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Tracy Coster is’ Not Forty’

"...I know that I’m younger than I’m supposed to be, I’m not Forty, that’s not me"!

Getting a little older also means we get a little wiser, Tracy Coster must be a very wise lady, because she knows that 40 is the new 20. Tracy’s new single, ‘Not Forty’ embraces and celebrates the gaining of years with charming, up-beat and humorous observation.

Since releasing her album, Moving On’ over a year ago, Tracy has presented us with tracks for radio that define her journey as a artist and musician, honouring her past as Stan Coster’s daughter, while stepping into the future with songs that interpret who she is, as an artist in her own right, Not Forty fits firmly into this pocket.

While last year’s award nominations including, Australian Independent Heritage Track Of The Year – Traditional Heritage and CMAA Country Music Awards, Bush Ballad Of The Year Award have been recognition for her talent, it’s the touring and fans that keep the dream alive for Tracy, being on the road, playing Australian towns and regional centres is where she wins the hearts of fans.

Not Forty is sure to win a few different hearts, with requests for the song coming in from unexpected places. Written by her album producer and songwriter, Roger Corbett, Not Forty is relevant and contemporary and suits Tracy’s ‘Moving On’ approach.

Stay tuned for news on the fun film clip coming to CMC.

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Old Black Quart sits proud.

When nominations for the CMAA 38th Country Music Awards were announced last Wednesday, Tracy Coster was delighted that Old Black Quart sat proudly amongst her fellow nominees in Bush Ballad.
Tracy’s latest album, Moving On, comes 4 years after her previously nominated and Golden Guitar winning album, Coster Country.
Since then Tracy has been doing plenty of Moving On.

Last month she wrapped up her ‘Moving On’ Tour through the southern states of Australia, with plenty of accolades from fans and successful shows.
Her lastest single and consequent golden guitar nomination for Old Black Quart has proved popular on country radio and a highlight in the shows repertoire, it’s a very special song for Tracy and her fans. ‘Old Black Quart’ is the last ever recorded song from Tracy’s father, Stan Coster, resurrected and re-worked with help from a handful of mates, Quinny, Chris Pritchard, her album producer Roger Corbett and Tracy herself.

‘Old Black Quart’ is the story of an old drover taking comfort in his well worn quart pot, it represents the passing down and sharing of Australian bush folklore through the generations, “hand me down that quart pot, I’ll keep it till the last”. “Old Black Quart’ rings true for Australian country music fans, because it’s a part of our bush culture that has pretty much disappeared” says Tracy.
Tracy remains firmly focused on her career with plans well under way for shows at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2010 and a new single and film clip on the way, one that is full of surprises and loads of fun.

Tracy Coster is a Top Ten.

Steeped in tradition and delivered with modernity – is this the future of Australian country music?

If the success of Tracy Coster’s single ‘Way Back Then’ is anything to go by, it could well prove that Tracy Coster is leading the way forward, blending the Australian traditional bush ballad theme with relevant, contemporary images and ideas.

It’s no real surprise that after thirty years in country music, Tracy’s musical heritage rings with integrity and honesty, she has earned her place on the map and ‘Way Back Then’ is emerging as a signpost for the future of Australian inspired country.

This week the single jumped into position number nine within the top ten on the Australian Country Tracks Chart. What does this mean? Airplay and plenty of it, it means the song is resonating with country music radio presenters and listeners and it’s relevant in the current Australian country music ‘soundscape’.

For Tracy it means she is truly grateful for the support, the acknowledgement and the connection with her family of fans and at the end of the day, isn’t that what it is really about – connection!

"I am totally blown away by the consistent support and high rotation airplay ‘Way Back Then’ has received from today’s media. It makes me very proud to know that songs about our country are still so popular with country fans. In this time of economic uncertainty people look to where they've come from and embrace their culture more readily, It's fantastic to see. Thank You" says Tracy.

Let’s keep it spinning up the top ten Australian Country Tracks Chart!

