Fanny Lumsden has emerged as the big winner from Saturday's Golden Guitar Awards, taking home five gongs including Album Of The Year for Fallow.
As well as the Album Of The Year win, the Tooma artist left the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre (TRECC) with the awards for Alt Country Album Of The Year, Female Artist Of The Year, CMT Video Of The Year (Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass) and Apple Music Single Of The Year (Fierce).
Local favourites The McClymonts and Luke O'Shea picked up two awards each and now have 15 and 13 Golden Guitar wins respectively, while Travis Collins picked up Male Artist Of The Year and Melody Moko was named New Talent Of The Year.
Meanwhile, Melbourne-founded group The Bushwackers were inducted into the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown to coincide with their 50th anniversary, while John Williamson also celebrated the same milestone with a live performance.
Watch the full ceremony below.
“Tamworth is the place that annually embraces the emerging, supports the established, and celebrates the long-standing careers of country music artists in Australia," Chairman of the Country Music Association of Australia, Dan Biddle, said.
"Despite the COVID climate we have all lived through in 2020, there was no exception to this tonight!
“We are proud to be a part of this resilient and growing industry, and on behalf of the board of the Country Music Association of Australia, I would like to congratulate all the winners, and everyone involved in the delivery of the 49th Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.”
Album Of The Year
Fanny Lumsden - Fallow
Alt Country Album Of The Year
Fanny Lumsden - Fallow
Contemporary Country Album Of The Year
The McClymonts - Mayhem To Madness
Traditional Country Album Of The Year
Luke O'Shea - There In The Ochre
Male Artist Of The Year
Travis Collins
Female Artist Of The Year
Fanny Lumsden
Country Music Capital News Group Or Duo Of The Year
The McClymonts
Vocal Collaboration Of The Year
Amber Lawrence, Aleyce Simmonds, Kirsty Lee Akers, Dianna Corcoran - True Blue
Bush Ballad Of The Year
Dean Perrett - Six Decks To Darwin
Heritage Song Of The Year
Luke O'Shea & Kevin Bennett - Happy Australia Day
Coca-Cola Instrumental Of The Year
The Weeping Willows - Prelude
Bluegrass Recording Of The Year
Kristy Cox - Finger Picking Good
New Talent Of The Year
Melody Moko
APRA AMCOS Song Of The Year
Shane Nicholson - The High Price Of Surviving
CMT Video Of The Year
Fanny Lumsden - Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass
Apple Music Single Of The Year
Fanny Lumsden - Fierce
Top Selling Album Of The Year
Keith Urban - The Speed Of Now Part One
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