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January
2009
Press Release
‘Moving On’ - a new generation of
tradition is keeping country music alive.
Australian country music artist Tracy Coster has seen
many changes in her life and career. As daughter of Australia’s
legendary Bush Balladeer, travelling showman and Slim Dusty’s number
one songwriter, Stan Coster, undoubtedly Tracy’s influences have
given her a unique perspective on life and music.
A CMAA Golden Guitar winner, Tracy’s knows first hand
the joys and hardships of life on the road. Earlier this year Tracy
was asked to contribute her ‘travelling showman’ story to the
National Library of Australia in a permanent collection called
‘Living Traditions’, tracing the oral and musical history of
Australia.
For Tracy, the passion she has for her heritage and
the heritage of country music keeps the dream of the ‘travelling
showman’ alive as she continues to take her music on the road with
her critically acclaimed brand new album, ‘Moving On’ .
There is plenty of enthusiasm and broad appeal amongst
fans and industry for the new album. Earlier this year Tracy’s
single, ‘Way Back Then’ proved a top ten chart hit on the
Australian Country Tracks Chart and the her most recent single,
‘Old Black Quart’ has scored her a nomination in the
Southern Stars - The Australian Independent Country Music
Awards
2009.
With a mix of songs from the new album and some old
favourites. "We always have a lot of fun and it is truly a family
show, I’m looking foward to catching up with some old friends and
making new ones"
Tamworth,
Album Launch and Beyond, Tracy Coster is ‘Moving On’
Tracy
Coster has seen many changes in her life and career,
as daughter of Australia’s legendary Bush Balladeer,
Stan Coster, undoubtedly Tracy’s influences have given
her a unique perspective on life and music.
Now
with the release of her brand new album, ‘Moving On’
Tracy is keeping the spirit of tradition alive with
a new generation of songs that express her love of Australian
country music and clearly signifies a metamorphosis,
marking her as an artist in her own right.
‘Moving
On’ is where Tracy Coster is right now. It’s a journey
of integrity, inspired honesty and joy, reflecting the
past and embracing the future.
Tracy
lanched her
new album, “Moving On” during the Tamworth
Country Music
Festival . Hundreds of industry, media & guests
turned out to help her celebrate the launch of this
much anticipated album.
Tracy
would like to sincerely thank everyone for their attendance.
Tracy
will now release the first single from the album’ Way
Back Then’, a perfect fit for country music radio and
a taste of what ‘Moving On’ is all about.
‘I am looking forward to catching
up with all my friends in radio to have a chat about
the new album.
OCTOBER
2005
TRACY
COSTER
Vocal Collaboration Of The Year
Born in the bush,
raised on the road - her album 'Coster Country'
has been pure gold, winning her a Golden Guitar for
Vocal Collaboration of the Year, Album of the Year at
the Bush Ballad Awards and in 2005 the Australian Independent
Country Music Awards Album of the Year.
Her single I
DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT RAIN was released
in 2006 to good reviews, and joined Anita Ree on the
duet ITCHING FEET, gaining a finalist
spot in the CMAA Awards for Vocal Collaboration Of The
Year.
www.tracycoster.com.au
Further information:
Publicity - RUM Entertainment
Ph/fax 02 4285 1461 (m) 0439 730 460
rum@rumentertainment.com
OCTOBER
2005
COSTER COUNTRY DOES
IT AGAIN
Golden
Guitar winner Tracy
Coster is having one amazing year. In the
past two weeks, Tracy's album COSTER COUNTRY has
taken out Album Of The Year at the
Australian Independent Country
Music Awards and Female
Vocalist Of The Year at the NSW
Golden Medallion Awards.
At the Mildura Country Music Festival
held over the weekend, Tracy was honoured that her album,
a tribute to her father Stan Coster, picked up
the award for Album Of The Year. She
also had finalist nominations in Heritage
Song Of The Year for 'When We Boiled The Billy Leaves
Twice' and Female Artist Of The Year for
her latest single 'Won't Those Memories Let Me Be'(as seen
on CMC).
Both awards will join her collection of
accolades received this year - Golden Guitar Awards
Vocal Collaboration of the Year, Album
Of the Year & Comedy Song Of The Year Australian
Bush Ballad Awards and her finalist berth in the CMAA Australian
CM Achiever Awards Independent Entertainer Of The Year.
Tracy is proud of her album COSTER
COUNTRY, and
we are sure that Stan would be mighty proud of
his daugther's achievements too.
Click on the photo
to see the bigger picture...
Photo Credits: Bob
Howe. www.bobhowe.com
Blues Country Feb 05 | Daily Leader Jan 21st 05 | Daily Leader Feb 17th 05
These
days, Tracy is well and truly performing in her own
right, and as an equal partner in the Stan and Tracy
Coster show with her famous dad. And since her re-emergence
on the country scene at the beginning of this year,
Tracy has gone from strength to strength. She has a
new album, which is selling extremely well, both her
single releases have made it into the Hoedown Top 20,
and she will soon see much of her early work released
by EMI.
Statewide
News, Sun Herald.
Tracy
Coster has travlled thousands of kilometres around Australia
to bring her music to the fans. Gone are the days of
living in the shadow of her father, legendary songwrtier,
Stan Coster. The bubbly and enthusiastic singer has
adopted a contemporary image and has found a firm niche
within the Australian country music scene.
Greg Coad, The Entertainer.
Tracy
has released a classy album, Play The Game, widley recognised
as by far her best work to date. One of the album's
strongest points is the number of original tracks featured
on it. Tracy wrote seven of the 15 songs, demonstrating
that she has inheriter her famous fathers songwriting
talents, albiet with a different slant.
Sue Jarvis, Sun Herald.
MAY 2005
FILM DEBUT
FOR TRACY
Golden Guitar winner
Tracy Coster would like to thank all who have shown
their support for her album COSTER
COUNTRY & her
hit BACK TO THE SALTBUSH
PLAINS.
Following up from
her Golden Guitar & Australian Bush Ballads Award
wins, Tracy's latest single WON'T
THOSE MEMORIES LET ME BE
has already hit stations across the country with many
of them adding this country gem.
And you will be seeing
alot more of Tracy when the video clip of WON'T THOSE MEMORIES LET ME BE is released to media in June.
An excited
Tracy explains "Memories is such a true country
song.. The lost love, why did you go and break my heart
kind of country with that slow western swing melody
that gets you every time.The scene is set in an old
country pub. I am on a small stage in the corner crooning
away in front of an audience of typical Aussie
battlers & the rest is a bit of surprise but suffice
to say I am thrilled with the end result."
Tracy was in great
hands at the shoot, with director Corri
Hooper (directed
Kasey Chambers/Beccy Cole)
at the helm.
"This will be
my screen debut, most exciting and a completely different
experience to live performance," Tracy said.
Give
WON'T THOSE
MEMORIES LET ME BE
a spin - you'll be pleasantly surprised.
For more
information contact:
Publicist - RUM
Entertainment
ph/fax 02 4285 1461
(m) 0439 730 460
rumentertainment@bigpond.com
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