Celebrate with Tracy and join her for her New Album Launch, at the Family Hotel, 18th January.
Details and invite HERE

2007 TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL PHOTOS..
Here is some pictures of from the festival. Tracy Coster Tamworth Photos

2006 QLD TOUR PHOTOS..
If you would like to see some of the photos of Tracy's latest QLD tour, please visit this link.. Tracy Coster Tour Photos

TRACY'S BIRTHDAY PHOTOS..
Happy Birthday Tracy..., visit this link to see the photos of the big night.. Tracy's B-day Photos

CUNNAMULLA, WHAT A SUCCESS..
Here are some photos of Tracy's show in Cunnamulla on the 18th of November 2005.. Tracy's Cunnamulla Show Photos

Tracy Coster and Anne Kirkpatrick - 'Back To The Saltbush Plains' - Winner Golden Guitar for Vocal Collaboration of the Year 2005.

Golden Guitar for Tracy Coster & Anne Kirkpatrick
Country music fans and industry at the 2005 Golden Guitar awards showed their approval for Tracy and Anne's win with a huge round of applause when the winners were announced for this years Vocal Collaboration of the Year.
With the release of 'Coster Country' in June 04, this win is a fitting tribute for two of Australia's favourite daughters and their dads, 'Back To The Saltbush Plains', holds a very special significance as it is one of the first songs of Stan's that Slim recorded.
With the passing of 'Slim & Stan' Australian Country music fans are witnessing the second generation of the 'Coster/Dusty' relationship and the girls are doing them proud!
ACMEC congratulate Tracy and Anne and thank them for the opportunity to be involved in this most historical release.
ACMEC also wish to thank the many industry personal that have shown their support for 'Coster Country', thank you to community radio across Australia, thank you to CMR' 'Nick Erby', thank you to ABC's 'John Nutting' and thank you to NFS 'Mike Smith'.

Tracy and GG

TRACY'S YEAR CONTINUES TO SHINE

Tracy Coster is having one amazing year. Not only has this Golden Guitar winner picked up Album Of the Year & Comedy Song Of The Year at this years Australian Bush Ballad Awards held in Bungendore, but she has received a finalists berth in the prestigious CMAA Australian Country Music Achiever Awards for Independent Entertainer Of The Year (to be announced Sept 9).
Tracy feels very honoured to nominated with other independent artists such as Carter & Carter, Felicity Urquhart, The Flood and Stacey Morris, as voting is by the members of the CMAA - from the peers of the industry.
Her star is shining even greater with her multiple nominations in the upcoming Australian Independent Country Music Awards (to be held in Mildura).
Her album 'Coster Country' is featured in ALBUM OF THE YEAR, her song 'When we Boiled The Billy Leaves Twice' in HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR and her latest single 'Won't Those Memories Let Me Be' has secured a finals berth in FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR.
The new single 'Won't Those Memories Let Me Be' is also her first foray into filmclips, and Tracy can be seen on CMC, A Little Bit Of Country and NuCountry - so make sure you keep an eye out for the clip.
Tracy is proud of her album 'Coster Country', a tribute to her father Stan Coster, and we are sure that Stan would be mighty proud of his daugther too - for picking up a swag of awards and with more hopefully to come.

EMBRACING HER FATHER'S MUSIC

To say that Tracy Coster has been overwhelmed by the response to her latest album "Coster Country - A Tribute To My Dad" would be to state the obvious - any fan of Stan Coster was bound to embrace an album of his songs rendered by his talented daughter.

"I've never had so many phone calls and letters from people who are fans of Dad's songs, all wishing me well and telling me how much they love my new album," said Tracy. "You know, when we were recording the album, I felt that what we were doing was something special, but nothing could have prepared me for the response to this CD."

And it's not just the fans, the industry is also singing the album's praises - Capital News album reviewer Deborah Minter wrote: "This is simply a great album" and respected country music journalist Susan Jarvis said "The result is a superb collection . . clearly sung by someone who understands where they come from."

