Now in our 31st Year
2023 looks bigger than 2022 as HCMF Secures Liberty Academy of Music Tamworth Award for Junior Section
We had a great 2022 lots of entrants from all over Australia. The Committee would like to thank everyone for participating in our Thirtieth Year Celebrations.
Raffles went Big, Talent was Big and our Jackpot on Saturday Night Winner Takes all went Very Big with our Winner taking home $750.00.
HCMF has been in negotiations with Liberty Academy of Music Tamworth, so this year the Junior Entrant (14-17yrs) can choose to be considered for schooling for a week at the Academy as a pathway to stardom within the music industry ($3400.00) Prize.
You can still purchase your tickets for a 3 day pass online just click the link to pre book. $30.00 will get you into the Air-Conditioned Diggers Entertainment Venue Hughenden. Children under 16 FREE.
Levena Stewart & The Southern Comfort Band supporting our performers
A graduate of the CMAA Academy of Country Music. Levena Stewart represented Australia in the Trans-Tasman Entertainer of the year, performing at the Gympie Music Muster, awarded with many accolades including the Gold QLD Country Music Award.
Goodbye to the Hughenden Lions Club Welcome Patrice Borgerson
The Committee for the Hughenden Country Music Inc. Would like to make a special mention of thanksgiving and praise for all the years The Hughenden Lions Club have supported the festival.
We would also like to publicly farewell Linda Bell and her team who have done a wonderful job all these years handling the kitchen.
Unfortunately Linda and her husband have relocated to another town. Safe Journey
We are very fortunate to welcome Patrice Borgerson who is well known around Hughenden for her tasty and wonderful meals, we are very lucky she has accepted the position to privately manage the festival kitchen.
Welcome Patrice Borgerson
You will also be able to purchase Alcohol at reasonable prices here as the Diggers Entertainment Venue is Licensed.
Lunches Friday/Saturday/Sunday 12.00pm and Dinners start at 6.00pm approx $5-12.00 for a meal!
Sunday Hot Breakfast starts at 6.00am.
So start practicing and come and play by the Hughenden Lake to warm up a little ready for the Jackpot on Saturday Night.
The Hughenden Lions Club are still going to start the pot at $100. Each person puts in $10 entry then the winner takes ALL!
Our 2022 Winner Scooped a
Gary Fogarty
Gary Fogarty is a Bush Poet, Compere, Announcer, Corporate Speaker and Workshop Presenter.
Gary Fogarty is one of the most active performing Bush Poets in Australia. A brilliantly glad Australian, his capacity to infuse his own particularly ‘Bush Bred’ character and humor into all that he does, and to fit his exhibitions to all circumstances have brought about his bustling timetable.
Gary’s verse has been utilized to motivate our Aussie Olympians, Brisbane Broncos and a few corporate Boardrooms around Australia, has propelled its own Drought Relief Campaign, included in a progression of Channel 7 notices for International Rugby Union tests.
Karen Thomsen
Karen Thomsen is an entertainer, recording artist and onstage mentor. Karens philosophy is to encourage as many people as she can to BE ALL THEY CAN BE!
Karen performs at the festival as well on the Friday Night with her beautiful vocals and the Southern Comfort Band and also gives her time to the Friday workshop. She is also a wonderful judge for the festival and gives kind and helpful comments to encourage and improve all artists.
This is the wonderful Diggers Entertainment Venue in Hughenden which is a Covid-Safe Venue and Air Conditioned for your comfort.
The Stage and lighting make your presence on stage professional!
Inside there is room for 300…Air-Conditioned comfort and plenty of room to dance!
The Diggers Entertainment Venue Hughenden at Night!
HCMF A STEPPING STONE
The Competition is a stepping stone for artists to become competant infront of an audience before they go on to bigger and better things. Namely Tamworth Festival and then overseas to Nashville. Performers that start here have ended up in Nashville
The Adult Champ gets $2000.00 in Cash and the Junior overall winner gets the Cole Clark Guitar with the Juvenile overall gets a Baton Rouge Imported German Guitar
Also Donohues awards the Finalist with a beautiful leather bag…
You must enter this fabulous Competition this year for our 31st year!
