ACSS 293 Tuesday 17/3/20 and ACSS 294 Wednesday 18/3/20

Hi Folks,

The Australian Country Songwriters Show will be on air for TWO nights this week on Tuesday 17 March 2020 and Wednesday 18 March 2020.

Tuesday’s show will be our Fifth Anniversary Show, and to celebrate, we’ll be playing the five Most Requested Songs over our five years on air: 2015: Kelly Cork, Ruby’s Song; 2016: Rick Hart, Levon Helm; 2017: Tony Johns, Tribute; 2018: Melissa Robertson, Red Head At Heart; and 2019: Gayle O’Neill, Open Arms.

We have new (to the show) music this week from: Cass Hopetoun; Dave Favour & The Roadside Ashes; Ian Wilkinson; Jodi Vaughan; Joel McKay; Miranda Easten; and Sarah McAdams.

Our Top 10 Most Requested Songs for this week are: 1. Benny Allen, Places I’ve Never Been; 2. Robert Ross, Arms Around Me; 3. Niksta, I’m Still Here’ 4. Allison Forbes, Broken Radios; 5. Ross McGregor, If The Jukebox Disappeared; 6. The Silverline, Box of Wood; 7. Kasey Kilsby, Guitar Highway; 8. Emma Dykes, All I’m Gunna Get; 9. Country Lovin’, Steal My Kisses; and 10. Kate Hindle, Broken Mind.

ON TUESDAY 17/3/20:

Our Flashback Track from the 2018 play list for the show will be from Sani Bolton; our Featured Instrumental will be from Lance Birrell; our Featured International Artist will be NZ country singer, Jodi Vaughan; and our Featured Indigenous Artist will again be Buddy Knox.

Our Emerging Talent segment will feature songs from Sarah McAdams; Rachael Dee; and Mason Hope.

Our Country Ballads segment will feature songs from Watling & Bates; Norma O’Hara Murphy; and Ian Wilkinson.

So, the play list will be:

First Hour: Kate Hindle; Country Lovin’; Emma Dykes; Kasey Kilsby; The Silverline; Ross McGregor; Allison Forbes; Niksta; Robert Ross; Benny Allen; The Long & The Short Of It; Kell; Alice Benfer; and Mick Lindsay.

Second Hour: Peter Christie; Max Jackson; Shirley Lynn; Harmony; Kelly Cork; Rick Hart; Tony Johns; Melissa Robertson; Gayle O’Neill; Michelle Walker; Anita Ree; Dan Mullins; Sani Bolton; and Lance Birrell.

Third Hour: Jodi Vaughan; Buddy Knox; Sarah McAdams; Rachael Dee; Mason Hope; Benn Gunn; Julie Richards; Natalie Pearson; Watling & Bates; Norma O’Hara Murphy; Ian Wilkinson; The Water Runners; Emma Jene; Alexis & Suzie; and Michael Clare.

ON WEDNESDAY 18/3/20:

Our Featured Artists, Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes, have an album out called Not Your Average Country Band, and we’ll be playing three tracks from the album, in the second hour of the show.

Our Flashback Track from the 2016 play list for the show will be from Steve Cheers; our Featured Instrumental will be from Terry Bennetts; our Featured International Artist will be NZ country singer, Miranda Easten; and our Featured Indigenous Artist will again be Kerrianne Cox.

Our Emerging Talent segment will feature songs from Tammy Moxon; Arna Georgia; and Cass Hopetoun.

Our Country Ballads segment will feature songs from Clelia Adams; Lloyd Back; and Ray Macartney.

So, the play list will be:

First Hour: Kate Hindle; Country Lovin’; Emma Dykes; Kasey Kilsby; The Silverline; Ross McGregor; Allison Forbes; Niksta; Robert Ross; Benny Allen; Darlinghurst; Glen Harrison; Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife; and Andy Penkow.

Second Hour: Pace Randolph; Showpony Express; Melissa Robertson; Hayley Marsten; Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes (3 songs); Jessey Jackson; Kelly Cork; Alzanne Eksteen; Steve Cheers; Terry Bennetts; Miranda Easten; and Kerrianne Cox.

Third Hour: Joel McKay; Josh Arnold & The Woolshed Band; Ryan James; Tammy Moxon; Arna Georgia; Cass Hopetoun; Les Thomas; Steve Passfield; Laura Frank; Clelia Adams; Lloyd Back; Ray Macartney; Wendy J Ford; Nyssa Ray; and Michael Clare.

I hope you can join me on Tuesday 17/3/2020 and Wednesday 18/3/20 from 6.00 pm on TodaysCountry94one 94.1 FM (Central Coast NSW), and later in the week on our broadcast partners, 2 Air FM 107.9 (Coffs Harbour NSW); Seymour FM 103.9 (Seymour VIC); 7 Mid FM 97.1 (Oatlands TAS); EMFM 104.7 (Echuca VIC); and 7 TAS FM 97.7 (Port Arthur TAS).

Alan.