Any fan of the late Stan Coster knows that the songs came from deep within him, from the heart, from personal experience and the love he felt for this country and its people. It is easy to understand that his daughter would pick up on the feelings and want to carry on their heritage to newer generations.

The album was definitely a labour of love for all concerned - from producer Rod Coe, who must have an instrinsic understanding of Stan's songs after working with Slim on many of them over the years. This goes for some of the musos as well - Rob Souter, Charley Boyter, Mike Kerin, Lawrie Minson, Jeff Mercer (does that read like a who's-who of the Travelling Country Band?). Musicians like Dally Croft, Glenn Jones, Rod and Jeff McCormack, Michel Rose and others have always shown due respect for the bush balld style that Stan so loved.

It is testament to the anticipatiopn that awaited "Coster Country" that at its launch during the recent Hats Off To Country Festival in Tamworth, a fully jammed Joe Maquires Pub waited for over an hour to hear Tracy perform some of the songs - it was easily the most popular show of the entire festival and a great tribute to the love that fans hold for both Stan and Tracy.

"The launch was just a dream," Tracy said afterward."Thank you so much. It was great to see so many friendly faces. I really don't think I've come down yet."

Immediately following the launch Tracy embarked on a Queensland tour with The Dallas Boys that consolidated the reviews and raves that attended the release of the album.

"It was so great to tour with real live musicians and a good time was had by all," says Tracy.

"The tour started in Ipswich so I took the time to head into Brisbane and catch up with a few mates - Samson James of 4AAA and Kevin Kiepe of G'day G'day magazine and a few days later we played at Pittsworth, the town where my dad wrote, "By A Fire Of Gidgee Coals"."

The next section of the run took the tour through the inland to Chinchilla, Roma, Emerald and Rockhampton.

"Whilst in Rocky we took time out to visit Lee Kernagahan's pub," Tracy said. "Research for future material of course!!"

"The following week took us further west with a visit to some very old stomping grounds at the "Three Rivers Hotel" in Greenvale and onward up to Cairns where the crowd was amazing - the highlight of the tour."

Tracy finished the tour at the Tent Hill Hotel near Gatton. Tent Hill was always a special town to the Coster's as the folks would come for miles to see the show. It was an annual tradition to play the pub on Saturday night then on Sunday morning get up early and drive up "Shulzies Mountain".

"A well known character in the district, Arnie Shulz, had always wanted to own this particular mountain and told Dad that one day he would buy it, and eventually he did." Tracy explained. "Naturally Dad wrote a song about it, "Shultzies Mountain", so every year we would head up the mountain along with 100 or so locals for a BBQ. Then it was back to the pub to do another show. Kevin Perks and a group of Coster fans arranged for a plaque to be erected outside the pub in honor of my dad and now the function room at the pub is forever known as the "Coster Room", with photos of my folks and memorabilia all round the walls. So it was a lovely place to finish the run."

"The entire tour went well and I can't tell you how great it is to know so many people enjoyed the album."

Tracy will continue to tour the album, and appearanced at this years Mildura Country Music Festival where she picked up the prestigious award for Australian Independent Heritage Song of the Year with "Old Bushbeque".

Tracy now awaits the results of this years ACRAs (Australian Country Recording Awards) where she has finalist nominations in the Country Female Album and Bush Ballad Album of the Year categories with "Coster Country." The winners will be announced on October 23 at the Rooty hill RSL.

Perhaps we should leave the final word to ACMEC Records Directer Arthur Laing, who had a long association with Stan.
"It's great to see Tracy release such a significant album. The contribution of her father Stan to the Australian Country Music industry is often difficult to comprehend. He was one of the great bush balladeers and the songs he wrote played a huge part in the careers of artists such as Slim Dusty. This album is the best Tracy has recorded and continues the tradition of country music families such as the Dustys, Kernaghans and Schneiders, with siblings acknowledging the work of their parents."

Jon C. Farkas