIC 2. Walking Through Life Together Joe Ciangura VIC 3. That’s How You Do Lonesome Vanessa Selwyn NSW 4. We Both Want To Be Right (About Who Was Wrong) Steve Montgomery NSW 5. Never Went Away Paul Dillon NSW 6. People Like Us Steve Montgomery NSW 7. Meandering Cill Van Der Velden NSW 8. Hell’s Gate Roman Sapkota NSW 8. No Time To Weep Denise Silk SING 10. Memories Of You Steve Montgomery NSW

Open Category

The Bostocks (Sara Austin, Rob Bostock & Rachael Bostock (QLD) 2012 Open Category Winners

1. Another Lifetime The Bostocks QLD 2. Building Bridges Karen Guymer VIC 3. Rainbow Song Snez NSW 4. Moving On Willie McCracken NSW 5. Taking The Long Way Home Christopher Pye QLD 6. Back In Town Paul Owen, Sabrina Alison & Roger Corbett NSW 7. Simple Sum Danielle Karis NSW 8. This Is The Way I Feel Stacy Tierney NSW 9. The Way It Was Jesse Marantz VIC 10. When I Fall Steve Lymburn VIC

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Rock/Indie Category

Kerryann McKittrick (NSW) 2012 Rock/Indie Category Winner

1. Little Joy KerryAnn McKittrick NSW 2. Time On Your Clock Brad Gandy WA 3. Too High Andrew Winton WA 4. Pleasure And The Pain Sam Korn NT 5. Clarity Peta Evans-Taylor NSW 6. Sunny Daze Diana Clark VIC 7. Been Down Danny Hooper SA 8. Happy Andrew Winton WA 9. The Way It Was Jesse Marantz VIC 10. Rock Man Graham Hull QLD

Songs For Children Category

Greg J Bryant (SA) 2012 Songs For Children Category Winner

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1. The Caterpillar Song Greg J Bryant SA 2. Father’s Day John Littrich, Neil McCann

& Paul McGee NSW 3. Freeze Stacy Tierney NSW 4. Don’t Misbehave Elizabeth Cornwall & Nick Howard NSW 5. Down On The Farm Rhonnie Tant & Darrell Beasant QLD 6. Coo-ee Kathy Prosser NSW 7. The Happy People Song Leo Kahans VIC 8. Here We Go Round Tonight David Harrison WA 9. Say G’Day Phil Splitter VIC 10. You Gotta Make It Happen Elizabeth Cornwall & Nick Howard NSW Spiritual Category

Andre Leong (WA) 2012 Spiritual Category Winner

1. My Prayer Andre Leong WA 2. Free At Last Jacques Mario Gentile VIC 3. Looking For You Lola Brinton NSW 4. When He Comes Jacques Mario Gentile VIC 5. Compassion Dexter Moore NSW 6. Fallen Angel Elisa Kate NSW 7. Little Joy KerryAnn McKittrick NSW 8. My Secret Hiding Space Andre Leong WA 9. The Lord’s Lost Sheep Robert Imeson NSW 10. Five Thousand People John Littrich, Neil McCann

& Paul McGee NSW

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Frank Dixon (VIC) 2012 Youth Category Winner

1. Step Into The Dark Frank Dixon VIC 2. Summertime Kaitlyn Thomas VIC 3. I Wish Kaitlyn Thomas VIC 4. The High Life Kim Garmaroff NSW 5. Come Home Jena Marino & David Fornaro VIC 6. Got Me Saying Madeline Perrone VIC 7. Remember Elizabeth Cornwall & Nick Howard NSW 8. I Love My Style Taylor Pfeiffer SA 9. Born To Die Kelly Griffith NSW 9. Gotta Move On Jourdain Wongtrakun VIC Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who entered this year’s Australian Songwriting Contest. It was another great Contest which has once again demonstrated the strength of Australian independent music and songwriting. We have had many wonderful entries this year but unfortunately not every entry can make it through to the Finals Judging. Many great songs did not quite make it to the Finals list but were highly praised by the Judges. The 2013 Australian Songwriting Contest will be announced in the New Year and we hope to be able to listen to and judge a new round of wonderful entries from you all.

