The Golden Guitar is a one of the many "big" attractions that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, this monument is one of the greatest and well known points of interest in Western NSW.
History
The Golden Guitar was erected in front of the famous Longyard Hotel on the Sydney Road in 1988. It was unveiled by Australia'a most popular country music artist, Slim Dusty (David Gordon Kirkpatrick). Its location in Tamworth is symbolistic of the city's recognition and celebration of Australia's country music, and its artist's. An award ceremony takes place every year where miniature Golden Guitars are given as awards to artists and musicians in recognition of their achievments and contributions in the genre of country music. An estimated 3.6 million photographs have been taken of the site since its opening.
The hat trick of GoldenGuitars is the latest in a long string of successes for Beccy, whose talents as a singer, songwriter and performer have taken her to the forefront of Australian country music over the past year.
The GoldenGuitars are the genre’s most prestigious accolade and ABC Music congratulates all recipients for their outstanding contribution to Australian country music.
Winner of four prestigious GoldenGuitars, Beccy is currently in the studio recording her third album for ABC Music which will be released in March 2005.
Often forgotten in the rejuvenated interest with acoustic guitars of the 1990s, Mossmans are best known for their craftsmanship, high quality tonewoods, and attention to detail from a period when major manufacturers were rushing to meet the demand for acoustic guitars.
Guitars built prior to 1970 have a letter denoting body style (most were D for dreadnought) and are numbered sequentially.
The original Mossman guitars should always be remembered for a special attention to detail, for quality which was unavailable from the larger producers of the time, and for a sound and playability which remains today in the nicely aged examples available on the used and collectible market.
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