On the eve of the final day of the Toyota Tamworth Country Music Festival, an exciting event occurs concurrently with the live music taking over venues across the city: the Golden Guitar Awards.
This year’s award ceremony hosted by Tania Kernaghan and Jason Owen saw James Johnston, The Wolfe Brothers, Travis Collins and the duos of Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham and Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley receive the most nominations.
Sean Hanley (Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations at Toyota Australia, the Golden Guitars’ presenting partner) said upon the Golden Guitars nominations announcement last month: “The Toyota Golden Guitar Awards showcases the very best in country music and we’re looking forward to seeing who takes home the awards in January. We wish all nominees the best of luck for this much anticipated, highlighted event.”
Australian country music’s night of nights presented live performances from the nominated artists mentioned above; Troy Cassar-Daley performed a new song for the first time, Luke O’Shea paid tribute to the late Joy McKean, recipient of the first Golden Guitar Award in 1973, while the likes of Max Jackson, The Pleasures and Fanny Lumsden also took to the stage.
Between performances were the awards, where The Wolfe Brothers won three awards – Album of the Year (for Livin’ The Dream), Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year, and Vocal Collaboration of the Year (for Runnin’ The Country with Travis Collins) alongside fellow three-time award winner Brad Cox, who won Contemporary Country Album of the Year (for Acres, with producer Brandon Hood receiving a nod too), Male Artist of the Year and Top-Selling Album of the Year (Acres).
Elsewhere, Kaylee Bell won the Female Artist of the Year award, while Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham won Traditional Country Album of the Year (Birdsong), Max Jackson was crowned New Talent of the Year, and Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham’s Size Up was named Song (and Single) of the Year.
You can view the complete list of winners from the 2024 Golden Guitar Awards below.
2024 Golden Guitar Awards Winners
2024 TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR - LIVIN’ THE DREAM
The Wolfe Brothers | Producers: Rod McCormack, Nick Wolfe, Matt Fell, Johnny Gasparic
Alt-Country Album of the Year: HEY DAWN
Fanny Lumsden | Producers: Matt Fell, Fanny Lumsden
Contemporary Country Album of the Year: ACRES
Brad Cox | Producer: Brandon Hood
Traditional Country Album of the Year: BIRDSONG
Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham | Producers: Felicity Urquhart, Josh Cunningham,
Matt Fell
Male Artist of the Year: BRAD COX
Female Artist of the Year: KAYLEE BELL
Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year: THE WOLFE BROTHERS
Vocal Collaboration of the Year: RUNNIN’ THE COUNTRY
Travis Collins & The Wolfe Brothers
Bush Ballad of the Year: DUST KIDS
SToReR | Songwriters: Sara Storer, Greg Storer
Heritage Song of the Year: 1861
Duncan Toombs | Songwriter: Duncan Toombs
Instrumental of the Year: GHOST TRAIN
Wicker Suite
Bluegrass Recording of the Year: OLD PICKUP LINE
Wicker Suite
New Talent of the Year: MAX JACKSON
Song of the Year: SIZE UP
Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham | Songwriter: Josh Cunningham
CMT Video of the Year: STEEL ON STEEL
Duncan Toombs | Director: Duncan Toombs, The Filmery
Single of the Year: SIZE UP
Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
Top Selling Album of the Year: ACRES
Brad Cox | Producer: Brandon Hood
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