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ASA Member Profile: Manfred Vijars

I wanted to be a rock god when I was about 14. So armed with a new guitar I went for my first lesson. My tutor never struck a left-hander before so we both agonised through that first lesson. I rocked up for my second lesson and while waiting outside I could hear my tutor talking with another person. I heard a quite few disparaging remarks about the new "Left-handed" student, so I promptly left. I should have sacked the tutor and found another. I started writing Bush poetry about 6 - 7 years ago. Found that I enjoyed it so started writing poetry in earnest. I write predominantly in rhyme and meter. I have dabbled in 'free' verse but the challenge is definitely in rhyme and meter. Much of my works are about the 'social condition' and Aussie history.

Around the same time, I picked up the guitar (again). So, moved to give it another go and armed with a new guitar, attitude and a new tutor I found the process far less daunting, and continue to enjoy the learning journey. Fortune has smiled on my writing as I have picked up a few awards along the way, not only for writing but also performing my original works. There are many festivals around the country where Poet's Breakfasts are held so opportunities for performance abound. Writing lyrics is very different to writing poetry. In poetry we have the luxury of being verbose, not so in lyrics. There is a constant need to eliminate redundancy and to choose the words carefully so the phrases flow. My dictionary and thesaurus are my best friends through this process - not to find fancy words that no-one has heard before, but to find better ways of expression. Poets and lyricists have a wonderful and rich palette of language to choose from. The process of applying language is a real adventure. ASA: Where do your lyrics ideas come from and how do you turn them into bush poetry? Manfred: Life seems to be a pretty random dealer, much the same with the Muses and their distribution of inspiration.

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There are all sorts of ideas that flash past in a day but if one sticks then my process is to write that idea down (record it). I then hit the computer and create a text file with the 'title' being the file name. A process that I call 'brain-dumping' then follows where anything that I can think of relating to the topic is recorded and saved. The first stanza usually manifests itself out of what’s written – this is also the template for the rest of the story. I don’t throw anything away. Sometimes, a phrase from an abandoned piece is better applied in another poem or lyric. There is also the agonising over whether the subject is best suited to a lyric or a poem. Writing lyrics is very different from writing poetry. In poetry, one can afford to be verbose and embellish, whereas a lyric needs to be distilled or sometimes ‘dumbed-down’. ASA: How in your view does your bush poetry differ from other forms of poetry?

Manfred: Bush poetry is telling stories in rhyme and metre - and not necessarily about the bush, campfires or dying stockmen. Australians have been entertaining each other with this form ever since we landed here. Contemporary issues predominate and are generously laced with satire, irony and humour. All topics are fair game and are fairly easy to turn into ballads. There are many verse forms of 'rhyme-n-meter' poetry, Villanelles, Ballades, Sestinas, Cinquains, Pantoums,

Limericks, and Sonnets etc. ‘Free’ verse is verse without rhyme-n-meter. Bush poetry tends to be written predominantly in iambic metre with good helpings of anapaest and mixed metre. Rhyming schemes are many and varied and are also used with great effect. All literary tools are available to the Bush Poet, metaphor, simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia etc. Appropriate use (not overuse) of Rich Language makes a piece shine. I have written in 'free-verse' (non-rhyming) form but my preference is rhyme-n-metre. ASA: In the tradition of bush poetry who is your favourite poet? Manfred: Henry Lawson all the way. ASA: Good answer!

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ASA Member Profile: Taylor Pfeiffer- The Banjo Girl

Thirteen year old Taylor Pfeiffer, known around Australia as “The Banjo Girl”, has been entertaining audiences since she was five years old. Taylor, from South Australia, loves to sing, yodel, write songs and accompany herself on her 5-String Banjo.

At the age of seven, Taylor was inspired to play the banjo after hearing the 1960’s Australian TV theme song “Skippy the Bush Kangaroo”. “I am very thankful to the show Skippy and Eric Jupp for writing the beautiful banjo song. Skippy was my inspiration to play banjo and start my love for Country and

Bluegrass music” Taylor said. “When I was eleven, I wrote my first song “I Love my style” about my love for the Banjo, Country and Bluegrass music.”

Taylor is a regular performer at Bluegrass and Country Music Clubs and Festivals around Australia. She has performed on stage with Bill and Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, The Davidson Brothers, Carter and Carter, Amber Lawrence, Andrew Clermont, Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters, and other great musicians. Taylor has also supported Canadian fiddle player April Verch at April’s show in Auburn SA.

