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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.
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bigger picture...
Photo Credits: Bob Howe. www.bobhowe.com
Blues
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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.
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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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