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WELCOME TO NU COUNTRY TV
KACEY
JONES & BECKY HOBBS LIVE CONCERT
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country stars Kacey Jones and Becky Hobbs headline the Nu Country
TV concert from the Noise Bar, Brunswick, this Saturday - July
19 - at 8.30 p m on C 31.
The
duo won wide acclaim for the exclusive concert on Friday February
1 during their first Australian tour that began on the famous
Tamworth Train.
Our
Series #10 editor Sean Tierney and Timothy Cole filmed the
two stars at the historic venue in an episode hosted by Mid
Pacific Bob Olson.
Jones
and Hobbs were touring to promote their rich country catalogues
dating back to the eighties on a show that is repeated Thursday
- 9.30 am - and Saturday 4.30 am.
WIN KACEY CDS
Kacey
Jones has donated autographed copies of her acclaimed tribute
CD to the late, legendary Texan singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury
to Nu Country.
Nu
Country has featured the CD video clips San Francisco Mabel
Joy and Lie To Me Darlin’ featuring Texan
singer-songwriters Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Payne.
The
CD - to be released here this month - is one of many rewards
for viewers to become members or renew their much-appreciated
memberships.
Kacey
also autographed tee shirts and posters for Nu Country members.
CLICK
HERE for details on our membership page.
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RYAN
BINGHAM BREAKS WINTER TOUR DROUGHT
Ryan
Bingham |
Former
New Mexico and West Texas rodeo rider and latter day roots country
singer Ryan Bingham has broken the winter tour drought by international
artists.
Bingham, 26 and touring to promote his fourth CD Mescalito,
has been added to the Kasey Chambers-Shane Nicholson national
tour in August.
We hope to have a new Bingham video clip to promote his tour
on Nu Country TV, now broadcast three times a week on C 31 in
Victoria.
We'll also let you know if Bingham performs any solo concerts
on his tour.
CLICK
HERE for a Bingham feature from the Diary.
CLICK HERE for Bingham tour dates
in Tonkgirls Gig Guide.
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NU
COUNTRY TV NOW BI-WEEKLY ON C 31
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We
have more good more good tidings for country music fans.
The
premiere of Series #10 of Nu Country TV on C 31 in Victoria
on Saturday at 8.30 p m was so popular that the show is now
being repeated on Thursdays at 9.30 a m.
Highlights
include exclusive live footage of U.S. country stars Kacey
Jones and Becky Hobbs live at the Noise Bar in Brunswick.
This
week it's the joint Jones-Hobbs tune Down At The Piggly Wiggly
on an episode hosted by culinary king Mid Pacific Bob Olson.
Our
camera crew Sean Tierney, editor for Series #10, and Tim Cole
have produced and edited their special concert episode for
this series.
We
will also feature selected highlights from the concert in
previews for the special.
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Kacey
donated autographed copies of her Mickey Newbury tribute CD
to help boost our membership base.
CLICK
HERE for our membership page for details of your rewards
for being a Nu Country member.
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HOW
YOU CAN WIN NEW ADAM BRAND CD-DVD
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Major
independent label Compass Brothers has donated autographed
copies of Adam Brand’s seventh disc Blame It On Eve
for viewers who become Nu Country members or renew their membership.
The
CD has a bonus DVD of the making of the album and the video
clip of Get On Down The Road.
Adam
also did an exclusive interview with Nu Country TV that we
have broken up into two episodes during Series #10 - Adam
also performs at Crown Casino in Melbourne on August 2 with
Compass Brothers stable-mates James Blundell asnd The Sunny
Cowgirls.
Brand,
who lived in Wallington and Colac in Western Victoria during
his secondary education, is making his second east coast tour
for the year.
CLICK
HERE for our Membership Page for details of the Brand
new prizes.
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HERE for the Adam Brand feature from the Diary on March 3.
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NU
COUNTRY TV LIVE ON THE WEB
We
have good news for Nu Country TV fans here and overseas.
Select episodes of the show are now available online at the web
page of the Victorian mother ship C 31.
That's a bonus for Peter Hosking - our founder and executive producer-in-exile
in Prague - and international artists touring Australia in 2008.
The episodes available for viewing online are February 9 and 23,
2008.
To
access Nu Country live on the web please visit: http://www.c31.org.au/shows/show.php?showid=148&t=video
NU
COUNTRY TV LAUNCHES IN QUEENSLAND
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We
have more exciting news for country music lovers - Nu Country
TV premiered in Queensland in August.
The show debuted on C 31 in Brisbane on Thursday August 16
at 8 p m and repeats on Fridays at 9.30 am.
C 31 in Queensland will reach back to Series #1, created in
the spring of 2003, as its entrée.
It will then use more recent episodes of the show - brainchild
of celebrated Melbourne actor and voiceover maestro Peter
Hosking.
Country music lovers in Queensland join a vast cast in Victoria
and South Australia as viewers of the show that also screens
twice weekly on the Family Television Network in New Zealand.
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NU
COUNTRY TV NEWS ON MELBOURNE RADIO
Nu
Country TV producer David Dawson joins Stereo 974
personality Bob Taylor
on air each Monday and Thursday at 10 am to deliver
the latest music news.
The duo breaks the latest country music and movie
stories from here and overseas and also preview Series
#10 of Nu Country TV that premieres on 7th June.