She is a Graduate of the prestigious 2011 and 2012 CMAA Australian Academy of Country Music – Junior Course in Tamworth NSW. Taylor, who was dubbed “The Banjo Girl” at the 2011 Tamworth Country Music Festival is a regular performer each year at the January Festival. “I love every part of the Tamworth Festival…the shows, the busking and meeting lots of nice people. I was a guest artist at seventeen shows this year in Tamworth and I loved every minute of it”

Taylor began yodelling at ten years old after her Pa encouraged her to sing Shirley Thoms and Tex Morton songs. “Taylor must be amongst the Worlds best yodellers in the world for her age” taken from the Gawler Country Music Magazine Oct 2012. In August this year, Taylor wrote her first yodelling song “Banjo Pickin’ Cowgirl”. She has performed her new song at recent shows with great reviews.

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“My Pa loves traditional Country music. My Pa came from a droving family where they would use horse and buggies to move sheep throughout the Mid North of South Australia. They would always listen to Country Music” Taylor said.

Taylor is also a budding songwriter who already has awards to her name. Taylor won 3rd Place in the ACMF National Songwriters Competition and was a Finalist in the Tamworth Songwriters Awards and Music Oz Awards. She has just won the 2012 ASME Young Composers Awards (18 Years and Under Section) and achieved a Top 10 placing in the Youth Category of the 2012 Australian Songwriting Contest.

Taylor has been awarded a 2013 School Music Scholarship to further her musical studies and is looking forward to learning more about composition. Besides Banjo, Taylor also plays drums and has been taking regular lessons since she was 6 years old.

She is proudly sponsored by Bellbird Banjos and plays their Raintree model. “I love my Raintree Bellbird Banjo. It sounds amazing. It has that great bluegrass banjo sound. I just want to keep on playing it!” Taylor likes to play “Scruggs Style Banjo”

Taylor is excited to be booked for 2013 shows in NSW, WA, VIC and SA. Please check Taylor’s website for upcoming shows & news www.thebanjogirl.com.au.

And what are Taylor’s plans for the future?

“My dream is to be a successful banjo player, singer and songwriter. One day I would love to have my own shows and tour Australia and America. I would also like to be a banjo session player, play on tours for

artists and play on artists CDs. In my spare time I would like to teach banjo. Something I would love to do in the near future is to write an instrumental. I’m a big fan of Earl Scruggs. He’s a banjo legend! All the instrumentals that he has written are unbelievable. My favourite song to play is Foggy Mountain Breakdown. I hope that one day I have written a famous piece like Foggy or Duelling Banjos. I love every part of music and would love music to be my career, my dream job.”

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New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Rural and Regional Queensland: Melinda J Wells

The new ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Rural and Regional Queensland, Melinda J

Wells is based in Dalby, Queensland. Her main region is the Western Downs, however her area of work extends up to the Central West of Queensland where she plans to take the ASA Wax Lyrical (open-mic) events on tour in the future. This is a huge geographic area to cover but Melinda is certainly up to the job. Born in Dalby, Melinda began her career on the stage at age 3 and has kept her passion and love of the creative and performing arts throughout her life and has made it her professional career. Having returned to reside in Dalby in mid-2011, Melinda is establishing herself as an advocate for musicians and songwriters, singers and dancers in the Western Downs, Maranoa, Murweh and Central West. Melinda’s experience spans many diverse areas of the music industry across Queensland as well as the film and television scene in Brisbane. Melinda has toured professionally as an artist, released two independent CDs and has been teaching her art form for more than six years. Melinda is determined to create a thriving music business in Rural Queensland to support artists who wish to make a career in the performing arts.

We’ll have more information on dates and times for Melinda’s Wax Lyrical events in the New Year.

Melinda can be contacted at melindajw@asai.org.au or on 0408 938 030

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New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Brisbane QLD: Hugh Brown New Brisbane ASA Regional Co-Ordinator Hugh Brown will commence Wax Lyrical open-mic nights at the Alhambra Lounge in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in the New Year. Hugh has a diverse range of experiences in the music and creative arts industries as a performer, teacher, University lecture, tutor and author. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Double Journalism) degree from the University of Queensland and a PhD (Impact of Interactive Media on Digital Music Business) from Queensland University of Technology. Hugh is currently employed by the JMC Academy as Head of Department, Entertainment Business Management. If you are interested in reading about the music business, check out Hugh’s work:

• Brown, Hugh (forthcoming)- Valuing Independence: Esteem Value and its Role in the Independent Music Scene. Popular Music and Society

• Brown, Hugh (2012)- Online Music Cultures In A Brown (ed) 21st Century

Musicianship. Brisbane Cambridge Scholars Press.

