Patsy Riggir News Today

Held in the country music capital of New Zealand, Gore, no event is more important on the Tussock Country calendar than these coveted awards.

You'd be surprised how many songs alone are written about Seattle WA (76 songs officially released) But Washington State is way more than just Seattle right?

Red McKelvie, the New Zealand born guitarist for Richard Clapton’s debut album ‘Prussian Blue’ has died.

“There was a big discussion and a hurried meeting, and they let me perform, but only because I’d come so far.’’ Thirty-seven other contestants had performed in the hall that day and the backing band, Les Thomas and the Countrymen, had already packed up. A smaller, three-piece band, agreed to back her. “I sang Paper Roses [by Marie Osmond] and Connie Smith’s Once a Day. They did all the judging in the preliminaries back then, and then there was an evening showcase. “And then...