These are good tidings for listeners to the country
oasis in the hits and memories and pop commercial
radio desert of Melbourne.
The Brooklyn community radio station now broadcasts
country music from 9 am to 6 pm on weekdays.
Stereo 974 experienced a huge increase in listeners
since veteran radio personality and vocal coach Taylor
replaced pop with country music in his shows.
Taylor,
renowned for his DJ training and production at Nu
Country FM in its halcyon days, practices what
he preaches - back announcing of songs and artists.
Nu Country TV Vice President and popular DJ
Rod Browne also hosts Action Country on Stereo
974 on weekdays from 3-6 pm.
The nine-hour country oasis compliments Stereo
974 manager Rod Boyd's Truck Stop from
midnight-dawn on weekdays and midnight-8 a.m. on Saturday
and Sunday.
Programmer Taylor will update the station's music
daily and is reached by email at
bob@stereo974.com
The strength of the Stereo 974 FM signal means
country music will now be heard 15 hours a day throughout
the metropolitan area.
Geelong listeners will also have even greater choice
- both Stereo 974 that penetrates the eastern
extremities of Corio Bay - and Geelong Country
FM.
And, as a bonus for listeners beyond Melbourne and
Geelong, the country music is also accessed live on
the Internet.
Further info -
http://www.stereo974.com/
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GEELONG
NOW HOT COUNTRY - 89.3 FM
We
have good news for the thousands of listeners who flood
the Nu Country web page with queries about Geelong Country
- 89.3 FM.
The station has been re-named Hot Country and is part
of a network that includes 3 NSW stations - AM 1215
Southern Highlands, FM 101.1 Nowra and FM 105.3 in Wollongong.
Equally importantly queries about songs played can be
directed to the network web page HOTCOUNTRY.NET.AU
"We also have plans to stream the service on line
shortly," says Greg Parkinson of Hot Country, "this
will also give listeners details of which songs have
been played."
Further info email - hotcountry@commudio.com
music@hotcountry.net.au
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NU
COUNTRY TV ALSO IN NEW ZEALAND
Nu
Country TV expanded into Rotorua in New Zealand after
debuting on Family TV in Waikato, boosting its viewers
by 60,000.
The popular show is screened on Family TV in Rotorua
on Monday at 10.30 a m, Friday at 11.30 a m and Saturday
at 10 p m.
Nu Country TV has become the only show of its genre
on New Zealand TV.
MORE
VIDEO CLIPS NEEDED
Nu Country TV beams into Phillip Island, West Gippsland,
Geelong & the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula,
north to Mt Macedon and east to the Dandenongs.
We're also featured on C 31 in South Australia - home
state of expatriate Greencards multi-instrumentalist
Kym Warner and Nashville recording artist Jedd Hughes.
Golden Guitar winner Beccy Cole, Jake Nickolai and
2000 Star Maker winner Cat Southern also earned their
stripes in home state South Australia.
This means 750,000 viewers plus for videos, interviews
and live gig footage weekly.
Please send your video clips in mini-DV or DVD-R format
to Nu Country - P O Box 625, Northcote - 3070.
We'll keep you up to date on country music through
our concert reviews, features in our Diary and tours
in TonkGirl's Gig Guide.
CLICK HERE for our Gig
Guide.
And CLICK HERE for
our live concert reviews.
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Nu
Country TV is repeated on C31
in Melbourne:
Thursday
9.30am
Saturday 4.30am
VIEW
SELECTED
SHOWS ONLINE
ON C31
DIG
COUNTRY RADIO
The
ABC has added Dig Country to its on-line jazz and roots radio
stations.
Adelaide bluegrass and roots country expert Richard Porteous
and peers have created a joyous sound that is reminiscent
of Nu Country FM in its halcyon days.
Tune
in by visiting Dig Country.
LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO
Other
radio avenues include -
David Heard's Acid Country on PBS
106.7 FM, Thursday 3-5.30 PM
Denise Hylands Twang on RRR
102.7 FM - Saturday 2-4 PM
Rod Browne, Working Without A Net WYN- 88.9 FM - Thursday
6-8 PM
Midweek
Country - INRFM 96.5FM Wednesday between 7pm & 9pm.
The presenters alternate each week, they are Bill Corrie &
John Worth.
JOHN WORTH
REAL COUNTRY
WYNFM 88.9
Tuesday 8pm -10pm
COLIN
WEIDNER Texas Time Travellin North West FM Glenroy 98.9
Saturday
6 p m - 8 p m
FRANK MCHUGH
That's Country
North West FM Glenroy 98.9 Sunday
12pm - 3 p m
IAN
EDWARDS
playing a mix of Oz, US, Bluegrass Western swing & everything
in between, on the Double Clutchin Weasel Show On 88.6FM
Wednesday night
@ 10.00PM - 12.00pm
GEELONG
COUNTRY - 89.3 FM - 24 hours non-stop country
ROD
BROWNE
STEREO
974 - BROOKLYN Monday-Friday
3- 6 pm and Midnight to Dawn Daily.
BIG
PETE WINDLE
FRIDAY
3MDR 97.1FM
9.30 pm to midnight
[full on country]
5
Foot High And Rising with Myles O'Neil Shaw PBS - 106.7
FM - Monday 1-3 p m.
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