• Brown, Hugh (2010)- Musowiki.net- Notes On The Creation Of An Online Music Cpommunity facility. International Journal of Community Music 3 (2): 279-292.

• Brown, Hugh (2009)- Awash In A Sea Of Possibilities: Anchoring a 21st

Century Music Business in Mackinlay, Elizabeth, Bartleet, Brydie- Leigh and Barney, Katelyn (eds) Musical Islands Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press.

We’ll have more information on dates and times for Hugh’s Wax Lyrical events in the New Year Hugh can be contacted at hughb@asai.org.au or on 0409 622 395.

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New ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Newcastle NSW: Chris Whitington Chris Whitington has recently been appointed as the ASA Regional Co-Ordinator for Newcastle and the NSW Central Coast and will be starting the ASA’s Wax Lyrical (open-mic) events in Newcastle in 2013. The events will be held at The Great Northern Hotel at 83 - 89 Scott Street, Newcastle on the third Thursday of each month, from 7:30pm to 10.00pm, starting in February 2013.

“Wax Lyrical Newcastle will add a new dimension to a thriving original live music scene in Newcastle. This is a fantastic opportunity for local musicians to showcase their talents at one of Newcastle’s

premier original live music venues,” Chris said.

As a high school English teacher and an active community organiser, Chris will be working with musicians across the community, in schools, TAFE and University to provide opportunities for songwriters, singers and musicians to develop their skills at a top venue.

Chris has been active in performance art for many years since the early years of Poetry at the Pub in Newcastle in the late 80s. Since moving to Perth in the 1990s, he has performed in and helped organise community events like Walking on Water and Art in Communication; he has performed at the Fringe Festival of Perth and exhibited at PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts) over the years.

“Chris’ enthusiasm, knowledge and experience will be a valuable asset to the ASA’s Wax Lyrical and we welcome him to his role as the Regional Coordinator for Newcastle and the Central Coast,” commented Ben Patis, ASA Director and Manager of Regional Co-Ordinators.

ASA Members wishing to perform at the Great Northern Hotel Wax Lyrical Newcastle should contact Chris Whitington on chrisw@asai.org.au or phone 0409 885 259.

Upcoming dates for 2013 are: 21 February 2013 21 March 2013 18 April 2013 16 May 2013 20 June 2013

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Festivals Roundup

14 December 2012 Festival Of The Sun Port Macquarie NSW 26 December 2012 BreakFest Belvoir A’theatre Perth WA 27 December 2012 Woodford Folk Festival Woodford QLD 28 December 2012 Falls Music & Arts Festival Lorne VIC 29 December 2012 Peats Ridge Festival Glenworth Valley NSW 29 December 2012 Pyramid Rock Festival Phillip Island VIC 29 December 2012 Falls Music & Art Festival Marion Bay TAS 31 December 2012 Origin NYE Belvoir Amphitheatre WA 31 December 2012 Harbour Party Luna Park Sydney NSW 1 January 2013 Red Hill Music Festival Red Hill Showgrounds VIC 1 January 2013 Summadayze – Melbourne Myer Music Bowl Melb VIC 1 January 2013 Future Music – Adelaide Ellis Park Adelaide SA 1 January 2013 Future Music – Brisbane Doomben Racecourse QLD 1 January 2013 Heatwave – Perth Perth WA 1 January 2013 Raggamuffin – Perth TBA 1 January 2013 Raggamuffin – Melbourne Myer Music Bowl Melb VIC 1 January 2013 Dig It Up – Brisbane The Tivoli Brisbane QLD 1 January 2013 Heatwave – Brisbane Brisbane Ent. Centre QLD 1 January 2013 Raggamuffin – Brisbane Riverstage Brisbane QLD 1 January 2013 Ripe Noosa Heads QLD 1 January 2013 Wauchope Country Music Fest. Wauchope NSW 1 January 2013 Heatwave – Canberra Epic Arena Canberra ACT 1 January 2013 Let Them Eat Cake Werribee Park VIC 3 January 2013 Gulgong Folk Festival Gulgong, NSW 4 January 2013 Southbound Festival Busselton WA 5 January 2013 Sydney Festival Various Sydney NSW 6 January 2013 Summadayze – Perth Perth WA 9 January 2013 Parkes Elvis Festival Parkes, NSW 11 January 2013 Cygnet Folk Festival Cygnet TAS 17 January 2013 Thredbo Blues Festival Thredbo NSW 17 January 2013 Illawarra Folk Festival Bulli Wollongong NSW 18 January 2013 Tamworth Country Music Fest. Tamworth NSW 18 January 2013 Big Day Out – Sydney Sydney Showground NSW 19 January 2013 Sugar Mountain Melbourne VIC

