Documentary music video covering the highlights of the 1988 Tamworth Bicentennial Country Music Festival including the 16th Australasian Country Music Awards. Tamworth is the country music capital of Australia and each year the music festival attracts country music fans from one end of Australia to the other with over fifty music performers and entertainers. Some of those music stars include Slim Dusty, Johnny Chester, Smokey Dawson, James Blundell, Ted Egan, Eric Bogle and John Williamson with his classic “True Blue”. Hosted by Bill Morrison and Keven Knapp.
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ACMI Identifier
319339
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Country music - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Country musicians - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Music videos
Music & Performing Arts → Tamworth Country Music Festival
Performance → Music - Performance
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)