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20 January 2013 Big Day Out - Gold Coast Gold Coast QLD 24 January 2013 Rainbow Serpent Festival Beaufort VIC 25 January 2013 Tunarama Festival Port Lincoln Foreshore SA 25 January 2013 Big Day Out – Adelaide Wayville SA 26 January 2013 Share The Spirit Indig. Music Treasury Gardens VIC 26 January 2013 Big Day Out – Melbourne Flemington Racecourse VIC 28 January 2013 Big Day Out – Perth Claremont Showgrounds WA 1 February 2013 South American Festival Bondi Beach NSW 1 February 2013 Laneway Festival – Brisbane Fortitude Valley QLD 1 February 2013 Fuse Festival Adelaide SA 8 February 2013 Laneway Festival – Adelaide Fowlers Live Adelaide SA 8 February 2013 Perth Festival Perth WA 9 February 2013 Laneway Festival – Perth Perth Cultural Centre WA 15 February 2013 Riverboats Music Festival Echuca-Moama VIC 15 February 2013 Earth Frequency Festival South East QLD 16 February 2013 I'll Be Your Mirror Melbourne Altona VIC 22 February 2013 Bleach Festival Various 22 February 2013 Cool Summer Festival Mt Hotham VIC 22 February 2013 Frances Folk Gathering Frances, SA 23 February 2013 Soundwave – Brisbane Brisbane, QLD 23 February 2013 Pako Festa Geelong, Vic 23 February 2013 Tumbafest Tumbarumba NSW 24 February 2013 Soundwave – Sydney Sydney NSW 1 March 2013 Soundwave – Melbourne Melbourne VIC 1 March 2013 Nannup Music Festival Nannup WA 1 March 2013 Push Over Festival Abbotsford Convent VIC 1 March 2013 Future Music – Melbourne Flemington Racecourse VIC 1 March 2013 Golden Plains Meredith VIC 1 March 2013 Breath Of Life Festival Launceston TAS 1 March 2013 Adelaide Festival Adelaide SA 1 March 2013 Forth Valley Blues Festival Forth TAS 1 March 2013 Mossvale Music Festival Mossvale Park VIC 2 March 2013 Soundwave – Adelaide Adelaide SA 4 March 2013 Soundwave – Perth Perth WA 8 March 2013 Moomba Festival Melbourne VIC 8 March 2013 Port Fairy Folk Festival Port Fairy VIC

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2012 In Memoriam Australians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are advised that this article contains pictures of deceased persons. Jimmy Little

James Oswald "Jimmy" Little AO (1 March 1937 – 2 April 2012) was an Australian indigenous singer, songwriter, musician, actor and teacher. From 1951 he had a career as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, which spanned six decades. For many years he was the main Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene. His gospel song Royal Telephone (1963) sold over 75,000 copies and his most popular

album Messenger peaked at No. 26 in 1999 on the ARIA Albums Chart. In 1956, Little signed with Regal Zonophone Records and released a series of singles. In October 1963, after 17 singles, Little issued his biggest hit with the gospel song Royal Telephone. In November 1963 it peaked at No. 1 in Sydney and No. 3 in Melbourne. In 1992 Jimmy was inducted into Tamworth's Country Music Roll of Renown the highest honour an Australian country music artist can achieve. In 1999 Little was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and won an ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. On Australia Day 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. Robin Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice and older brother Barry. Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the family later moved to Manchester before settling in Brisbane, Australia. Gibb began his career as part of the family trio The Bee Gees. Traditionally, Robin's original role in the Bee Gees was a backup singer, but from 1967 his role was a lead singer, a role for which he vied with Barry during the group's first period of British success in the late 1960s. Robin sang lead vocals on tracks such as New York Mining

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Disaster 1941, Massachusetts, I've Gotta Get a Message to You and I Started a Joke. However, the rivalry with Barry eventually prompted Robin to leave the group and begin a solo career after his song Lamplight was relegated to the B-side of Barry's song First of May. In his solo career, Gibb was initially successful with a number 2 UK hit Saved by the Bell which sold over one million copies and received a gold disc. Robin eventually rejoined the Bee Gees and remained a member until the death of Maurice following which the group effectively disbanded its stellar career in which it became one of the most successful pop groups of all time selling over 200 million records. Greg Ham

Gregory Norman "Greg" Ham (27 September 1953 – 19 April 2012) was an Australian songwriter, actor and saxophone player known for playing multiple instruments in the 1980s band Men at Work. In 1972, Ham met and befriended Colin Hay via mutual friend Kym Gyngell and, in 1979, joined the original lineup of Men at Work with Hay, Ron Strykert and Jerry Speiser. Ham and Hay formed the core of the band from 1979 until 1985 when Ham left, with the band disbanding shortly afterward. As a multi-instrumentalist, Ham played saxophone, keyboards, flute and harmonica for the group as well as performing vocals. He performed the saxophone solo in the song Who Can It Be Now? and improvised the flute riff in the song Down Under.

In 2009, music publisher Larrikin sued Men at Work and their record label EMI for plagiarism, alleging that the flute riff in Down Under was copied from the 1934 nursery rhyme Kookaburra to which they owned the publishing rights. The Federal Court of Australia ruled that Down Under did infringe the copyright of Kookaburra and awarded Larrikin 5% of the song's royalties backdated to 2002. Several appeals by EMI and Men at Work were unsuccessful. In an interview with The Age newspaper, Ham said that he was deeply affected by the judgment and felt it had tarnished his reputation, saying: "I'm terribly disappointed that that's the way I'm going to be remembered—for copying something."

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Darryl Cotton

Darryl Grant Cotton (4 September 1949 – 27 July 2012) was an Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor. He was a founding member of Australian rock group Zoot in 1965, with Beeb Birtles and were later joined by Rick Brewer and Rick Springfield. As a solo artist Cotton released the albums, Best Seat in the House (1980), It's Rock 'n' Good Fun (1984) and Let the Children Sing (1994). In April 1980 his biggest solo hit, Same Old Girl which was co-written by Cotton, peaked at No. 6 on the Australian Singles Chart. He acted in the TV soap opera The Young Doctors (1979), and on stage as Joseph in the theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (1983).

He presented TV shows, Summer Rock (1979 and 1980) and The Early Bird Show (1985 to 1989). In 1996 he formed Burns Cotton & Morris with fellow 1960s pop singers, Ronnie Burns and Russell Morris. In 2000 Burns retired from the trio and, with Jim Keays they became Cotton Keays & Morris. In May 2012, Cotton was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on 27 July 2012, aged 62. Clive Shakespeare

Clive Richard Shakespeare (3 June 1949 – 15 February 2012) was an English-born Australian pop guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was a co-founder of pop, rock group Sherbet which had commercial success in the 1970s including their number-one single, Summer Love in 1975. The majority of Sherbet's original songs were co-written by Shakespeare with fellow band member Garth Porter. Other Sherbet singles co-written by Shakespeare include Cassandra (peaked at number nine in 1973), Slipstream and Silvery Moon (both reached number five in 1974). In January 1976 Shakespeare left the band citing dissatisfaction with touring, pressures of writing and concerns over the group's finances. Shakespeare has produced albums for other artists including Post by Paul Kelly in 1985. Farewell to all of these songwriters.

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The Load Out With a Festive theme in mind, The Load Out this month wishes to say Merry Christmas to you in as many different languages as we can.

Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden Arabic: Milad Majid Argentine: Feliz Navidad Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce

Bosnian: (BOSANSKI) Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina Brazilian: Feliz Natal Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou! Chile: Feliz Navidad Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun Chinese: (Mandarin) Sheng Dan Kuai Le Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth Corsian: Pace e salute Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi Croatian: Sretan Bozic Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok Danish: Glædelig Jul Duri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast English: Merry Christmas Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo! Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Ethiopian: (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal Faeroese: Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar! Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad Finnish: Hyvaa joulua Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar French: Joyeux Noel Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! Galician: Bo Nada Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! German: Fröhliche Weihnachten Greek: Kala Christouyenna! Haiti: (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'cho o Rish D'Shato Brichto Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara! Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova Hindi: Shub Naya Baras (good New Year not Merry Christmas)

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Hungarian: Boldog Karácsonyt Icelandic: Gledileg Jol Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto Jiberish: Mithag Crithagsigathmithags Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha Kurdish: Serî sallî nwê pîroz Lao: souksan van Christmas Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum! Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu

Jauno Gadu! Lausitzian:Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto Lettish: Priecigus Ziemassvetkus Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar Luxembourgish: Schèine Chreschtdaag an e gudde Rutsch Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa Maori: Meri Kirihimete Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado Papiamento: Bon Pasco Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr! Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo Philippines: Maligayang Pasko! Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie Portuguese:Feliz Natal Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn Romanche: (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn! Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele or Craciun fericit Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom Sami: Buorrit Juovllat Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou Scots Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh Serbian: Hristos se rodi. Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok Slovene: Vesele Bozicne Praznike Srecno Novo Leto or Vesel Bozic in srecno Novo leto Spanish: Feliz Navidad Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År Tagalog: Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon Tamil: (Tamizh) Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal (good New Year not Merry Christmas) Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun Ukrainian: Z Rizdvom Khrystovym or S rozhdestvom Kristovym Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho (good New Year not Merry Christmas) Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh Welsh: Nadolig Llawen Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! Zulu: UKhisimusi omuhle

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Official Sponsors of the 2012 Australian Songwriting Contest The ASA would like to acknowledge the assistance of all of its sponsors for supporting us in our activities throughout the year. The ASA is a not-for-profit association and could not undertake its activities without the assistance of its valued sponsors. The ASA would like to thank the many sponsors who help make the Australian Songwriting Contest such a great success. Particular thanks should be given to APRA/AMCOS who provide the major prize of $3,000 to the Songwriter Of The Year and also support the ASA in its other activities during the course of the year. We would encourage ASA Members to use the services of our sponsors wherever possible.

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About Us The Australian Songwriters Association Inc. is a national, not-for-profit, member organisation dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art, by providing avenues for encouragement and education of developing Australian songwriters, and recognition and promotion of our accomplished members. Aims of the Association

To celebrate the art of songwriting;

To assist and encourage developing Australian songwriters;

To provide information and general advice to members;

To create performance opportunities for members;

To aid the professional development of members;

To enable members to meet and/or exchange ideas and information

To facilitate member transition into the established music industry;

To facilitate delivery of member services at a National, State and Regional level;

To salute our best songwriters at major industry events such as our National Awards Night.

History of the ASA The Association was founded in Melbourne in 1979 by businessman Tom Louch and recording engineer Rudy Brandsma, who saw the need for an organisation that would bring Australian songwriters together. Today the Association has a vibrant membership Australia-wide and enjoys an established and respected role within the music industry. The ASA’s membership is diverse and embraces and explores all genres of music. Contact Us Mail: Locked Bag 18/178 Newtown NSW 2042 Australia Phone/Fax: (02) 9516 4960 Email: asanationaloffice@asai.org.au Website: www.asai.org.au

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/asamusicians Youtube: www.youtube.com/austsongwriters Patron: Glenn A Baker Life Members: Marie Murphy Alex Bialocki Colleen Zulian Brian Henderson Ward Kieran Roberts Directors: Denny Burgess Chairman Alan Gilmour Vice Chairman, Financial Officer and Editor of the ASA’s

eMagazine The Australian Songwriter Clare Burgess Director and Secretary Ben Patis Director and Manager of Regional Co-Ordinators Regional Co-Ordinators Trevor Shard Melbourne Vic trevors@asai.org.au Pete Sheen Ballarat Vic petes@asai.org.au Matt Sertori Hobart TAS matts@asai.org.au Mark Ellis Sydney NSW marke@asai.org.au Chris Whitington Newcastle NSW chrisw@asai.org.au Mike Cardy Perth WA mikec@asai.org.au

Melinda J Wells Rural & Regional QLD melindajw@asai.org.au Hugh Brown Brisbane QLD hughb@asai.org.au Details of Wax Lyrical (Open Mic.) nights run by our Regional Co-Ordinators can be found on the ASA website. This publication is © 2012 by The Australian Songwriters Association Inc.

ABN 12 140 838 710 and may not be re-used without permission. The views

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